Queensland’s isolated outback communities are on high alert while the state’s southeast was drenched by heavy rainfalls causing flash flooding, multiple rescues and power outages.
Weather chaos continues around Queensland with major flood warnings in place after another day of heavy rain that is continuing into the evening in some parts.
Brisbane is shaping up as hot property in the federal election, as Labor and the Coalition attempt to reclaim critical Greens-held seats and avoid a hung parliament.
From the world’s tallest giraffe to the quickest time to put ten pairs of undies on – Queensland is home to some pretty cool world records. SEE THE LIST
Former lord mayor Graham Quirk has unleashed a stinging take-down of the Miles government’s cut-price QSAC stadium, while revealing the one Brisbane 2032 construction plan he considers a masterstroke … and it’s not Victoria Park.
Wappa Dam on the Sunshine Coast raging after heavy rain. Video: Bruce Atkinson
The Sunshine Coast has been swamped by almost 140mm of rain with roads cuts, rescues carried out, and waterways raging. SEE THE PHOTOS AND VIDEOS
More than 1000 Australian schoolchildren will be recruited to trial identity verification technology that will be used to enforce new social media age restrictions. SEE HOW IT WILL WORK
Rumours are flying about TikTok sensation Cass Taulaki whose wild tale of falling pregnant to a man who ‘didn’t exist’ went viral. WE’VE GOT THE SCOOP
There are fewer than 24 hours until wage contracts for tens of thousands of nurses and midwives expire, with tensions rising amid the growing threat of strike action over the government’s current wage offer.
Its controversial closure has been the subject of intense debate and now Wollumbin/ Mount Warning has hit a major milestone which not everyone is celebrating.
A mother who tortured her own baby and threatened to kill her other child – who kept her own medical kit handy – was fuelled by a love of meth that she prioritised over her own kids, a court has heard.
A Brisbane jury has been asked to acquit a former school principal accused of sexually abusing a teenage student. SEE WHY
As one of four siblings awaits trial for the 2023 alleged murder of their mother, the others have broken their silence, telling of the “surreal” moment they found about her death on social media, and the rollercoaster of emotions during the past two years.
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