Premier’s warning as he flags ‘significant rebuild’ in Nth Qld
Premier David Crisafulli has received a briefing from the health minister about potential health dangers in North Queensland floodwaters, saying the region was “not out of the woods”.
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North Qld towns turned to islands as roads, bridges smashed
North Queensland is facing more rain and the possibility of river levels to stay at major flood heights until at least Tuesday. There have been now more than 500 calls for help in the state’s north. LATEST
Driver critical after freak incident on Bruce Highway
A driver has been airlifted with critical head injuries after crashing into a barrier on the Bruce Highway near Glenwood.
Teen tackled in citizen’s arrest inside Gold Coast home
A teenager has been tackled and placed under citizen’s arrest during an alleged break and enter at a Gold Coast home. Read what happened.
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‘I wasn’t expecting to catch one that big’
Mackay Airport has returned to normal operations, while a photo of Proserpine local posing with a one metre barra he hooked from flood waters off the Bruce Highway has gone viral. LATEST.
500 litres, $900 worth of fuel stolen in brazen daylight drive-off
A man has allegedly stolen more than $900 worth of diesel from a South East Queensland petrol station, with the alleged offender driving off in a ute with mismatched plates.
Watch: ‘I had a stroke in regional Qld – this new tech saved my life’
A Qld woman says she is alive because a new system, where strokes are diagnosed and “clot-busting” drugs given within minutes, is being piloted at her regional hospital. It comes ahead of a statewide rollout.
Three people in hospital after dogs go on terrifying rampage
Gympie residents were told to stay away from certain parts of the city on Friday as authorities searched for two dangerous dogs that attacked two women and a man in different streets.
Man dies after Brisbane Valley Hwy crash
A Lowood man, 74, has died after a car caught on fire on a major highway west of Brisbane.
‘Sneak in, trap’: Fresh charges for alleged schoolgirl stalker
A young Qld man, previously bailed after allegedly being caught with folders containing photos and addresses of schoolgirls, faces multiple new charges.
NAMED: Man allegedly armed with axe charged over 11-hour siege
A man who was allegedly armed with an axe and made threats, sending a Sunshine Coast suburb into lockdown in an 11-hour siege, has been arrested and identified.
Man in 70s rescued from car stranded in floodwaters
Emergency crews were called to a man trapped on top of his car in floodwaters in the Whitsundays as school bus services were cancelled and residents urged to keep off flooded roads.
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