Queensland

A Brisbane mother and her baby have been left sweltering at the airport after three taxis allegedly refused to take them.

‘Sweating our guts out’: Taxis refuse mum and baby in heat

A Brisbane mother and her baby have been left sweltering at the airport after three taxis allegedly refused to take them.

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A shark feeding frenzy was captured off the Gold Coast.
Juliette Playford’s father, Stephen, tried to kill his family and then himself.

‘He broke us’: Teen speaks after dad kills 6yo sister

A teenager has spoken out after her father murdered her younger sister and tried to kill her in an attempted murder-suicide.

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The state’s health minister said he would look for ways around a Supreme Court decision.

Queensland vows to fight puberty blocker ruling

The state’s health minister said he would look for ways around a Supreme Court decision vetoing a ban on the controversial treatment.

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A judge has overturned Queensland's ban on hormone treatments for children with gender dysphoria.

Puberty blocker ban overturned in landmark court battle

A mother’s legal battle has led to a landmark ruling overturning Queensland’s ban on puberty blockers for transgender teens.

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Queensland Police’s Deputy Commissioner, Shane Chelepy, has announced his retirement.

Queensland top cop retires after 40 years of service

Queensland Police’s Deputy Commissioner, Shane Chelepy, has shocked colleagues with his retirement announcement.

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A woman has died after being left stranded on Lizard Island after a cruise ship left her behind.

Cruise passenger dies after being left on remote island

An island stop on a Great Barrier Reef cruise has turned to tragedy after a woman was left behind and later found dead.

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Bruce Lehrmann wants a rape case against him halted before trial. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)

Words 'missing' from alleged Lehrmann rape victim's phone

Data from the phone of a woman allegedly raped by Bruce Lehrmann could have been lost twice by police due to technology issues, a court has been told.

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A tornado has ripped through parts of Melbourne as tens of thousands of homes have been left without power in a major thunderstorm event that has smashed parts of eastern Australia.

Fires sparked by lightning, tornado rips through as wild storms lash east coast

Homes were left damaged, and trees torn down across the two states, causing major power outages. 

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Still 30,000 homes are without power after a severe storm lashed Brisbane on Sunday.

‘Significant damage’: Thousands in the dark after wild storm

Tens of thousands remain without power after a severe storm lashed Brisbane and other parts of South-East Queensland, while an alert has been issued for Victoria.

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Pheobe Bishop would have been 18 on Monday.

Heartbreaking post marks Pheobe’s 18th birthday

Pheobe Bishop’s heartbroken sister has shared a message marking the allegedly murdered teen’s 18th birthday, saying ‘heaven is lucky’.

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Tornado tears through Melbourne during wild storm

Thousands of homes have been left without power as storms smashed one state, with wild photos of large hail emerging amid weather warnings.

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Father charged with violating a domestic violence order following a car crash in which his three-year-old child later died from head injuries.

Father charged after three-year-old dies in police station

A father has been charged and a family is in mourning after a three-year-old boy died in a police station foyer following a car crash.

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A toddler has died following a crash early Saturday morning.

Tragedy as boy, 3, dies in police station foyer

A three-year-old boy has died after a crash south of Brisbane, collapsing in the foyer of a police station as officers fought to save him.

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