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An estimated 270,000 Queenslanders missing out on $1072 power bill rebate
A quarter of a million Queenslanders could be missing out on a $1072 electricity bonus, the state government has said.
queensland
Three arrested after police pursue wanted Queensland fugitive's car
Three people have been arrested following a police pursuit with a car belonging to wanted Queensland man Alan Lace.
crime
Police renew calls for CCTV after former volunteer firefighter's death in home
Homicide detectives have today made fresh calls for help from the public as they vow to give closure to the family of a Queensland man found dead in his home ast month.
queensland
Man dead after being struck by tractor on rural Queensland property
A man has died after being struck by a tractor in Central Queensland this morning, with a woman also being rushed to hospital.
queensland
Fire erupts behind policeman while he talked to media about unrelated house fire
A fire has erupted behind a police officer while he was talking to journalists about an unrelated deadly blaze in Queensland.
police
Man dies after suffering 'severe wound' at Queensland home
A man has died in an altercation with another man and a woman at a home on Queensland's Fraser Coast.
crime
Queensland toddler dies after farm accident
A Bundaberg community is mourning the death of a three-year-old girl following a post-immersion incident on a farm at Moorland on Saturday.
queensland
Deadly irukandji jellyfish spotted near Fraser Island
Experts have previously claimed warmer temperatures are driving the jellyfish further south, to areas they haven't been seen before.
animals
Children abducted near Bundaberg found safe
Police are urgently searching for three children who were taken from a town near Bundaberg.
crime
Search resumes for missing spear fisherman off Bundaberg
Crews are hopeful favourable weather conditions will help them find an experienced spear fisherman who failed to resurface in waters near Bundaberg.
missing persons
Fisheries slammed by Queensland coroner after trawler deaths
A coroner has delivered his findings from an inquest into eight deaths after two vessels sank off Queensland, criticising authorities over safety alerts.
queensland
Cashless system praised as welfare dependence drops
Welfare dependence and youth unemployment have fallen in two regional Queensland centres trialling the federal government's cashless welfare card.
welfare
Drought-declared Miriam Vale locals restrict water use
The entire region was drought-declared on May 1 this year and the Bureau of Meteorology believes it will stay dry until summer.
queensland
Queensland man on 26 charges for alleged rampage
A Queensland man has been charged over a series of alleged violent carjackings which ended when he was shot by police.
queensland
Paramedics' act of kindness inspires 'final wish' ambulance
Queensland paramedics who took a dying woman to the beach have inspired a dedicated ambulance service to grant final wishes to the terminally ill.
queensland
Man charged over Brisbane cold case murder
A Bundaberg man has been charged with the murder of a man who was found beaten and stabbed to death in a Brisbane hotel in 1976.
courts
'I don’t know why she did this...a selfish, pointless act'
The father of four children, who all died in a car crash on a regional Queensland highway, claims they were murdered by their mother.
queensland
Tiger shark steals fisherman’s catch
A three-metre tiger shark helped itself to lunch, pinching two large mackerel tuna from a fisherman.
queensland
Man accused of killing Queensland woman ‘lied to her loved ones’
Police will look to extradite a 44-year-old man from Victoria to Queensland after Shae Francis, 35, was reporting missing in March.
missing persons
Prisoner escapes on way to Queensland hospital
Queensland police are hunting for an injured prisoner who escaped as he was being taken to a hospital with an injured hand.
queensland
Man bitten by shark at remote beach near Bundaberg
The remote beach near Yandaran is not patrolled by surf lifesavers.
Shark Attack
Kangaroo caught on camera enjoying swim at Queensland beach
Residents say skippy was enjoying the gentle swells, catching waves near the shoreline at Kinkuna Beach.
animals
Man who snatched young girl from bed could walk free in four months
A man has been sentenced to four and a half years in jail for stealing a three-year-old girl from her bed in the Queensland town of Childers in 2014.
courts
Sole survivor of sunken trawler spent night in water alone
The surviving fisherman from a trawler that sank off the Queensland coast could hear his mates trapped inside the upturned vessel, an inquest has heard.
courts
Sole survivor of FV Dianne could hear mates trapped in sinking ship
An inquest in Gladstone investigating the deaths of eight fishermen from two trawlers that sank in rough seas off the Queensland coast will resume.
courts
Cold case murder accused faces court
The man accused of the murder of Maryborough man Gregory Armstrong more than two decades ago has faced court.
courts
Man arrested over cold case murder of Gregory Armstrong
Nearly 22 years after Gregory Armstrong was last seen alive, a man has been charged with his murder.
crime
Few humps in way of unique real estate opportunity
A unique property opportunity is open for expressions of interest north of Gympie – but the catch is, the current tenants want to stay.
Real estate
Two men and ginger cat rescued from yacht
The cat, named Soy Boy, had spent the ordeal locked in the yacht’s glove box.
emergencies
Boy bitten by dingoes was ‘in wrong place at wrong time’
The father of a boy attacked by a pack of dingoes on Queensland’s Fraser Island has praised the rangers and said his son was simply "in the wrong place at the wrong time".
queensland
Four people stung by Irukandji in Queensland yesterday afternoon
Experts say the potentially deadly creatures are moving further south and hanging around longer.
queensland
White powder found washed up on beaches may be harmful
Police say the powder could be harmful but won't say what it is.
national
Young Queenslander will retire after winning lotto on Christmas Day
The man is in his 20s, and plans to buy a house then retire!
lottery
Deepwater residents fear returning home to rubble
Three million hectares - the size of a small European country - have been burnt in Queensland since August.
bushfires
Man crushed to death cutting tree amid Queensland bushfires
A 21-year-old man has died after a tree fell on him while he tried to clear a firebreak in central Queensland, as more than 100 fires continue to rage across the state.
bushfires
'Conditions we've never seen before': Queensland faces fire threat
Much of central Queensland is on high alert this morning as several massive bushfires threaten properties and lives across the state.
bushfires
'People's lives will be at risk if they do not listen'
A massive bushfire at Deepwater is unlike anything Queensland has ever seen and conditions are worsening by the hour.
bushfires
Woman and girl die in crash with semi-trailer near Bundaberg
A woman and a girl have been killed after the car they were travelling in collided with a truck in Queensland.
accidents
Man charged with murder of woman found in motel car park
The woman was found dead in the car park of a Fraser Coast motel.
crime
Man taken into custody after Maryborough siege
About 12.30pm a police officer went to a home on May Street, when he was confronted by a man believed to be armed.
crime
Home and livelihoods lost in bushfires north of Brisbane
At least one home has been lost and dozens of sheds destroyed by fires north of Brisbane.
fires
Hunt continues for Whitsundays shark after 'freak' attacks
A girl has been attacked by a shark in Queensland's Whitsundays, near where a 46-year-old female snorkeler was mauled yesterday.
Shark Attack
Crews battling two out-of-control bushfires in Queensland
Fire crews and property owners are battling two fast-moving and unpredictable bushfires in Queensland.
emergencies
Police scour forest for clues into 1997 murder mystery
Homicide detectives will search a southern Queensland forest to help solve a 1997 murder mystery.
cold case
'There are people who know what happened to Greg Armstrong'
Gregory Armstrong was last seen alive in Maryborough on May 7, 1997 and was reported missing by his landlord days later. There's been no trace of him since.
cold case
Cashless welfare cards to be rolled out in Bundaberg, Hervey Bay
The cards prevent people on welfare from spending so much money on gambling and alcohol.
hip pocket
Man trapped in sand 'may have been drug-affected'
Rescue crewsworked for hours to free the man who was chasing a "bearded dragon" when a sinkhole opened up and he became buried up to his chin.
emergencies
Yellow onesie bandit robs servo
Police are hunting a yellow onesie-wearing bandit who robbed a Queensland service station at gunpoint.
crime
Scuttling of ex-HMAS Tobruk off Bundaberg a 'stuff up'
A dive operator says a ship that was sunk off Qld to provide a new dive attraction is a stuff up after it rolled and came to rest on its side.
environment
Supermarkets urged to give plastic bag profits back to farmers
Supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths are under pressure to give the money raised from reusable plastic bags back to dairy farmers or scrap their cheap milk for good.
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