Man suffers life-threatening injuries after car plunges into canal
A man is being assessed for life-threatening injuries after his vehicle crashed into a canal north of Brisbane.
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Woman, 80, dies in hospital after single-vehicle car park crash
An elderly woman has died in hospital of a medical episode after being involved in a serious single-vehicle crash north of Brisbane.
Firefighters fighting suspicious grass fire near Ipswich Mwy
Firefighters are battling to contain a potentially deliberately lit fire on grassland in Ipswich as the southeast sweats through a 38C extreme heatwave.
7C above average: Qld’s extreme heatwave warning
Soaring humidity is adding to the extreme heatwave affecting a vast portion of Queensland, as temperatures are again set to climb well into the 40s in places, and there’s no respite for the weekend.
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Man seriously injured after being hit by car
An elderly man is in a serious condition following a traffic crash in southwest Brisbane.
Back-to-back disasters stretch thin orange line to breaking point
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‘Just f—ing help us’: Desperate pleas as 8400 people still without power
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