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Kimura Dixon, 45, died when a retaining wall collapsed on him in South Brisbane.

Man killed and stepson injured after wall collapse in South Brisbane

A teen was taken to hospital, while a 45-year-old was declared dead at the scene.

  • Brittney Deguara, Julius Dennis, William Davis and Dominique Tassell

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Wildlife Queensland’s Dr Tamielle Brunt and Resilient Rivers SEQ director Joanna Burton.

SEQ wildlife whisperers prove platypus population’s proliferating

A new testing technique reveals the slippery mammals are more widespread than expected in our creeks and waterways.

  • Julius Dennis
Personal hardship grants have been launched for those in the worst-hit parts of South-east Queensland.

Steamy to sweltering: How to get up to $80,000 grants after severe hail

Grants are on offer for residents in the worst-hit regions, while the weather changes its tune.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt
Bayside ratepayers could pay millions for decade-long sewage underspend

Ratepayers in the hole for millions after council skimped on sewerage upkeep

Insiders say Redlands ratepayers will need to spend at least $35m annually on their ageing sewerage system after City Water profits were pumped back to council coffers.

  • Julius Dennis
Storm over Brisbane CBD on Monday, 24/11/2025.

More storms predicted as city set to swelter through another day of extreme heat

After days of spring storms, weather forecasters are again warning Brisbane could get lashed by another severe thunderstorm.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt, Felicity Caldwell and Dominique Tassell
A diseased turtle found on Bribie Island.

Mystery surge of turtle deaths in protected Australian waters

Dozens of endangered green turtles and one dugong have died and been washed ashore near Brisbane.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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Queenslanders have been urged to prepare for a severe disaster season.

‘Hot and sultry’ summer ahead as storms and heatwaves continue

Thunderstorms, tropical cyclones, flooding, heatwaves and bushfires are on the cards for well into next autumn, BOM says.

  • Dominique Tassell
QShelter CEO Fiona Caniglia and Head of Development at Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Dr Tom Alves.

Olympics could make or break our housing crisis, report warns

Queensland’s peak housing body fears an influx of workers and visitors will put pressure on a housing market that’s already facing challenges.

  • Dominique Tassell
The gastric brooding frog, which gave birth to live froglets out of its mouth, went extinct shortly after it was discovered.

The premier, the poet and the fight to save a frog

It’s a story almost too preposterous to believe, starring a group of uni students, an infamous state premier, a legendary Australian poet and an extinct frog that gave birth by vomiting its young.

  • Andrew Stafford
Queensland storm damage.

Premier praises ‘resilient’ Queenslanders after freak hailstones hit school fair

Patches of heavy rain are likely for at least the next two days in Brisbane after devastating hail hit parts of south-east Queensland on Saturday.

  • William Davis and Courtney Kruk

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