[1] The newspaper was first mooted following News Corp Australia's decision in May 2020 to stop publishing the city's daily newspaper, The Morning Bulletin as a print edition, moving it to an entirely online format.
[4][5][6] Owned by Pakenham-based Star News Group, CQ Today is published in Townsville.
[2] 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.
[5][7] Regular columns include "Current Affairs" with Matt Canavan and Robert Schwarten, "Styles of CQ" with Jacquie Mackay, "Gardening" with Neil Fisher, "Weather" with Mike Griffin, "Rural Matters" and "Fishing".
[5][7] The newspaper also has weekly letters to the editor, entertainment, real estate, classifieds and sport pages.