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25/10/2025

As a "silent killer" blankets large parts of Australia's north this weekend, medical professionals urge people to plan ahead and stay hydrated.

The BOM has issued a severe heatwave warning from Friday through to Monday covering northern Queensland from the Peninsula and Gulf Country to the Tablelands, the Herbert and Lower Burdekin, Whitsundays, Capricornia and down to the Wide Bay and Burnett.

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As a "silent killer" blankets large parts of Australia's north this weekend, medical professionals urge people to plan ahead and stay hydrated.

25/10/2025

A second attempt to put "castle law" before Queensland parliament has generated record support, with some legal experts concerned.

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A second attempt to put "castle law" before Queensland parliament has generated record support, with some legal experts concerned.

24/10/2025

The second band should form on Monday over central NT and tropical Queensland, before spreading to south-east Queensland and northern NSW on Tuesday.

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A predicated wetter-than-normal season has failed to materialise, and much of NSW, Queensland and the NT are sweating through their hottest October on record.

24/10/2025

It was funded by the couple's seemingly booming Bundaberg Indoor Sports business.

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A Gold Coast house purchased for an OnlyFans creator by a small-town businessman is among 20 properties frozen by the Federal Court in a $61 million tax case.

24/10/2025

Large parts of northern Australia will swelter through severe heatwave conditions this weekend, with warnings for people to stay indoors amid fears of a spike in heat-related illnesses.

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Temperatures are set to reach above 40 degrees in some places, with more hospital admissions likely because of heat-related illness.

23/10/2025

The Queensland government has announced a pilot program which would subsidies the wages of about 7 per cent of the state's apprentices if taken on by eligible businesses.

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The Queensland government has announced a pilot program which would subsidies the wages of about 7 per cent of the state's apprentices if taken on by eligible businesses.

23/10/2025

A pause on puberty blockers was issued in January, which is being challenged in court. David Crisafulli says the decision was made to "keep kids safe".

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A pause on puberty blockers was issued in January, which is being challenged in court. David Crisafulli says the decision was made to "keep kids safe".

22/10/2025

Jess Randall has been preparing for this Christmas for the past three years, painstakingly pruning her way through 3,500 trees, some of which are now ready to find their "forever home".

Ms Randall decided to turn a vacant block of her family's avocado farm at Ban Ban Springs into a Christmas tree lot, the only one between Kingaroy and the Atherton Tablelands.

The self-confessed reformed "grinch" says going from avocados to plantation pine has been a journey of "trial and terror" but discovering her "tinsel spirt" and bringing fresh Christmas trees to the North Burnett has been worth it.

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22/10/2025

Gymnasts as young as 13 allege they were bullied, fat-shamed and humiliated at a Queensland gymnastics club before being forced out when their families raised the alarm.

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Gymnasts as young as 13 say they were bullied, fat-shamed and humiliated at a Queensland gymnastics club, then forced out when their families complained.

22/10/2025

The mercury in parts of the state's south-east is today forecast to reach the mid to high-30s as a heatwave sweeps through.

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The mercury in parts of the state's south-east is today forecast to reach the mid to high-30s as a heatwave sweeps through.

22/10/2025

Public Health physician Dr Margaret Young is advising beach swimmers to wash off with clean, fresh water after an algal bloom along the Bundaberg coastline. 🌊🏖️

Bundaberg Regional Council has installed signage at Moneys Creek advising the public not to swim.

Dr Young says algae blooms are a common seasonal event, and while marine algae can cause illness in some people through contact or if ingested, it's easy to stay safe by avoiding swimming, fishing or doing water sports in affected areas.

If you start to feel unwell, seek medical advice.

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21/10/2025

Locals flock to waterholes and outback pubs to escape the heat, as temperatures soar to the mid-40s.

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Locals flock to waterholes and outback pubs to escape the heat, as temperatures soar to the mid-40s.