Fears for the safety of hundreds of long weekend holidaymakers have prompted a massive response to an out-of-control bushfire on a popular Queensland island.
Police say a grim email sent in the hours before the tragedy sparked the welfare check that led to the discovery of a mother and daughter at the luxury Brisbane home.
AARON PATRICK: Victims of the notorious construction union in Queensland will be allowed to give evidence with their identities hidden, an approach inspired by a famous inquiry that changed history.
A 47-year-old man has died after his light aircraft went down on a property west of Mackay, with investigators now piecing together what caused the crash.