Police urge people to take extra care while driving near small children after a toddler is killed by a reversing car in a car park on Queensland’s Western Downs.
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Teen driver charged over fatal crash of 'stolen' car
Queensland police charge a 14-year-old boy alleged to have been driving a stolen car that was almost cut in two when it crashed on Brisbane’s bayside, killing a teenage passenger and injuring four others who were in the car.
Snake on a train: Passenger spotted with python, but are pets allowed?
This week, an Adelaide rail passenger was spotted with a snake on a suburban train — but what are the rules around taking animals on public transport?
DNA search reveals 'shock' results for macadamia industry
Researchers are shocked to discover the global macadamia industry may have originated from nuts from a single Queensland tree in the 19th century.
Australia just had its record warmest start to a year. Will winter turn it around?
Despite recent rain, and snow even in the past few days, soil moisture levels remain relatively low for large parts of the east and west coasts — and the BOM’s latest outlook doesn’t leave much room for optimism.
Deadly diagnosis leaves 22-year-old in limbo as silicosis epidemic grows
After working in the industry for just three years, Connor Downes is the youngest Queensland stonemason to be diagnosed with the potentially deadly disease silicosis, as a major law firm prepares for a class action against the manufacturers of stone bench tops.
How three Australian farmers became exporters to China
Many businesses are lured to China’s booming e-commerce industry, but many find it difficult to survive.
Mass live-pig burials and millions more culled as China's African swine fever crisis deepens
Amid international efforts to find a vaccine for the deadly pig virus, Australian authorities and industry are bracing for an outbreak that some pig farmers fear is “inevitable”.
A slimy biosecurity threat too big for Australia to ignore
It is a giant snail with a voracious appetite and the threat it poses to Australian agriculture is too big to ignore.
'Faster than a Ferrari': Call for stricter jet ski laws
Cheaper than a boat and easier to ride than a motorbike, the growing popularity of jet skis sparks a call for stricter laws around the purchase and licensing of the high-powered machines.