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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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‘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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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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A man is fighting for life after being involved in a truck and car crash in Glenorchy, south of Maryborough.

Photos reveal shocking crash scene as man fights for life

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a horror truck and car crash that closed the Bruce Hwy south of Maryborough.

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Police have released images of the two cars involved in a fatal traffic crash in Doomadgee on November 7. Both vehicles, a black 2011 Nissan Maxima and a white 2006 Toyota Landcruiser, have been moved to the Mount Isa Police Station holding yard for further forensic examination. Picture: QPS

Dad in second car in crash that killed woman, girl, 10

Police have revealed the link between the man allegedly at the centre of a fatal remote Far North Qld crash and its victims, as they release “graphic” images. Warning: Viewer discretion is advised.

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Child, women rushed to hospital after crash

Emergency services rushed to a Bundaberg intersection after a two-car crash sent a vehicle into traffic lights.

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Aerial photograph of the Gold Coast's Greenheart following the flooding brought by Cyclone Alfred.

Save yourselves: Stark warning as extreme weather ramps up

Queenslanders are more worried than ever before about wild weather but are under-prepared and confused about what steps to take, a major new survey has revealed.

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Multi-vehicle crash blocks Bruce Hwy north of Brisbane

A multi-vehicle traffic accident has brought traffic to a standstill on a section of the Bruce Highway north of Brisbane.

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Truck rolls, baby among multiple hurt in two crashes

A baby, teen and two adults have been injured in two crashes within an hour in the Rockhampton region. It comes after five others were hurt in separate crashes overnight.

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Woman suffers head injury in Sunshine Coast crash

A woman has been hurt in a crash on the Sunshine Coast where investigations are continuing into another crash which left a young motorbike rider fighting for life.

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Generic ambulance, QAS, Queensland Ambulance Service, emergency services, Thursday, August 29, 2024. Picture: Kevin Farmer

Young child, teen among injured after e-scooter, hwy crashes

A young boy is among multiple people hurt in a highway crash near Rockhampton while a teen e-scooter rider has also been hit by a car in the same region.

Police & Courts

Specialist police are investigating all avenues after two babies, a teenager and a man died in a Central Queensland house fire, despite neighbours’ desperate attempts to battle the blaze with garden hoses.

E-scooter probe in horror fire that killed babies

A fourth person killed in a house fire alongside a man and two infants has been identified as police confirm they are not treating the blaze as supsicious.

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Police probe starts as man fights for life after motorcycle crash

A motorcyclist was rushed to hospital with severe injuries and police are now investigating the crash.

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