News from Queensland
Tornadoes and a thunderstorm “supercell” have swept across Queensland in Australia, injuring four people and causing widespread damage. The dangerous weather system hit the state’s south-east on Thursday, the Bureau… Continue reading Queensland storm: Tornadoes and huge hailstones wreak damage
What could cause a freshly sliced orange to suddenly turn purple? Australian health authorities say they have solved a mystery that prompted much speculation earlier this month. It began when… Continue reading Orange turns purple: Australian scientists solve fruit mystery
After parts of the southeast copped a drenching overnight, the weather bureau is again predicting rain for some parts of the state and warning of potentially ‘severe’ thunderstorms. The bureau… Continue reading Thunderstorms and heavy rainfall for southeast Queensland
Police were called to Brothers St Brendan’s Football Club on Beaudesert Rd, near Tramore St, Rocklea, following an altercation between two men about 9pm. It is believed the man got… Continue reading Man killed after being stabbed in the neck at Rocklea
The glut may be great news for strawberry lovers, but growers are counting the cost. On Friday, Wamuran grower Mandy Schultz received a phone call from a wholesale agent to… Continue reading Strawberry grower’s despair over mass dumping of fruit amid demand for extra large sizes
Drought-affected farmers across New South Wales and Queensland affected by the worst drought in 50 years could be in for some relief this weekend with decent falls finally on the… Continue reading Rain set to bring relief to farmers in New South Wales and Queensland
A man in his 40s has died after suffering critical head injuries from a fall at James Cook University (JCU) campus in far north Queensland. The man was an air… Continue reading Contractor dies after falling in workplace incident at James Cook University campus
A teenage boy is fighting for his life and five others have been injured in a crash on a rural Queensland highway overnight. The group, all from the St George… Continue reading Boy, woman critically injured in highway crash
The venom of the eastern brown snake is among the world’s most deadly and capable of causing paralysis, renal failure and even cardiac arrest in adults. So how did four-year-old… Continue reading Four-year-old boy survives ‘dry’ snake bite on family’s Sunshine Coast property
Queensland police are searching for a white station wagon that last night rammed a police patrol car and injured two officers at Deception Bay, north of Brisbane. The incident came… Continue reading Police car rammed, motorcycle officer driven off road in separate incidents
Ben Lomond ski lodge staff faced a harrowing night as wild winds lifted part of a roof and sent corrugated sheets of iron flying. Wild weather has also left 2,300… Continue reading Thousands of Tasmanians without power, Ben Lomond ski lodge evacuated after wild weather overnight
A bikie who was involved in the Broadbeach bikie brawl on Queensland’s Gold Coast five years ago has been arrested and will be kicked out of Australia after authorities cancelled… Continue reading Broadbeach brawl bikie Jim Thacker to be deported after visa cancelled
