Queensland

The body of a missing three-year-old boy has been found hours after he went missing from his Queensland home.

Tragedy as missing three-year-old found dead

A desperate search for a missing three-year-old has ended in heartbreak, with the little one’s body discovered just metres from where he was last seen. 

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Officers conduct a roadside breath test on the driver.

Alfa Romeo driver runs riot on same speed camera

The driver triggered a single speed camera 11 times within minutes, reaching speeds of 110km/h in a 60 zone.

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Floodwaters have cut off some communities in northwest Queensland. (Marjie Middleton/AAP PHOTOS)

Towns cut off, farmers ‘lose everything’ in flood disaster

Communities in northern Australia have had their roads cut off and face the grim task of counting livestock losses after some areas were hit with the worst flooding in decades.

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The 50-year-old man from the protective services group is facing 41 counts of using a carriage service to menace, harass or cause offence.

Police staffer charged over dozens of alleged hate crimes

A Queensland police staff member has been charged with dozens of hate crime-related offences. 

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Artist impressions of the $3.8 billion Brisbane Olympic stadium have been unveiled. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

Olympic stadium design unveiled for Brisbane Games

The design for Brisbane's new $3.8 billion Olympic stadium has been unveiled, sparking renewed protests from activists seeking to halt the development.

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A grandmother was held at gunpoint in her Mt Tambourine home after four armed intruders ransacked the property for drugs and poisoned her dog in a shocking case of mistaken identity.

Grandmother held at gunpoint in mistaken robbery

Four intruders stormed in with a gun, bat and hammer, and poisoned the dog.

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One state has more pain on the way as flood waters rise, with warnings a cyclone could be added to the mix. Brendan Radke

Grim warning for flood-ravaged state

Aussies in one state have been warned more pain is on the way after ‘catastrophically above average’ rainfall and the threat of a potential cyclone.

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Fears are held for the safety of a mine worker trapped underground after a roof collapse. (Nikki Short/AAP PHOTOS)

Fears for worker after coal mine collapse

A search operation is under way to locate a missing worker following a roof collapse at a coal mine.

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A workplace collapse at the Curragh coal mine near Blackwater has left one worker injured and another missing.

Mine collapse leaves one missing, one injured

Rescue teams are scrambling to locate the missing worker.

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The man in his 30s had been in the Cave of Waves at Whitewater World when he got into trouble. Reporter: Karen Graham

Man fights for life after WhiteWater World park accident

A man is in a critical condition after a near drowning incident at WhiteWater World theme park on the Gold Coast.

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Police arrested two men following a stolen vehicle spree that ended in a dramatic rooftop standoff in Woolloongabba.

Charges laid after vehicle chase and tense rooftop standoff

One suspect allegedly bolted onto a roof after encountering a naked resident.

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Heavy rainfall and flooding in Queensland’s northwest gulf area at Jenny Lind Creek.

Queensland floods turn fatal as crocs take the streets

There is record-breaking rainfall across Queensland’s north, with emergency crews racing to reconnect cut-off communities.

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A large crocodile walking on a Queensland bridge.

Wild footage shows monster crocodile roaming flooded streets

A driver was shocked to find their usual path across a bridge was being stalked by a huge crocodile.

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Rainfall records have been broken across Queensland’s northwest as two weather systems drench the state with Normanton one of the hardest hit towns.

Man found dead in floodwaters amid record breaking rainfall

Two weather systems are unleashing unprecedented downpours for outback towns.

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