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Ian Campbell, 56, and daughter Hannah, 23, on recent fundraising expedition to Papua New Guinea.

Heartbreaking final weeks of family killed in plane crash

A father and daughter dead in Monday morning’s tragic Chambers Flat plane crash spent the last weeks of their lives as ambassadors for an emotional cause.

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The Campbell family are much loved figures in their community.

Father and daughter confirmed dead in horror plane crash

The family involved in Monday morning’s fiery light aircraft crash in Chambers Flat, Queensland have been identified as community figures and advocates.

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Darryl Valroy Young was sentenced over the murder of three neighbours in Townsville today.

Farmer who killed trio over cattle learns his fate in court

A grazier shot four members of a neighbouring family like he was "killing feral animals" on his property, a sentencing judge has said.

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Today mortgage borrowers are doing it tougher than previous generations, according to real estate data.

How borrowers today are suffering more than boomers did

The baby boomers who were paying 17.5 per cent interest rates in 1990 had it easier when it came to servicing a mortgage, a new analysis shows.

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Beachgoers sought solace from the heat as temperatures in one state threatened to break records.  (Danny Casey/AAP PHOTOS)

Extreme fire danger, spiking temperatures grip states

Early spring fire bans have been put in place as parts of Australia reckon with unseasonably hot conditions for the start of the season.

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Former Queensland Police Commissioner Steve Gollschewski has died at age 67 after losing his battle to cancer on Friday.

‘Remarkable’ top cop dies just months after retiring

Former Queensland Police Commissioner Steve Gollschewski has died at 67-years-old.

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A young Queensland boy died of scurvy after a series of health issues, a coroner has found. (Rhett Wyman/AAP PHOTOS)

Six-year-old boy dies after rare condition goes undetected

A 'very fussy' six-year-old boy was taking a multivitamin to improve his health but doctors realised too late that the product lacked vitamin C.

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Police have issued an appeal for information after approximately 5,500 sheep worth almost $2 million were stolen from a rural Queensland property.

Bizarre theft as 5,500 sheep stolen from rural property

Police have issued an appeal for information after approximately 5,500 sheep worth almost $2 million were stolen from a rural property.

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Police arrest a 52-year-old man over alleged ideologically motivated threats of violence.

Police charge man over alleged anti-Semitic hate threats

A 52-year-old man has been charged after police investigated abusive and threatening anti-Semitic messages allegedly directed at a religious organisation.

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Australia is in for a tough bushfire season, as a combination of below-average winter rainfall and above-average fuel loads mark the first day of spring on Tuesday.

The big spring weather warning for Aussies

A strengthening El Niño is set to shape the months ahead, with Australians warned to prepare for what could be a challenging season.

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Fresh weather warnings have been issued for two Aussie States.

The States on alert as flood, thunderstorm warnings issued

Fresh weather warnings have been issued across two States. See the nation-wide weather forecast here.

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A man has been charged after he allegedly attempted to drop more than $1 million worth of drugs into an Australian prison using a drone. Photograph of drone is a stock image.

Man charged after $1m drug package flown into jail via drone

A man has been charged after he allegedly attempted to drop more than $1 million worth of drugs into an Australian prison using a drone. 

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A man has been charged over the alleged assualt of a woman on her morning walk.

Woman injured after ‘horrific’ assault on morning walk

Police have hailed her ‘bravery’ in coming forward after the alleged incident.

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Chad Bishop went missing from Beenleigh in early March, 2022. Two people have been charged with his murder. Supplied

‘In a box’: Remains found in four-year search

Police say human remains were found in a backyard in the investigation into the disappearance of a beloved man more than four years ago.

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A One Nation staffer was allegedly set upon by four people at the Royal Queensland Show. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)

One Nation demands action over staffer's attack at show

One Nation is demanding four teens who allegedly spat on and punched a staffer, leaving the woman with a broken rib, be tracked down and held to account.

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Brisbane man Oliver Conroy identified after alleged dating app set-up in Kelvin Grove ends with deadly attack by seven teens

Man identified after seven teens allegedly lure him into deadly dating set-up

Police allege the 27-year-old arrived expecting to meet a woman before he was attacked.

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Relatives of the teens charged with murder attended the court hearing, along with their lawyers. (AAP PHOTOS)

Seven teens face life sentences after man’s brutal alleged murder

Seven children facing life sentences under a Queensland’s controversial ‘adult crime, adult time’ legislation will remain in custody after being charged with murder over an alleged assault.

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