Queensland

Six confirmed cases in Cairns and surrounding areas sparked an urgend health warning with Queensland Health releasing a growing list of exposure sites.

Infectious disease alert at tourist hot spot following multiple confirmed cases

A maternity ward, shopping centre and fast food chain are among the exposure sites.

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Traffic at standstill after crash on major motorway.

Traffic chaos as 90 minute delays leave commuters crawling

Commuters crawl as a single-vehicle crash has brought a major highway to a crawl, with queues stretching 16km and travel times blowing out to 90 minutes.

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Video has emerged of a young male waving around a branch on fire at the park.

Disturbing suspect video emerges as fires rips through park

A suspected arson attack has left koala habitat scorched after fire tore through a beloved Gold Coast park.

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Police are urging locals to stay indoors as officers comb nearby bushland for the occupants who fled the scene.

Major public safety police alert as crash sparks search

Residents in Queensland have been told to stay indoors as police search for the occupants of a vehicle that crashed near a major highway.

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Gold Coast doctor kicked out of Virgin business lounge at Melbourne airport for pumping milk.

‘Furious’: Doctor kicked out of airport lounge for pumping milk

‘This is 2025, and this is the sort of treatment that lactating mothers are expected to deal with.’

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Emma Lovell, 41, was killed during a home invasion in North Lakes in Brisbane

New twist after killer teen’s jail term cut

A home invasion that left a mother dead has sparked a challenge in the country’s highest court, following outrage after the killer teen’s sentence was slashed.

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Andrew William Campbell was jailed for eight years, six months for the manslaughter of baby Dexter Wilton in 2019.

Inside house of horrors where baby died

A baby boy was left to die in a squalid home without adequate care or food as his drug-addict parents took drugs for days. WARNING: Graphic details

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A 64-year-old NSW man is one of two men charged with trafficking firearms to a Papuan rebel group.

Aussie duo nabbed over weapons supply to foreign rebels

A two-year investigation has resulted in two Australian men facing allegations of trafficking firearms and ammunition to a violent paramilitary group overseas.

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A man allegedly stole truck and drove it in on nothing more than its rims, sending sparks onto the road.

Alleged truck thief’s wild 230km chase

The man is accused of stealing a food truck before the wild pursuit began, driving on nothing but rims and sending sparks onto the road.

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Health officials urged people to monitor for symptoms.

Urgent health alert after disease outbreak

Two people contracted the disease after visiting Bali, before it spread at a backpackers hostel in an Aussie city.

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A man shot by police responding to a house fire has been charged with attempted murder and arson.

Attempted murder charge as police shoot arson suspect

A man has been charged with attempted murder and arson after being shot by police who were responding to reports of a house fire near Brisbane.

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Andrew William Campbell was jailed for eight-and-a-half years for the manslaughter of baby Dexter Wilton in 2019.

Drug addict dad left baby to die

A court has been told how a baby boy went from being ‘bright and well-nourished’ to dead within five days after being returned to his mother and her new partner. WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT

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A US influencer has been posting videos showing him wrestling freshwater and saltwater crocs.

‘Goose’: Croc Hunter's dad sinks boot into US influencer

Steve Irwin's father says authorities should ‘throw the book’ at an influencer over his treatment of crocodiles in Australia, describing it as disgusting.

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A woman brutally attacked a homeless man, leaving him fighting for life in the hospital.

Homeless man fighting for life after a woman's brazen attack

A homeless man is fighting for his life after being bashed in a brutal late-night Gold Coast assault, with police arresting a woman nearby.

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Federal police were called to the tarmac to remove a man, causing major delays.

Passenger sparks tarmac chaos at Melbourne Airport

A Jetstar passenger was escorted off the tarmac at Melbourne Airport after attempting to smoke, delaying a Gold Coast flight by an hour.

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