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Hawkins Dr Bargara, fire

‘Flames flying’: Moment Qld home destroyed by explosive fire

A shocked neighbour has described the moment a home went up in flames, sending a man to hospital and causing devastation just weeks before Christmas. VIDEO, PICTURES.

Paramedics protesting at the Cairns courthouse as the French backpacker is sentenced after assaulting Paramedic Natalie Fitzgerald. Paramedic Natalie Fitzgerald and QAS media liaison Michael Augustus. Picture: Josh Woning.

Suspended QAS media boss accused of leaking information

A respected Queensland Ambulance Service communications chief remains suspended on full pay after more than a year as health bosses refuse to reveal the cost of their secretive investigation.

Emergency crews were called to a scene on Yakapari Seaforth Rd at Kuttabul following calls about 3.20pm of a vehicle on its roof. Picture: Luke Lay

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Horror find after crash into bushland

A local resident has made a horrific discovery on a rural Qld road, finding a man tragically deceased inside a car that lay unnoticed on its roof for in a ditch for days after it crashed.

Generic ambulance, QAS, Queensland Ambulance Service, emergency, Friday, June 14, 2024. Picture: Kevin Farmer

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Woman dies in hospital after being hit by a truck at midnight

A woman has died after she was hit by a truck at midnight, south-west of Mackay.–

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Emergency services were called to Darcy Way at Lawnton after reports of a significant house fire. Picture: Patrick Woods.

Girl, 13, perishes, four critical: Probe into cause of horror house fire

A teenager has died and four people are critically injured after flames engulfed a Moreton Bay home where neighbours reported hearing arguments moments before disaster struck.

Generic Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) - The new portable defribulator device in the back of an ambulance. Picture: Brendan Radke

Man fighting for life after pool drama

A man has been flown to hospital in critical condition after a near-drowning at a private pool north of Rockhampton.

Generic Queensland Police Service car in Townsville

Woman allegedly assaulted bus driver, 73, tried to raid till

Police have charged a 33-year-old woman who allegedly assaulted an elderly bus driver before targeting the vehicle’s till.

Federal Minister Murray Watt speaking to the media at Perrin Park, Brisbane. Picture: Patrick Woods.

New $30k weather service doesn’t cost a bomb, minister tells councils

Queensland councils face a stark choice: pay thousands for vital flood data or rely on BOM’s website, as federal minister dismisses cost concerns.

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Lawnton house fire.

‘All hell broke loose’: 13yo girl dead, four fighting for life after house fire

Neighbours have described chaotic scenes at a house fire that left a 13-year-old girl dead and four others fighting for life in City of Moreton Bay Sunday morning.

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Queensland Ambulance Service generic, Toowoomba.

Pair rushed to hospital over Toowoomba microwave incident

Two people have been taken to hospital after an incident involving a microwave in Toowoomba’s southern suburbs. Our weekend emergency and crash wrap here:

Fireys attend a house fire in Toowoomba, fire and rescue sign generic, QFES, Friday, June 23, 2023. Picture: Kevin Farmer

Multiple crews battling house fire west of Brisbane

Emergency services are responding to a house fire in Ipswich, with the building fully engulfed and surrounding roads closed.

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Queensland Raceway. Picture: website

Man flown to hospital after motorbike incident at major raceway

A man has been flown to hospital in a potentially life-threatening condition after a motorbike incident at a major Queensland motorsport facility.

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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA. NewsWire Photos. SEPTEMBER 29, 2025. Generic photo of a Queensland Ambulance. Picture: NewsWire/ Glenn Campbell

Teen fights for life after car crashes into tree

An 18-year-old man is fighting for life after his car crashed into a tree on a highway south of Brisbane this morning.

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The aftermath of a fatal truck crash on the Bruce Hwy.

‘My heart aches’: Mother, daughter mourned in wake of tragic crash

The Bruce Highway’s latest tragedy has torn apart a young family after a mother and her two-year-old daughter were tragically killed in a truck crash that has left the child’s father fighting for his life.

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