Queensland

Urgent missing person police alert for Ipswich girl, 9, who vanished before 7am in her night gown

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Desperate search underway for girl, 9, last seen wearing pyjamas before vanishing from a home Unnamed nine-year-old girl missing from Brassall, Ipswich since early Saturday Police say she may have been in a 2008 grey mondeo, registration 922AN4  They believe she may have been headed to the Miles area, which is 300km west By Peter Vincent … Read more

Weather Australia: BOM forecasts hot weather for Sydney, Melbourne, Queensland and WA this weekend

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The heatwave from HELL: Australia is set to sizzle with temperatures hitting a scorching 49C in some parts this weekend Severe heatwave conditions expected for WA, SA and Queensland on Friday Parts of  WA, QLD and NT won’t dip below 30 degrees Celsius this weekend Severe fire danger warnings are in place for WA, SA & … Read more

‘Black Gin Creek’ out, but ‘Chinaman Creek’ remains: ‘racist’ old name gone, but others remain 

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Four years after names such as N****rs Bounce were wiped from the map in Queensland, another place name that symbolises Australia’s dark past is about to go.   Black Gin Creek near the outback town of Longreach is the latest name to get the flick.  The Darumbal people say it’s a ‘racist’ way to describe an … Read more

Shayna Jack blitzes pool in incredible Australian swimming comeback with Dean Boxall in her corner

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Shayna Jack has returned from her doping ban by blitzing the pool at the Queensland Championships – with Australia’s most famous coach saying she could be the new face of swimming. Jack was initially banned from competing for four years for taking banned substance Ligandrol in 2019, a suspension that was reduced to two years after … Read more

Awkward moment Queensland MP gives rousing speech about the wrong bill she had voted for weeks ago

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Embarrassing moment MP gives a seven minute speech about the WRONG bill (and she had already voted for it WEEKS ago) Liberal MP left red-faced after delivering seven-minute speech on the wrong bill Angie Bell debated bill that she and the rest of parliament had already voted for Labor MP Matt Thistlethwaite politely informed politician … Read more

Floods to cause chaos in Australia’s eastern states for days, sparking widespread evacuations

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Residents in eastern Australia have been told to prepare to evacuate their homes due to rising floodwaters as heavy rain continues to lash much of Australia’s east coast. Flood warnings across New South Wales and Queensland will remain in place for days as heavy rain continues to fall and rivers peak. Southern and central Queensland … Read more

Australian summer ruined by La Nina weather event with a higher chance of flooding and cyclones

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The Australian summer is headed for a complete wash out as a La Niña weather event increases the chances of flooding and cyclones in the east, central and southern parts of the country. After a number of months on La Niña alert, the Bureau of Meteorology officially declared the event on Wednesday, predicting higher than … Read more

Chinese spy ship spotted off Darwin coast as presence described as ‘unusual’

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Chinese SPY SHIP spends three weeks in secretive mission off the coast of Australia – passing critical military bases after entering exclusive economic zone near Darwin A Chinese spy ship was spotted lurking off Australian coast for three weeks  Ship entered economic zone off coast of Darwin and travelled southwards The vessel passed Queensland and … Read more