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Two teens have been injured in a crash at a Townsville high school.

Child thrown from vehicle as car slams into school fence

Two girls are in hospital and police are working to track down another three people over the crash in an allegedly stolen vehicle.

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A fundraiser has been launched for Sophia Rose.

Fundraiser set up for ‘sweet’ girl allegedly murdered by mum

A heartbreaking appeal has been launched for the family of a three-year-old girl, remembered as having a ‘smile like sunshine’, after her life was tragically taken to soon earlier this week. 

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The boy had pleaded not guilty to murder on the basis of self-defence. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS)

Gasps as teen walks free after stabbing stepfather 35 times

A jury has found a teenager who stabbed his stepfather 35 times not guilty of murder or manslaughter.

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An investigation is underway after police discovered the bodies of Krystel and James Paul inside a Mount Sheridan home.

Dad told girl ‘run to neighbours’ before murder-suicide

A neighbour has shared the heartbreaking moment a nine-year-old girl raced to their door and said her dad had shot her mum.

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Police are still looking for clues about what happened to Pheobe on the day she failed to check in for a flight at Bundaberg airport.

Pheobe’s worrying last call, texts about ‘hellhole’ revealed

Details of the last phone call missing teen Pheobe Bishop made before she disappeared have emerged, while her estranged aunt has revealed her belief that ‘she won’t be found alive’.

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Flatmates of missing teen Pheobe Bishop, 17, have been identified.

Pheobe Bishop’s housemates hit with new claims about their relationship

An ex-girlfriend has spoken out as the investigation into where the missing teen is continues.

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A cockatoo has copped the blame for a failed rocket launch.

Hilarious ‘Straya’ reason for rocket launch delay

An unlikely suspect has emerged during the investigation into the technical issue that caused the first Australian-made rocket launch to be delayed.

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Mystery deepens as police scrap bush search for missing teen

In a new twist, police have suspended a bushland search for missing Queensland teenager Pheobe Bishop.

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Schools and a hospital have been locked down as police hunt an armed gunman in Queensland. 

Man arrested over shooting that sparked lock down

A man is in police custody after shots were fired from a Queensland home early on Wednesday.

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Sophia, 3, had a "huge" heart".

‘Huge heart’: Shattered dad of allegedly murdered 3yo speaks

The father of a three-year-old allegedly stabbed to death by her mother has spoken of his ‘bubbly’ little girl.

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Police have established a crime scene in a Cairns suburb after they found a man and woman dead while conducting a welfare check.

Mystery surrounds man, woman found dead in Cairns home

Police have established a crime scene in a Cairns suburb after they found a man and woman dead in a home while conducting a welfare check.

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Lauren Ingrid Flanigan, 32, has been charged with murder after her child was found with multiple injuries.

Chilling posts by mum accused of 3yo’s murder revealed

A mother accused of stabbing to death her three-year-old was active on social media right up until the hours before her daughter’s death. 

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Nurses in Queensland have voted for strike action over a wages dispute with the state government.

Queensland nurses prepare to fight after broken wage promise

Nurses say they’ve been left behind. Now, they’re gearing up for a strike not seen in Queensland for 20 years, demanding better pay and conditions.

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Text messages between Pheobe Bishop’s housemate and a concerned friend are leaked as he explains police questioning

Text messages between missing teen’s housemate and a concerned friend leaked

Bishop lived with James Wood and his girlfriend Tanika Bromley at a derelict property in Gin Gin, just outside Bundaberg.

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