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Ellouisa Patricia Brighton was not brought before Brisbane Arrests Court on Friday when her matter was briefly mentioned, days after police charged her.

Mum charged over fatal house fire reportedly wakes from coma

A mother charged with the murder of her three children following a devastating house fire has reportedly woken from a coma, with new developments emerging about her condition.

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A truck carrying a section of a wind turbine has crashed into bridge on the Warrego Highway at North Tivoli just after 5.30am this morning. Facebook/CamJay

Chaos as truck carrying wind turbine crashes into bridge

Commuters are facing heavy delays on a major highway after a truck carrying part of a wind turbine smashed into an overpass in Brisbane.

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A driver is dead and a passenger fighting for life after a car towing a caravan plunged into a creek off a major highway.

Tragic update as car and caravan crash into creek

Members of the public performed CPR before emergency crews arrived.

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A con man has been jailed after posing as a builder and swindling almost $500,000 from victims.

'Calculated' con man sentenced after posing as a builder

A Brisbane man who posed as a builder and defrauded more than 30 victims out of nearly $500,000 through online renovation scams has been sentenced, following a string of complaints and a months-long investigation.

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Three children have died after a house fire in Toowoomba which police say is suspicious. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

Mother charged with murder over fire that killed her kids

A mother has been charged with murder over the deaths of her three young children after they died in a horrific house fire, with police alleging it was a domestic violence incident.

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Three children are dead after a ferocious house fire in Harristown, Toowoomba.

Mother charged with murder after children die in house fire

Police have charged the 36-year-old woman with three counts of murder.

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‘Toolbox killer’ emotionless as jury reaches verdict

Yang Zhao was accused of fraud, theft, and hiding a body for nearly a year. Now, a Brisbane jury has delivered its decision in the chilling ‘Toolbox Murder’ case.

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The body of a man has been discovered after a car plunged into the Brisbane River in the city’s southwest.

Grim end to search after car plunges into Brisbane River

The body of a man has been discovered after a car was located in the Brisbane River in the city’s southwest.

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Two sisters have died in hospital following a ferocious house fire which killed a young boy and injured several family members.

Murder charges loom for mother after fire kills three of her children

She’s set to face a bedside hearing in hospital due to severe injuries.

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A division one ticket worth $3.3 million was sold at Campbell’s News & Casket in Queensland remains unclaimed.

Phone fail sparks hunt for mystery $3.3m lotto winner

One lucky lotto player is $3.3 million richer after the weekend’s draw. The only problem? They don’t know it yet.

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Police found Qiong Yan's body in a large tool box on a balcony months after her alleged murder. (HANDOUT/QUEENSLAND POLICE, AAP)

Accused toolbox murderer’s motive revealed

As a Brisbane man stands trial for allegedly murdering his flatmate, hiding her body in a toolbox for months and stealing hundreds of thousands from her mother, prosecutors say the motive was simple.

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Claims of more than $1.2 billion have been made to insurers due wild weather in early 2025. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS)

Cyclone Alfred damage bill to rain on insurer's parade

Insurance claims for damage linked to ex-tropical cyclone Alfred and earlier record flooding in north Queensland have almost reached $1.5 billion, data shows.

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An inquest into mass stabbings has heard from police officers who interacted with Joel Cauchi.

Bondi mass killer's psychiatric treatment to be probed

A psychiatrist who stopped medicating the man who would become one of Australia's worst mass killers will be questioned at an inquest into the Bondi Junction stabbing massacre.

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A child passenger has died after a two-car crash in Vale View, Queensland.

Horror car crash leaves child dead, three injured

Emergency services tried in vain to save the life of a young child after a horrific car crash involving a teenage driver in Queensland.

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Four army personnel died in a MRH-90 Taipan helicopter crash, triggering a long-running inquiry.

'Someone's gonna die': Fatal chopper crash probe ends

Nearly two years after an army helicopter crash claimed four lives, an inquiry has ended after unearthing concerns about the aircraft and pilot fatigue.

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