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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.

The pilot will allow pharmacists in north Queensland to prescribe medicines and vaccines for common conditions such as nausea and vomiting, reflux, and mild skin conditions without GP supervision.

MORNING BRIEFING: The man overseeing the rollout of NSW's RAT kit reporting system says the threat of a $1,000 fine is more about the messaging.

Tracie Davis Nieass's hairdressing salon is transformed into an emergency crisis centre as floodwaters inundated Townsville, with victims of all species welcomed at her makeshift refuge.

Teaching languages in regional Australia can be challenging, but these teachers are going the extra mile to help their students connect with their neighbours in Asia.

Biosecurity teams in North Queensland are combing Townsville suburbs to protect Australian bee and horticultural industries from the threat of varroa mite.

Townsville police are chasing vandals who set fire to and graffitied racist slogans on an Annandale home.

Police are appealing for information on the attempted abduction of a 14-year-old girl in Townsville.

A 21-year-old Annandale man is in a serious condition in Townsville Hospital's intensive care unit after a motorcycle accident in north Queensland last night.

Townsville City Council is continuing efforts to catch what is believed to be a feral pig in the riverside suburb, Annandale.

The Queensland Government says a feasibility study showed there was no need for it to build a new school at Douglas in north Queensland.