''Central Queensland Today'', branded as ''CQ Today'', is a weekly independent Australian newspaper serving the city of

Rockhampton Rockhampton is a city in the Rockhampton Region of Central Queensland, Australia. In the , the population of Rockhampton was 79,293. A common nickname for Rockhampton is "Rocky", and the demonym of Rockhampton is Rockhamptonite. The Scottish- ...

and its surrounds in

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. The newspaper was first mooted following

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's decision in May 2020 to stop publishing the city's daily newspaper, ''

The Morning Bulletin ''The Morning Bulletin'' is an online newspaper servicing the city of Rockhampton and the surrounding areas of Central Queensland, Australia. From 1861 to 2020, ''The Morning Bulletin'' was published as a print edition, before then becoming a ...

'' as a print edition, moving it to an entirely online format. ''CQ Today'' was launched as a 72-page publication on 27 August 2020 with a cover price of $3.(27 August 2020) ''CQ Today'' (print edition), p1-72, Issue #1.

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. Accessed 6 October 2020. It had intended to be launched on 13 August 2020 but the first issue was delayed by two weeks. At its launch, there was a team of seven Rockhampton-based employees working at ''CQ Today'', consisting of three journalists, an account manager, an advertising manager, a sales and marketing executive and a general manager.(27 August 2020) Richardson, David, Fresh start Today, ''CQ Today'', Star News Group. Accessed 6 October 2020. Owned by Pakenham-based

, ''CQ Today'' is published in

Townsville The City of Townsville is a city on the north-eastern coast of Queensland, Australia. With a population of 201,313 as of 2024, it is the largest settlement in North Queensland and Northern Australia (specifically, the parts of Australia north of ...

. With a strong focus on community-orientated good news stories, the newspaper also publishes regular opinion and lifestyle columns written by local Central Queensland personalities.(17 September 2020) ''CQ Today'' (print edition), p1-56, Issue #4. Star News Group. Accessed 6 October 2020. Regular columns include " Current Affairs" with Matt Canavan and Robert Schwarten, " Styles of CQ" with Jacquie Mackay, "

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" with Neil Fisher, "

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" with Mike Griffin, " Rural Matters" and "

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". The newspaper also has weekly

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, real estate,

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and

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pages.

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