Dossier
Maryborough
Coverage of Maryborough in the Nexus archive.
- Australia forges ahead with 155mm ammo production
Australia awarded a A$72 million contract to Rheinmetall Nioa Munitions (RNM) to produce M795 155mm artillery shells at its Maryborough facility in Queensland, marking the first production of these shells outside North America. The deal reverses a prior 2024 contract with Thales Australia, which was canceled in 2025, and aims to meet high global demand, including for Ukraine, while enhancing Australia’s defense supply chain sovereignty.
- ‘Imminent threat’: charges laid against 13-year-old who allegedly planned attack on Queensland school
A 13-year-old has been charged with planning an attack on a regional school north of Brisbane, according to Queensland counter-terrorism police. The teenager was arrested after allegedly making threats at a business in Maryborough while armed with a knife.