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Stories and analysis from The Northern Express Herald.

'Road rage' Kiwi charged

A New Zealand man accused of pushing a driver in front of an oncoming garbage truck during a roadside argument will now stand trial for manslaughter.

Tinder stalker had struck before

Before Australian Paul Lambert stabbed and tried to burn a woman he met on Tinder he had been deported from the US for stalking another woman.

Gable Tostee jury sent home

The judge has sent home the jury in the Gable Tostee case after it failed to reach a verdict. Deliberations will enter a third day.

Pet ban for Aussie who bit off rat's head

An Australian was banned from owning pets for three months and sentenced to 100 hours community service after pleading guilty to animal cruelty in a bizarre Facebook stunt.

Whitsundays: Sail away

Like sea turtles and snorkelling, islands and adventures - and sipping a gin and tonic while the water laps gently around you and the sun slips into the ocean?