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Cryptosporidium parasite causes 498 diarrhoea cases in NSW this year and 736 in Queensland in January alone Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastHealth authorities are urging people with diarrhoea to avoid swimming pools as cryptosporidiosis infections surge across New South Wales and Queensland.The cryptosporidium parasite, which causes acute diarrhoea and can survive in chlorinated water for many...

Laws prohibiting sale of knives to minors will also be fast-tracked as government considers expanding police search powersFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastPossessing a knife in public will attract a maximum penalty of 18 months’ imprisonment for a first offence under changes announced by the Queensland government in the...

Police say victim did not know alleged attackers but there is no threat to wider community or indication it was gang-related Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastTwo men have faced court charged with torture, kidnapping and other offences while two others are wanted for questioning over an alleged violent attack on a woman in Brisbane.Detectives say the...

Queensland government approves Winchester South mine despite report warning of potential ‘climate change consequences’Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Queensland government has approved a mega coalmine project which environmentalists say poses “unacceptable threats” to Queenslanders’ human rights.The project now goes for federal approval, where it could become the biggest coalmine given the green light since the Albanese...

Vyleen White was stabbed to death in Redbank Plains car park in front of her six-year-old granddaughterFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA family has rallied around a “very traumatised” girl after the six-year-old’s grandmother was fatally stabbed in front of her outside a Queensland shopping centre.A 16-year-old boy has...

Victim, 70, had been shopping with six-year-old before she was stabbed on Saturday night in Redbank Plains, police sayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastPolice have launched a homicide investigation after a 70-year-old woman was stabbed to death in a shopping centre car park in Ipswich near Brisbane.Emergency services were...

Heatwave warnings as ex-Tropical Cyclone Kirrily continues to dump heavy rain across parts of outback QueenslandGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastMuch of southern Queensland and eastern New South Wales will be gripped by heatwave conditions over the weekend as western Sydney and Melbourne brace for temperatures in the high 30s on Sunday.Ex-tropical cyclone Kirrily has continued to...

Boy was bitten at campsite of western side of K’gari, also known as Fraser Island, and taken to Hervey Bay hospitalGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA young boy has become the fourth victim of a dingo bite on the Queensland island of K’gari in as many weeks.The boy was bitten at a campsite on the western side...

Wilson’s Promontory beach is the first Victorian site to top Tourism Australia’s list, which celebrates coastal spotsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastIt’s not the famous sands of Bondi, the surf mecca of Bells, or the pristine white stretches along the Great Barrier Reef – but Squeaky beach in Victoria has been named the best in Australia.Named for...

This blog is now closedQueensland man charged with murder of Kowanyama woman he told inquest went ‘walkabout’ 11 years agoGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastUpdate on Queensland floodingSenior BoM meteorologist Angus Hines spoke to ABC News Breakfast just earlier to provide an update on the rain and flooding in Queensland.Last night the rainfall totals were between 50mm...

Roads are cut off, more than 20 schools closed and a town flooded after heavy rainfall inundated south-east Queensland, sparking multiple rescuesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA relentless series of storms is starting to take an emotional toll on people in Queensland’s south-east as the Bureau of Meteorology warns of more heavy rain to come.Roads are cut...

Low-income family with children in deficit of about $200 a week just trying to afford basics, Queensland Council of Social Service study findsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastQueensland has become “ground zero” for Australia’s cost-of-living crisis, with Brisbane leading the nation in rent, energy, insurance and health price hikes.A study has revealed a majority of Queensland’s low-income...

Man, 43, charged with murder after 30-year-old woman’s body found in home north of BrisbaneChildren were present when a woman was allegedly killed by her former boyfriend, police say.A 43-year-old man has been charged with murder after the 30-year-old woman’s body was found in a house north of Brisbane on Sunday. Continue reading...

More than 23,000 residents without electricity days after category-three storm lashed coast on ThursdayGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastCyclone-affected residents have been offered disaster assistance in northern Queensland, where tens of thousands of customers remain without power.Personal hardship assistance grants have been offered to residents of the Townsville and Burdekin shires after Tropical Cyclone Kirrily crossed the...

The two names also held the top spots together in 2021, highlighting the ongoing popularity of both names with Queensland parentsClose call: most popular Australian baby names of the past century revealedGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastOliver and Isla have topped the list of Queensland’s most popular baby names for 2023.Isla was the most frequent name for...

Man declared dead at the scene in Mount Louisa on Sunday, with ethical standards command to investigate the deathGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastQueensland police have launched an internal investigation after a man was shot and killed by officers during a “mental health incident” in suburban Townsville.In a statement, the Queensland Police Service (QPS) claimed the man...

Outages also affecting phone networks and water supplies for about 10,000 Queensland households, premier says, as restoration efforts continueGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThousands of Townsville residents are still without power as northern Queensland begins to clean up after ex-Tropical Cyclone Kirrily.Damaging winds and rainfall totals from 100-150mm hit regions on Thursday evening but minimal property damage...

Premier Steven Miles says ‘we’re not out of the woods’ with BoM weather warnings issued as former category three cyclone downgradedFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe cleanup from ex-Tropical Cyclone Kirrily has begun in north Queensland after the weather system was downgraded to a tropical low.Damaging winds and...

Kirrily upgraded to category-three storm by BoM and predicted to reach land between Ingham and Bowen on Thursday nightTropical Cyclone Kirrily live update: Qld weather warnings as category three storm tracks toward coastCheck the path of the storm towards Townsville with the BoM radar and forecast tracker map.Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastTropical Cyclone Kirrily has been...

BoM warns of damaging winds, intense rainfall and flash flooding for some areas as residents urged to prepare and monitor forecastsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastTropical Cyclone Kirrily has officially been declared, developing into a category one storm in the Coral Sea, the Bureau of Meteorology has announced.The storm...

Bureau of Meteorology forecasts category three storm to make landfall near Townsville, warns of damaging winds and heavy rainfallGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastQueenslanders are being urged to stock up on 72 hours of supplies as a “severe” cyclone begins to swing towards the state’s coast.A cyclone watch has been issued for communities across north Queensland, with...

Heavy rainfall that could lead to flash flooding forecast across Kimberley, Northern Territory and much of Cape York peninsulaGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastNorthern Australia is battening down the hatches as the Bureau of Meteorology warns intensifying activity in the Coral Sea is likely to result in the formation of Cyclone Kirrily.While the low-pressure system won’t be...

Bom says it’s still ‘too early to say’ how strong a potential cyclone may be and when it could reach land Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastFar north Queensland is bracing for a second natural disaster in about a month while flooding has forced people to flee their homes in the Northern Territory.Meanwhile, a swathe of Western...

NSW authorities are working to determine how long the pest has been in the area and how they arrivedGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastInvasive fire ants are continuing their march south, prompting a plea for vigilance, after a nest was detected at Wardell, south of Byron Bay, the New South Wales Department of Primary Industries says.A gardener...