Mine Rescue Underway 16/02/23
A desperate rescue mission was unfolding Wednesday night to free two miners trapped underneath tons of rubble in an underground northwest Queensland zinc mine.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has revealed she has no plans to step aside and she will not back her deputy to succeed her in the top job because: “I’m the Premier”.
An investigation into the state’s controversial $215m Wellcamp Covid quarantine facility will be released by the Queensland Auditor-General due to the “level of public interest”.
And in sport, Jeremiah Nanai’s desire to win a premiership at the Cowboys was a key factor in his decision to sacrifice at least $600,000 and ink a lucrative mega deal to remain in North Queensland.
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