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'Financial stress' for firm's former staff as $61m owed

OSTWALD Bros owes about $61m to some 537 creditors. How will they get their money back?

<strong>BREAKING:</strong> Authorities are no longer pursuing mechanical failure as a line of inquiry with attention now turning to the coroner's report.

FATAL GLIDER CRASH: Probe rules out mechanical error

BREAKING: Authorities are no longer pursuing mechanical failure as a line of inquiry with attention now turning to the coroner's report.

Where to look for once-in-a-lifetime spacecraft fly-by

TOOWOOMBA astronomers and amateur stargazers are in for a treat this Friday evening, as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity swings across the sky.

<strong>BREAKING:</strong> SUPPORT is pouring in as the community comes to grips with the death of two people in an air crash near Toowoomba today.

Wife witnesses husband's fatal glider crash

BREAKING: SUPPORT is pouring in as the community comes to grips with the death of two people in an air crash near Toowoomba today.

When distraction and inattention kills

WITH high volumes of traffic hitting the road during the school holidays, police are urging drivers to slow down, focus their attention.

Garbage truck rollover on major highway to be cleared

AUTHORITIES will today recover a garbage truck which last night rolled on a major highway on the Western Downs.

Man seriously injured in crash west of Toowoomba

FIVE injured in two-vehicle crash north-west of Toowoomba, including a baby and child.

150 jobs: Senex reveals $200m Surat Basin gas plan

MORE than 150 jobs will be created in the Surat Basin after Senex Energy announced its plan to strengthen the struggling domestic gas market.

Light shed on Ostwald Bros. financial troubles

Administrators have released new information into the troubled Dalby business.

600 jobs in the pipeline as gas projects links Qld and NT

CONSTRUCTION of a gas pipeline between Queensland and the Northern Territory beginning next week is expected to create 600 jobs.

Residents in Queensland's regional cities are less satisfied with their councils than they were two years ago.

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Where you think councils need to improve

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Rural councils close satisfaction gap

WINNERS: High gun winners for August were Nicky Robertson, Todd Bradfield, Mark Robertson, Jeff Ferrier and Paul Kirby.

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Two day shoot is coming

CAMPDRAFT: Dirranbandi played host to some great action on the weekend, including the John Hoath Memorial Open won by PJ Cookson riding Paradise.

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An excellent weekend for the Dirranbandi campdraft

TALKING DRUGS: A strong crowd gathered at the cultural centre on Monday night for a community meeting on how to combat ice in the community organised by Maranoa MP David Littleproud, with mayor Richard Marsh, Christine Richards, deputy mayor Fiona Gaske, MP David Littleproud, IOC St George Police Paul Tabrett and new drug counsellor Kamal Musitapa speaking at the meeting.

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Getting tough on ice

SAD TIMES: Ostwald Bros workers gather for an emergency meeting in Dalby.

Business

Ostwald Bros worker told: No redundancy at this stage

OVER: The Water truck went over at around 8.30am Wednesday morning.

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BREAKING: Truck rollover in Ducklo

‘Thieving’ runaway bride is now homeless

Meghan Markle, centre right, takes in the opening ceremonies of the Invictus Games in Toronto on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017.

Entertainment
5:09 PM Sep 24th

Meghan and Harry’s public debut

Katharine McPhee had her eyebrows tattooed and says it was the worst decision she’s ever made.

Lifestyle
4:58 PM Sep 24th

My eyebrow tattoo disaster story

IN THE MAIL: The Coalition for Marriage distributed the leaflet titled "three ways marriage will change the classroom".

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How one bit of junk mail is upsetting a whole community

Storm Season

Far north Queensland has been hit by heavy rain overnight.

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North Queensland hit by 1 in 100 year rainfall

TOUGH TASK: A swift water rescue team (including inset) search a stolen LandCruiser ute found in Scrubby Creek.

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VIDEO: Police to continue search for body of missing man

Josh Watson captured this incredible image from Brightwater Estate on the Sunshine Coast.

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Queensland facing hot, steamy week ahead

Queensland is facing some 'supercell' activity on Friday.

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Queensland told to brace for heavy rain from 'epic low'

Sport

Mile Jedinak, left, is a huge doubt for the clash with Syria next month.

Sport

Jedinak a big doubt for Socceroos' Syria playoff

Ben Hampton is happy to be a Cowboy now.

Sport

Hampton's inside information could help Cowboys

Sport

Sloane in more danger than Cotchin, says Matthews

Katrin Garfoot (right) wins silver in women's wold championship road race in Norway.

Sport

Garfoot has a silver lining with world road race glory

Videos

F-35 Strike Fighter

Pauline Hanson has a "Dirty Harry" moment

Accused drug mule Cassie Sainsbury has her say

Kia to take on Commodore

Outdoor Living

INCREDIBLE: Divers at Wolf Rock off Rainbow Beach recently spotted up to 70 pregnant female sharks at a time of the critically endangered grey nurse shark.

News

Big numbers of endangered shark off Rainbow Beach

Imagine arriving at a camp site and all the hard work is done.

Travel

Hate camping? This idea might change your mind

IN TRAINING: Neil Collie runs trails around the scenic Glass House Mountains area in preparation for the 250km Big Red Run.

Lifestyle

From hospital bed to six-day, 250km desert run

A stonefish was recently caught by a fisherman at Caloundra.

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Most venomous fish in world found near shore

Roothy’s LowRange

John Rooth's old faithful Milo: It’s not that hard to keep an old truck flush in new parts

Lifestyle

Beer & BS: Roothy tells how to keep an old truck running

It’s a pretty safe bet there’s been more than a few divorces due to warm steaks, burnt fuses and wives tripping over tent pegs sticking out of the ground in the dark.

Lifestyle

12V tips: Five easy 4WD upgrades you can do at home

Roothy ready to get cooking on the campfire

Lifestyle

Camp cooking: Whip up a feast from whatever you've got

Where it all started - on the verandah of the old homestead in the Flinders. Anthony Warry captured this photo of Roothy reflecting on a lifetime of playing with machines.

Lifestyle

A mechanical life: Roothy gives us a glimpse

National News

The new $10 note has been released but very few of us may actually ever use it.

Business

Australia's $100 notes: where did they all go?

Thurston at the offices of Sony Music Australia in Darlinghurst.

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Johnathan Thurston signs with Sony

The Eid festival at Progress Park in Auburn on September 9 was the site of the alleged assault.Source:Supplied

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12-year-old girl’s gang rape claims

Emily and Mark Woodman with their daughter Charlotte, 4.Source:Supplied

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Aussies turning to China for last-ditch medical treatment

The Carolina Reaper chilli is the hottest chilli in the world.

Lifestyle
6:05 PM Sep 24th

Check out the hottest chilli in the world

Jayindi Jade, from Sydney, meets older men on the Seeking Arrangement website. Picture: SuppliedSource:Supplied

Lifestyle

'I'm a sugar baby': Unusual way Aussie students make cash

Pippa Middleton and James Matthews kiss after their wedding at St Mark's Church in Englefield, England Saturday, May 20, 2017. Middleton, the sister of Kate, Duchess of Cambridge married hedge fund manager James Matthews in a ceremony Saturday where her niece and nephew Prince George and Princess Charlotte was in the wedding party, along with sister Kate and princes Harry and William. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, Pool)

Lifestyle

Pippa gets married and then cuts her hair. Typical

Leo Nairn’s family say they are very grateful to his medical team and the family who donated their own child’s organ so theirs may live. Pictures: Jack Tran

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'Miracle' gift of organ donation saves one year old's life

There are reports 20-year-old Kylie Jenner, the youngest member of the reality show family, is expecting a child with her boyfriend Travis Scott. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP, File)

Entertainment

Mum Kris responds to Kylie Jenner's pregnancy bombshell

Five young Australian drivers demonstrate disturbing driving habits in documentary It's People Like Us.

Entertainment

Documentary exposes our worst phone habits

Tim Ross and Ben Mingay host the new TV series Cannonball.

Entertainment

What's on the small screen this week

Lifestyle

Quins mum: 'Hey Miranda Kerr, want to wife-swap with me?'

Business News

Business

Miner makes cash offer as $3.9bn WICET debt continues to bite

Business

Why we will barely own anything in the future

Monique Khalifeh decided to follow her heart at Hair By Phd in Parramatta. Picture: Jonathan Ng

Business

Lucrative jobs go begging due to university obsession

Paul Fuller, director of Valley Earthworks, one of the local business to benefit from jail work.

Business

Plumb job nets $20m for locals

Latest Blogs

Award-winning Sky News broadcaster, Paul Murray begins his regular column in The Observer. Paul's program provides robust debate and is a must-see for the political set. His column promises the same.

Opinion

Our silence means more Aussie girls will keep being abused

Greg Bray, columnist for the Gladstone Observer. Photo Brenda Strong/The Observer

Opinion

OPINION: Taking a holiday is damn hard work

Listen to your gut and do what is best for your family when considering discussing death with young children.

Opinion

How and when do you tell your children about death?

Words are powerful tools that should be seen as a gift to the person you are conversing with.

Opinion

OPINION: Comments can cause hurtful divisions

Big Rigs

LIFE-LIKE SCENARIOS: Nola Pearce adds the finishing touches to a TraumaSim participant.

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First aid gets a dose of reality

STOLEN: The Kenworth T401 was taken earlier this month.

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Search for stolen Kenworth

HORRIFIC night CRASH: One driver had to be airlifted to hospital following the Telegraph Point Crash.

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How did this four-truck pile-up happen on the Pacific Hwy?

SPARKIES STRIKE: 40 Transport and Main Roads workers walk off the job today warning of delays.

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Warnings of delays as TMR workers spark strike

Rural Weekly

Lot 9 Waco Floyd has sold for $90,000 today.

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Record prices at Yarrawonga Waco bull sale

Cattle sale at CQLX.
Photo Allan Reinikka / The Morning Bulletin

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Northern NSW cattle sales wrap up

More than $1.7m of stock was sold online at the March auction. Ritchie Bros registered 37 bidders in Canada, 34 in the USA and 17 in Middle Eastern countries.

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VIDEO: Largest-ever Australian agricultural auction

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