It's a scorcher outside in North Queensland — perfect for broomball
By Emily Anderson
North Queenslanders have been playing the ice-based sport broomball for decades, but dwindling numbers and rising costs have players fearing it may be dying.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-27/townsville-broomball-club-sees-fewer-players/106158068
A Rabbi's unexpected joy stuck on the Bruce Highway
By Emily Anderson
North Queensland's only rabbi did not let a nine-hour traffic delay stop him from spreading light during Hanukkah to a Jewish community grappling with the Bondi tragedy.
Five people and a puppy saved from ocean after boat sinks
By Emily Anderson
A rescue helicopter has winched five people and a blue heeler puppy to safety after their boat filled with water off the north Queensland coast.
Couple 'effectively unable to be involved in care decisions' before man's death
By Emily Anderson
Bruce Drabsch's daughter Melinda Dagger, who was travelling to hospital to be with her ailing father, was phoned by a doctor and asked to inform her mother her husband of more than six decades had died, because no Auslan interpreter was provided.
Council wants to ban fake grass near gutters over PFAS and microplastic fears
By Tahlia Roy and Emily Anderson
Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council says microplastics and chemicals from artificial lawns can contaminate stormwater.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-16/queanbeyan-council-artifical-grass-ban/105894880
Man allegedly 'stormed home' and threatened mother and son with taser
By Emily Anderson
A man who allegedly "stormed a home" and threatened a mother and son with a taser while demanding prescription drugs and cash will remain in custody.
Australia were world champs, now teams are scrambling for players
By Emily Anderson
It was a schoolyard sport so common it once rivalled cricket as the most popular in Australia. But now grassroots teams are struggling to fill a team sheet.
Young father caught allegedly flying drone into Canberra prison to drop drugs
By Emily Anderson
Police allege the the man was trying to deliver drugs, nicotine patches, USB sticks and a smart watch to prisoners inside a Canberra jail.
Canberra car dealers and public servants by day, pro wrestlers by night
By Emily Anderson
By day, Canberra public servant Del Goncalves works in a typical office and wears typical office clothes, but come nightfall, she dons a bunny costume and trades her office for a wrestling ring.
Three alleged kidnappers refused bail after 'hostage situation'
By Emily Anderson
Three alleged kidnappers were trying to recover a $200,000 debt, a court has heard, while rejecting their bail application.
Junior rugby referee hospitalised after alleged assault at under-14s game
By Emily Anderson
Two men have been charged with assault after an alleged coward punch attack during a junior rugby sevens grand final on Sunday in which a referee was knocked unconscious.
After a loss, Raiders superfans still have a spring in their step
By Emily Anderson
Simon Tayoun's been a devout member of the Green Army since he watched his first ever game of rugby league in 1987, and now he's become an unofficial mascot by bringing his custom drum to every game he can to lead the Viking Clap.
Residents outraged by proposed quarry 'right in the middle' of estate
By Emily Anderson
Royalla residents and the local mayor want to halt plans to transform an empty field over their back fence into a million-tonnes-per-year rock quarry, but they're concerned nobody is listening.
#MiningEnvironmentalIssues #InfrastructureConstructionIndustry #MiningandMetalsIndustry #EmilyAnderson
More Australians have allergies, costing billions, new report finds
By James Tugwell and Emily Anderson
A night out on Bek Gillespie's first holiday as a family with her two nine-month-old twins descended into a frightening situation when one daughter put her fingers into a bowl of dumpling sauce.
#Allergies #DietandNutrition #Health #JamesTugwell #EmilyAnderson
'A long day coming': New hydrotherapy pool set to open in Tuggeranong
By Penny Travers and Emily Anderson
After a five-year wait, a new hydrotherapy pool is ready to open in Canberra's south, and while it's being welcomed by those living with chronic health conditions, concerns remain that it won't be enough to meet demand.
#Pain #ExerciseandFitness #Arthritis #DiseasesandDisorders #PennyTravers #EmilyAnderson
Record power outages for Canberra as winter demand skyrockets
By Elizabeth Byrne and Emily Anderson
High heater use, population growth and a push towards electrification has seen an uptick in unplanned power outages in Canberra this winter as the electricity network struggles to cope with record demand.
#ElectricityProductionandDistribution #Batteries #ElizabethByrne #EmilyAnderson
Almost 400pc jump in forced closures of food venues
By Emily Anderson and James Tugwell
Regulators issue a prohibition order to shut down a food business when there's an imminent threat to public health. So why have so many been issued?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-30/food-safety-prohibition-order-quadrupled-regulation/105588052
#FoodandBeverageProcessingIndustry #FoodSafety #EmilyAnderson #JamesTugwell
Vibrant or unsafe? Patisserie forced to rip down gazebo
By Emily Anderson
A gazebo in the heart of the CBD is at the centre of a row between the government and a hospitality venue owner. He says it's already cost him $150,000.
#UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #HospitalityIndustry #EmilyAnderson
