Mackay & Whitsundays

A machinery operator has come to the rescue, making his way through metre-deep water to carry a man out of floodwaters in the bucket of his excavator.After rescue crews deemed the…

A toddler pronounced dead after being taken to a hospital in Queensland was sick in the days leading up to her death, police have revealed.Speaking on Friday, Detective Acting…

A man has been shot by police in Mackay after reports of him making threats led to an emergency lockdown.Police declared an emergency after being called to the Bridge Street home,…

An eight-year-old girl was reportedly twice brought back from the brink of death during a frantic hour after she was pulled unresponsive from a Queensland holiday park pool.The…

Inadequate care at a Queensland health service contributed to the deaths of three children in the past decade, an investigation into alleged malpractice has found.Queensland Health…

Officers had “no other alternative” than to shoot dead a man allegedly threatening them with a knife on a Queensland party strip, the police union says.It’s also emerged multiple…

Jessica Beazley has spent nine years fighting for her son Nathan. But after she was finally vindicated, her anger persists.“My son died in their hands ... My son died and he…

A Queensland woman claims her surgery was botched on the same day her surgeon was stood down over a spate of complaints from his other patients.Melissa Ferrier’s harrowing…

If you’re having an off day, spare a thought for one Mackay man who’s probably feeling worse.Everyone is wondering about the identity of “Steve”, whose newly former partner Jenny…

Four young children may be at “significant risk” after a man abducted them from a Queensland property on Thursday morning.Queensland Police said the children - aged 8, 7, 4 and 3 -…