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An ambulance spokesman says the students reportedly ingested an unknown substance from a bag, and paramedics arrived to find one of the teens vomiting.

Cowboys forward Luciano Leilua has pleaded guilty to low-range drink driving before a Townsville magistrate. 

A social worker tells an inquest into the death of a baby boy, 11 days after he was discharged from a north Queensland hospital, that she did not report her concerns about his parents to the Department of Child Safety.

As Townsville is positioned as the new capital of the Australian Army, the federal government says the city's defence bases need modern, fit-for-purpose facilities and infrastructure to support critical capabilities.

Hundreds of cars have already been listed on Queensland Police's new site, which allows users to search registrations and descriptions of vehicles to determine whether they have been stolen.

A traumatised mother of two has spoken out after a terrifying attack as acts of kindness remind her that Townsville is a caring and wonderful city.

The Bureau of Meteorology says rainfall has been easing around Cairns but the emergency continues for already-waterlogged areas of Queensland's Far North.

As the city is branded a "real-life version of Mad Max", two ambulances have been forced into evasive action, including one on an emergency call, raising concerns about the impact on crews and patients.

The 48-year-old social worker feared she would be killed when she was repeatedly rammed and chased by teenagers in an allegedly stolen car through streets in Townsville.

Dozens of extra officers have been deployed to the North Queensland city after a shocking spate of crimes, mostly committed by minors, that residents say have left them traumatised.

In a beaten-up ute, David Rowe is a familiar sight in the Queensland town of Lucinda, where he splashes colour and humour onto roadside canvases one power pole at a time. 

Patients are waiting longer in emergency departments and some surgeries have been cancelled at a public hospital where more than 100 staff have tested positive to COVID-19.

The woman's mother said her daughter noticed smoke coming through the vents as she drove through Townsville. A short time after she parked the vehicle, it was a smoking ruin.

The manager of a charity that organises food donations for people in need says she is "distressed" by the amount of produce a new Townsville supermarket has sent to landfill.

The Queensland government has doubled its First Home Owner Grant to $30,000 but the incentive won't suit everyone. Here's what you you need to know.

The Queensland government will pay out $5,000 to $50,000 in compensation to patients, many children, after a sweeping review of the treatment of audiology patients at Townsville University Hospital saw two staff immediately stood down.

A sentencing judge says Christopher Michael Hughes, who hit the 22-year-old motorcyclist in his car while chasing a stolen vehicle in Townsville, is "no champion of the community".

A mother convicted of the manslaughter of her young two sons who drowned in 2019 has pleaded guilty to supplying another child with cannabis in the weeks after their deaths.

From a former party island with a makeshift golf course to quiet, private oases, there are currently five islands for sale, with asking prices starting at $1.75 million.

About 150 protesters gather in Townsville calling on the Queensland government to strengthen penalties for young offenders. 

Hours after police and SES volunteers launched a land and air search, a missing Townsville man has been found.

A 27-year-old motorbike rider has been taken to hospital after he was allegedly hit by a teenage driver in a stolen ute.

A commercial fisherman was put on notice before he continued netting in a conservation zone for six hours, a court has heard.

Hours-long delays for taxis and late buses are leaving Townsville residents without a car at a disadvantage. The problem is so bad that one workplace has resorted to driving staff to and from shifts.

Crown prosecutors have told a jury they intend to bring evidence that proves a Queensland mother failed to supervise her two children before they drowned.