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Cyclone Alfred to pummel Queensland and NSW coasts

Sunshine Coast in the expected path of cyclone as Queensland and New South Wales brace for impact with high winds and flash flooding expected to threaten homes

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James Ramsey, 29, allegedly shot Kara Weribone, 27, in Toowoomba last week.

Man charged over shooting murder of young mum identified

Kara Weribone was allegedly gunned down in Toowoomba last week.

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The Brisbane Lions game against Geelong is set to go ahead.

AFL chief’s major update on cyclone-threatened opener

AFL chief executive Andrew Dillon has detailed the latest on the league’s plans for the game at the Gabba between Brisbane and Geelong as Cyclone Alfred looms off the Queensland coast.

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Cyclone Alfred, 2.40pm Sunday 2 March. The low level circulation is visible on satellite sitting just 400km off the Queensland coast.

The path Tropical Cyclone Alfred is expected to take

After tracking through the Coral Sea for well over a week, Tropical Cyclone Alfred now has his sights set on the Australian coast.

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Swells along the Queensland coast are surging as Tropical Cyclone Alfred approaches. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)

Get ready to leave: state braces as cyclone bears down

A tropical cyclone is set to make a rare appearance near a capital city and tourism hotspot, prompting warnings for locals to evacuate.

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A 27-year-old woman was found on the footpath in North Toowoomba with multiple serious injuries.

Man charged with murder after shooting woman in broad daylight

A man faces murder charges after a 27-year-old woman was fatally shot on a suburban street west of Brisbane earlier this week.

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A laughing Elizabeth Struhs and her sister Jayde, who attended the long trial of their parents.

How happy child died slowly at hands of religious sect parents

A vibrant and happy child, Elizabeth Struhs, eight, endured a slow and painful death after a church group encouraged her parents to deny her insulin. Here is the inside story behind her tragic death.

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Steve Gollschewski will take immediate leave due to an unexpected cancer diagnosis. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)

Top cop on leave after shock cancer diagnosis

Queensland Police Commissioner Steve Gollschewski has been diagnosed with cancer and is stepping down from the role to be replaced by a deputy.

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Tropical Cyclone Alfred prompts evacuation orders on K’gari
UniSC has banned men from applying for its vacancy in its engineering faculty.

Aussie uni bans men from applying for assoc professor role

A female-dominated Australian university has decided to only accept women applicants, including transgender women, for a job teaching mechanical engineering.

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Kara Jade Weribone, 27, was fatally shot in a Toowoomba street on Wednesday.

Young mum-of-three gunned down in suburban street identified

Kara Jade Weribone, 27, was shot dead in Toowoomba on Wednesday afternoon.

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Parts of northern Queensland have been ravaged by rain and flooding for weeks.

Tropical cyclone intensifies as path remains uncertain

A tropical cyclone has intensified to a category three system off one state's coast as uncertainty remains over its path.

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A suspicious device has washed up on Main Beach in the Gold Coast.

‘Torpedo’: Bomb squad confirm discovery at Aussie beach

An exclusion zone has been as established around a popular beach after a torpedo was discovered on the sand, with locals told to ‘avoid the area’.

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A fish and chip shop in Queensland has been destroyed by vandals.
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Molly the magpie with Staffordshire terriers Peggy and Ruby at their home on the Gold Coast. (HANDOUT/JULIETTE WELLS AND REECE MORTENSEN)

Heartwarming update in Molly the magpie saga

After a year of ups and downs and a legal battle to decide the fate of Molly the magpie, common sense has finally prevailed.

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