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Firefighter Izabella Nash dies after battling Queensland factory fire

A Queensland firefighter has died in hospital after being rescued from a major Brisbane factory fire.

Pair on kidnap charges after stealing car with baby inside in Queensland

A woman who allegedly stole a car with a baby in the back seat has been charged along with a man over the incident police say has deeply distressed the family

$30m meth stuffed into duffel bags seized in NSW

Twenty kilograms of meth have been seized during a vehicle stop following a joint NSW and Queensland police investigation into cross-border drug trafficking.

Study shows long COVID-19 symptoms similar to influenza

Long-term symptoms that last more than three months are not unique to COVID-19, a study in Queensland shows.

Father and son drown in Queensland waterfall tragedy

Family and friends are mourning a Melbourne father and son who drowned at a popular swimming spot while holidaying in far north Queensland.

Queensland dinosaur skull reveals journey via warmer Antarctica

A 100-million-year-old dinosaur skull discovered by palaeontologists in outback Queensland has offered a rare glimpse into the animal's passage through a warmer Antarctica.

Plea for platypus return after animal spotted on Brisbane train

Police have urged two members of the public to return a wild platypus after they were allegedly seen taking the animal on a Brisbane train.

Heartbreak after pregnant woman and husband lost in Queensland plane crash

A fundraising campaign has been launched after a married couple and their unborn child were killed when their plane went down in bad weather.

Pregnant woman and husband die in light plane crash in Queensland

Australian Transport Safety Bureau investigators are travelling to the site where a light plane crashed, killing two people in north Queensland.

Police hunt armed assailant in Queensland town

Residents in a Queensland town have been asked to shelter inside their homes as officers hunt for a potentially armed assailant.

Man who shot at police found dead in home after Townsville siege

An emergency situation has ended in Townsville after a near 10-hour siege that involved a number of shots being fired at police.

New Queensland laws target illicit tobacco and vapes sold to kids

People using vapes will not get a pass in no-smoking areas and there will be a crackdown on tobacco chop shops under new laws proposed for Queensland.

More rain on the way as record-breaking Queensland flood peaks

Historic flooding in northwest Queensland has peaked but is likely to continue over coming days as emergency services prepare for recovery efforts after nearly 100 residents were evacuated.

Power cut off in Queensland’s northwest as flood levels rise

Residents of a northwest Queensland town are reluctantly leaving their water-logged homes behind, while emergency services warn that power is being cut to Burketown due to the flood risks there. 

Queensland students in hospital after eating unknown substance

Fourteen children have been rushed to hospital after eating an "unknown substance" which was reportedly in lollies handed out on a school bus in north Queensland.

Hero neighbour Alan Dare recognised for bravery in Queensland shooting

The highest Queensland police honour available to civilians will be handed to the family of Alan Dare, who was killed in a religiously motivated attack.

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