Workers from both Energex and Ergon Energy in Queensland will no longer enter yards to read meters where dogs are not securely restrained, after the two companies recorded 71 injuries from dog bites in just over a year.
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Lemon shortage and high demand sends prices skyrocketing
Fresh lemons are becoming a high-value ingredient for summer’s seafood dishes and cocktails as prices soar.
How's the weather been for you in 2018?
BOM has just released its official review of the weather in 2018 but what was it really like on the ground? Here is the weather through your eyes.
Deepwater community mucks in to help beekeeper who lost everything to bushfire
Residents in the bushfire-ravaged central Queensland community of Deepwater join forces to help out friend and local honey producer George Spiteri and his family, who lost everything when fire gutted their property.
Irukandji warning system in doubt as leading stinger expert departs CSIRO
In the wake of a huge stinger swarm that continues to plague Australia’s east coast, world-renowned expert Lisa-Ann Gershwin is preparing to leave the Government’s peak scientific body after it advised it would not be renewing her contract.
Pig hunters stranded in Qld floodwaters rescued after chopper delay
Five men who were stranded in floodwaters in north Queensland for several hours are rescued and flown to Proserpine after being spotted by a local farmer. Their retrieval was delayed because the rescue helicopter was low on fuel.
Fatbergs can costs millions to remove each year. Here's how to stop them
Fatbergs might be causing problems in the United Kingdom, but they’re also an issue for water management authorities in Australia as well. This is what can be done about them.
2018 was Australia's third hottest year on record
BOM’s annual climate statement has just been released and no surprises, it was the third hottest year on record.
Thousands of budgies flock to outback Queensland after rain
A murmuration of thousands of green budgies is spotted flying en masse over grazing land in north-west Queensland, fascinating local residents as they are seen pulsing across the landscape and following grain trucks.
Thousands of cane toads trapped in battle to stop pests marching south
Thousands of juvenile cane toads are being bagged by conservationists in a crucial bid to stop the creatures spreading beyond northern New South Wales.