Please could I introduce this novel set in Mackay QLD in the 1990s. The Magpie by Alan Edward Roberts (Road Song Books 2019). It's been publicised so far in the Daily Mercury and should be available in Dymocks, QBD and Angus & Robertsons. It was published in the UK originally back in July 2019.
www.roadsongbooks.com for more info. :)