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Water bomber deployed in south-east Queensland as NSW and WA fires keep burning
A waterbombing helicopter helps to douse a large, fast-moving fire near Ipswich, as watch and act alerts remains for a fire around WA’s Great Northern Highway.
Defying the drought: farmers who braced for the big dry
The drought continues to spread across eastern Australia — but many farmers are prepared
Defying the drought: Farmers who braced for the big dry
There is a drought spreading across eastern Australia and it is severe, but it is not our worst — at least not yet — and many farmers are prepared.
Defying the drought: Farmers who braced for the big dry
There is a drought spreading across eastern Australia and it is severe, but it is not our worst — at least not yet — and many farmers are prepared.
Medicinal cannabis farm approved for Brisbane's west
Brisbane City Council has given the tick to a plan for a cannabis farm in the city’s west, but nearby residents appear to know nothing about it.
What drove a man to set off a petrol bomb on a Brisbane bus?
Anthony O’Donohue’s undiagnosed mental illness had reached a deadly crescendo, and a bus driver’s greeting is what set him off, leading to catastrophic consequences.
'It's a disgrace': drought-stricken farmers call for access to recycled water
Australia wastes the majority of its recycled water that could be used on food crops — and farmers and local councils say it is a disgrace and want it made available for agriculture.
'Conspiracy theorist' who set bus driver on fire unfit to stand trial for murder
A man charged with murdering Brisbane bus driver Manmeet Alisher by throwing a homemade “bomb” onto his bus in 2016 is declared unfit for trial by the Mental Health Court.
'She had her wits about her': Elderly woman praised for quick thinking in surviving fire
A woman in her 80s who escaped a fire by locking herself in the bathroom and dousing herself in water early earns the praise of firefighters for her quick thinking.