A country revolt is brewing over a state government “hostile takeover” of rural fire brigades,under legislation before the Queensland parliament this week.
With a MacGyver sense of problem-solving,the pair managed to extricate the boater as the tide threatened to engulf him.
The former TAB tower at Albion will be taken over by the fire department as part of a consolidation of government offices.
A Queensland woman has abruptly woken up after one of the world’s most deadly snakes slithered into her bed and bit her on the hand.
More than 30 passengers escaped a burning bus in north Queensland on Christmas Day,with southbound lanes of Bruce Highway blocked and thick,black smoke billowing into the air.
A man has been killed during a severe storm in Murarrie on Friday evening as heavy rain,winds and hail ripped through parts of Brisbane.
A clinical review is under way into the death of a newborn baby at a Queensland hospital after concerns were raised by the parents.
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services has backed down from its attempts to prevent the state’s cricket governing body trademarking the name used by its women’s team since the 1990s.
A Queensland grandfather has died after allegedly waiting hours in an ambulance for a hospital bed west of Brisbane.
Mechanical engineer William Jennings,22,was one of three people who died trying to contain fires south-east of Mount Isa at the weekend.
Sustained showers will be a welcome addition to firefighting efforts in Queensland and NSW as baffled crews search for two stolen fire trucks and a Perth man was charged with lighting fires.