Dossier
Townsville
Coverage of Townsville in the Nexus archive.
- Likely origin of mysterious ‘space balls’ found on Queensland beaches revealed by Australian Space Agency
The Australian Space Agency identified six 'space balls' found on north Queensland beaches as likely debris from a foreign rocket body that recently re-entered Earth's atmosphere. The objects, discovered in the Forrest Beach area over three days, are suspected to contain hazardous chemicals.
- Shark attack: man dies on Great Barrier Reef in far north Queensland
A 39-year-old man died after a shark attack while fishing at Kennedy Shoal on the Great Barrier Reef, located between Cairns and Townsville in Queensland. Emergency services were alerted around midday.