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The new solar farm is the fourth renewable-energy investment for Amazon Australia (file photo).

Queensland solar farm tapped to power technology giant

Retail giant Amazon says it will partner with renewable firm Vena Energy to launch a solar farm in the Western Downs region.

  • Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

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A photo of the snake in the woman’s bed.

Venomous snake bites woman while lying in her own bed

A Queensland woman has abruptly woken up after one of the world’s most deadly snakes slithered into her bed and bit her on the hand.

  • Laine Clark and Fraser Barton
In this image made from video provided by the Queensland Fire And Emergency Services, firefighters try to extinguish a wildfire in Tara, Australia, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023. Firefighters have been battling the blaze that has scorched the Queensland state town of Tara for more than a week. (Queensland Fire And Emergency Services via AP)

Help arrives for fatigued Queensland firefighters

A hospital almost had to be evacuated after bushfires flared in far north Queensland as interstate crews arrived to provide welcome relief.

  • Laine Clark
Housing remnants from the fire raging across the Western Downs.

‘Heartbreaking’, says PM as more homes are razed by ferocious bushfire

A deadly blaze west of Brisbane has destroyed more Queensland homes than the 2019 Black Summer fires, amid fears even more will be lost.

  • Laine Clark
Hundreds have been told to prepare to evacuate their homes in southern Queensland.

Total fire bans in place as temperatures soar and bushfires rage

Brisbane is set for a maximum temperature of 34 degrees on Tuesday as a ferocious blaze continues to burn in southern Queensland.

  • Laine Clark and Fraser Barton
Dozens of homes, sheds and other buildings were destroyed after fires at Tara in recent days.

Eighty Queensland fires active, evacuations ordered

The risk to lives and properties posed by widespread Queensland bushfires has eased, with warnings downgraded and some residents told they can return home.

  • Callum Godde
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The Thornton bushfire in Queensland's Lockyer Valley. Firefighters are no longer needed on that firefront.

More urged to flee as Queensland fires spread

Emergency bushfire warnings are in place across Queensland with residents told to evacuate immediately as the state’s fire emergency deepens.

  • Rachael Ward
Fire crews and aircraft have been working to contain a large, fast-moving fire near Tara.

More warnings as firefighters remain on high alert across Queensland

A “beast” of a blaze that has claimed a life and destroyed homes continues to burn in southern Queensland after defying firefighters for another night.

  • Laine Clark
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Body found amid battle to contain Queensland blazes

A ferocious bushfire described as a “wild beast” has claimed one life and destroyed at least five homes in southern Queensland.

  • Fraser Barton and Suzanne Simonot
Bushfire front on the eastern edge of Tara on Tuesday morning.

People told to leave as fire threatens Queensland homes

More than 50 people have been forced to flee their homes as firefighters battle a southern Queensland blaze, with temperatures set to soar across the state.

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