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Brisbane, QLD, Australia

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Queensland weather: Tropical low forms as southeast heats up

THE first major tropical low of the cyclone season has formed in the Coral Sea, northeast of Queensland. → Read More

Cage Fight: Union royal commission fails to nail Bill Shorten

OUR bare-knuckle brawlers Brian Williams and Des Houghton are back for another week of political fisticuffs. → Read More

Australian Weather Calendar 2016: The weird and the wonderful

DESERT showers, a full circle rainbow and spooky clouds made the cut from 800 photographic entries submitted for next year’s Weather Bureau calendar. → Read More

Brisbane snakes: RSPCA looking for homes for pet snakes

MOST people want snakes out of their houses but the RSPCA is looking for people who want to take them in as pets. → Read More

Treasurer Curtis Pitt says merger of state-owned power businesses ‘still ongoing’

THE State Government will forge ahead with its plans to merge its power business but has admitted the make-up could be different to what was initially proposed. → Read More

Hot blast tipped to fire up storm activity in southeast

CONDITIONS are ripe for a ripping storm to hit Brisbane this afternoon. → Read More

Coral bleaching on Great Barrier Reef predicted to worsen with record warm Pacific Ocean temperatures

THE Great Barrier Reef is in imminent danger from a worldwide weather pattern threatening to destroy coral masses. → Read More

Queensland weather: Storms forecast for southeast

STORMS building in northern NSW this morning may make it through to the Queensland border regions, the Darling Downs and Gold Coast. → Read More

Liberal leadership spill challenge Malcolm Turnbull Tony Abbott debate opinion Cage Fight

MALCOLM Turnbull’s elevation to Liberal leader and prime minister just lengthened the odds for Bill Shorten. Should Labor stage another coup of its own? → Read More

Warmer winter days spurring wildlife into spring action

SPRING has sprung early in southeast Queensland – and the wildlife is on the move. → Read More

Wool prices jump 20 per cent but low stock numbers in drought-hit areas means Queensland not cashing in

THE golden fleece is back. After battling through decades of tough conditions and low prices, wool growers are finally celebrating a win. → Read More

Punch saved Mick Fanning’s life says Bond University shark expert Daryl McPhee

CHAMPION surfer Mick Fanning may have saved his own life by striking out at the shark that attacked him during a surfing competition in South Africa. → Read More

Great Barrier Reef oil spill: Authorities investigating reports

FEDERAL and State Government authorities are investigating a reported oil spill in Great Barrier Reef waters off Townsville. → Read More

Cold winds on the way for Brisbane, with big seas on coast and possible snow for Granite Belt

SOUTHERN Queensland faces strong winds, a chance of snow or sleet in the border high country on Thursday night and Friday morning and pounding seas as an east coast low builds off the southern NSW coast. → Read More

Australia’s most iconic bird, the kookaburra, in strife in some areas

AUSTRALIA’S most iconic bird, the kookaburra, is in strife in some areas as are willy wagtails and peewees. → Read More

LNP calls for review of Queensland electoral boundaries

THE LNP has begun a push to increase the number of seats in Parliament, possibly from 89 to 93. → Read More

Chilly conditions will continue in Queensland until at least the end of the week

FROSTY conditions will drop temperatures to 4C tomorrow morning in Brisbane, with parts of the western and southern suburbs and Ipswich plummeting to 0C. → Read More

First recorded July cyclone follows Queensland’s warmest first half of year

A TROPICAL cyclone that has formed north of the Solomon Islands is the first that Queensland forecasters have ever recorded in July. → Read More

World Heritage Council to decide if Great Barrier Reef endangered

QUEENSLAND Environment Minister Steven Miles will blitz World Heritage Committee members tonight in Bonn, Germany, in a last-gasp effort to ensure the Great Barrier Reef is not listed as endangered. → Read More

Great Barrier Reef: Greenpeace accused of deception in London tube ads

GREENPEACE is again accused of false advertising and scaring people into donating to its campaign to save the Great Barrier Reef. → Read More