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Andreas Nicola is a crime reporter for The Courier-Mail. He was previously a general reporter for the Courier Mail and before that he worked as a journalist at the Cairns Post.

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Man dies after tractor crash on hinterland property

A man has died after a tragic tractor crash on a private property while another trying to help has been taken to hospital.

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Damaging winds, heavy rain as storms smash SEQ

Severe storms continued into the night after a massive front barrelled across South East Queensland on Monday.

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A man has crashed his ute into a Raceview home.

Man seriously hurt after crashing ute into home

A man is in a serious condition after he crashed his ute into a home near Ipswich while having a medical episode.

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Top view of a blue salad plate filled with fresh organic colorful vegetables shot on light green picnic table. The plate is at the center of an horizontal frame with a fork beside it and is surrounded by some leaf vegetables, an olive oil bottle, a bowl with salad dressing, a bowl with chia seeds and a green textile napkin. Vegetables included in the composition are tomatoes, cucumber, beet, broccoli, corn, avocado, arugula and lettuce. This ingredients are typical of the Mediterranean cuisine. High key DSRL studio photo taken with Canon EOS 5D Mk II and Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM.

‘Eating cold foods’: Desperate actions amid rising power costs

Queenslanders struggling to keep up with rising electricity costs are being forced to change their home habits despite in some cases spending thousands on solar.

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Tadhg Higgins tragically lost his life when he fell from a tree at Herston in Brisbane. Picture: Supplied

Named: Young man’s ‘adventurous’ life cut short after tree tragedy

More than $10,000 has been raised to get the body of an ‘adventurous’ young man who died after falling from a tree in inner Brisbane back home to Byron Bay.

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Woman fighting for life after being hit by garbage truck

A 31-year-old woman is fighting for her life after she was hit by a garbage truck in Brisbane’s inner-west.

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Severe storms have caused chaos across the South East.

Coro Drive reopens after sinkhole repairs as ‘surprise’ storms lash SEQ

Coronation Drive fully reopened mid Thursday afternoon after urgent repairs to a sinkhole that opened up during severe storms that swept through the southeast. VIDEOS, PICTURES

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Car on fire along Lutwyche Road. Picture: Zak Simmonds

Tradie’s ute inferno; man hit by car fighting for life

A tradie’s ute has gone up in flames in inner-city Brisbane while a man is fighting for life after being hit by a car at Inala.

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‘Workers aren’t there’: Mass staff shortages ahead of Xmas rush

Retailers with an abundance of jobs available leading up to Christmas are swarming for staff as the peak season hits, despite some recruiting for positions since July.

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Vintage Seeker co-owner Lucy De Vries reunited Cathy Scarratt with a painting she loved. Picture: Supplied

How new Cairns resident was reunited with family heirloom

The Cairns community has pulled together to reunite a new resident with a much-loved family heirloom after it was accidentally dumped.

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