Bundaberg
Missing man found alive as floods spark more rescues
A man has been found alive two days after disappearing into a flooded river from a houseboat, as a developing weather system threatens to bring more destructive rain.
- Callum Godde
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Man missing from houseboat in flood-ravaged Queensland town
A search is under way for a man missing in a river north of Bundaberg days after two tourists were found dead in their flooded vehicle.
- Dominique Tassell
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- Extreme weather
Tourists found dead in flooded car might have driven off bridge: police
The pair were headed for a fruit picking job in Central Queensland on Tuesday when they lost contact with friends in Brisbane.
- Catherine Strohfeldt and William Davis
Roads cut, power switched off, residents isolated as Bundaberg floods
Hundreds of homes and businesses have been flooded in Bundaberg, with the mayor saying the recovery process could take months.
- Laine Clark, Lloyd Jones and Felicity Caldwell
Disaster declared as Queensland city braces for flooding
The Bureau of Meteorology warned that flooding could match the disaster that struck the town in December 2010.
- Lloyd Jones
Man bitten by shark while snorkelling on Great Barrier Reef
He was flown to hospital with puncture wounds and deep lacerations to his arm.
- Dominique Tassell
Young boy found dead near home where he was reported missing
Police declined to comment on reports from the scene his body was found inside a car.
- William Davis
At this Queensland resort, it’s lights out at 7.30pm – with good reason
A former rundown caravan park has been transformed into an eco-friendly stay that looks after its endangered neighbours: nesting loggerhead turtles.
- Angela Saurine
- Exclusive
- Courts
Teen cleared of murdering Declan Cutler due to young age charged over violent home invasion
The teenager, who was 13 when he was involved in the street killing of Cutler, has been arrested after a home invasion in Melbourne’s north-west where a man was stabbed and shot.
- Erin Pearson
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- Crime
Media blackout as family gathers privately to mourn slain girl
Family and friends of a teen allegedly murdered by her housemates have gathered at a private funeral service as her loved-ones remember the “free spirited” girl.
- Savannah Meacham