Rebecca Masters
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'We can't recycle our way out of this': It's on our beaches, in our blood and killing our wildlife
<p>Australia has a rapidly closing window of opportunity to help shape the global response to the <a href="; title="plastics crisis" target="" rel="">plastics crisis</a>, but we must clean up our own backyard first, according to WWF Australia.</p> → Read More
Tiahleigh Palmer's killer Rick Thorburn found unresponsive in prison cell
<p>Child killer Rick Thorburn was taken to hospital this morning after being found unresponsive in his Brisbane prison cell.</p> → Read More
Queensland government unveils $22m biosecurity package to ward off threat of foot-and-mouth
<p>The Queensland government will today unveil a $22m biosecurity package to ward off threat of foot-and-mouth and lumpy skin disease,</p> → Read More
Queensland man charged over gender reveal stunt
<p>Dashcam video shows a red Holden Commodore VP doing a burnout on Burrinjuck Street and Timberlee Drive at Marsden, and becoming shrouded in blue smoke.</p> → Read More
Restrictions to ease with no new COVID-19 cases recorded in Queensland
<p>Brisbane, Logan, Gold Coast, Moreton Bay, Townsville and Palm Island had been under tightened restrictions but will now join the rest of the state.</p> → Read More
Paramedics describe chaotic scene at Mackay home where teens ingested unknown substance
<p>Queensland Ambulance senior operations supervisor Ross Vickers today described the extraordinary scene confronting first responders who were dispatched after a Triple Zero call by a 36-year-old woman who lives at the Mackay home.</p> → Read More
Queensland woman charged with importing 14kg of meth from Mexico
<p>AFP officers made a replica of the drug consignment seized by Border Force at Brisbane Airport and had it delivered to the woman in Surfers Paradise who allegedly accepted it before being arrested and charged.</p> → Read More
COVID-positive man fined twice in same day for leaving NSW home
<p>A COVID-positive man has been fined twice for leaving his home in the New South Wales&#x27; Hunter region while he was supposed to be in self-isolation.</p> → Read More
Another driver allegedly tries to plough through Queensland border barrier
<p>A truck driver has ploughed his prime mover through barricades at Goondiwindi after another driver tried to smash his way back into the state at Coolangatta.</p> → Read More
Biloela family to be issued new bridging visas
<p>The Muruguppan family from Biloela, currently in community detention in Perth, will be issued new bridging visas, according to a family friend.</p> → Read More
ACT in vaccination race after 15 new virus cases
<p>The Australian Capital Territory has recorded 15 new local <a href="; target="" rel="" title="COVID-19 ">COVID-19</a> cases overnight as its chief minister warns the territory is in a &quot;race&quot; to reach higher vaccination levels.</p> → Read More
ACT records 12 new cases of COVID-19
The ACT has recorded 12 new local cases of COVID-19, eight of which were infectious in the community. → Read More
Australia reaches new vaccine milestone with 20 million coronavirus doses administered
Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt said the milestone represented "20 million additional points of hope". → Read More
Man dies after being struck by crane at Gold Coast swimming pool business
Paramedics attempted CPR but the man, aged in his 40s, died at the scene from his injuries. → Read More
Queensland considering masks for children under 12
<p>The state could soon become one of the few jurisdictions in the world to ask children under the age of 12 to wear masks amid a schools-based outbreak of COVID-19.</p> → Read More
Queensland exposure sites revealed after COVID-19 case
<p>Dreamworld on the Gold Coast is among new contact tracing alerts issued this afternoon after a flight attendant from Queensland tested positive to COVID-19.</p> → Read More
Deadly Queensland spider venom could hold key to life-saving heart attack treatment
<p>The venom of a deadly funnel web spider found only in Queensland could become a life-saving treatment for heart attack victims, due to an extraordinary discovery by Queensland scientists.</p> → Read More
Coronavirus Queensland Update: Restrictions to remain for another week after Queensland records three new local cases
Brisbane City Council, Logan, Moreton Bay, Ipswich, Redlands, Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast, Noosa, Somerset, Lockyer Valley and Scenic Rim were previously due to have restrictions on mask-wearing, gatherings and visitors to hospitals and aged care facilities lifted tomorrow. → Read More
Optus users report widespread outage for mobile and WiFi
Users from Sydney and Adelaide have reported outages with WiFi and mobile. → Read More
One new case of COVID-19 in Northern Territory
The Northern Territory has recorded one new case of COVID-19, a close contact of the index case at the Tana... → Read More