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Canadian Piper James, 19, was working on K’gari before her body was found on the beach.

Dingo attack or drowning? Coroner reveals circumstances of Canadian teen’s death

Before her death, Piper James had told her friends she was going for an early swim.

  • Julius Dennis

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Ambulance ramping is getting worse in Queensland, according to the AMA.

Two dead, dozens hospitalised after assaults and carnage on Queensland roads

Two people have died in separate traffic incidents and a string of crashes and assaults have left more than 30 others in hospital.

  • Cameron Atfield
James’ father said his family would always admire her “strength and determination” to go after her dreams. 

Rangers to euthanise dingoes thought to have attacked Piper James

Rangers monitoring the pack, which an autopsy revealed bit the 19-year-old before she died, said the animals posed an “unacceptable public safety risk”.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt and Julius Dennis
Piper James and her father Todd James.

Coroner says dingoes attacked Piper James before she died on K’gari

The Canadian backpacker was attacked before likely drowning off the coast of Queensland, a coroner’s report has revealed.

  • Julius Dennis
Busselton’s famous jetty.

More than just a gateway: 10 Australian airport towns worth visiting

Most people who fly into these destinations immediately head to a higher-profile place nearby. Here’s why you should linger a little longer.

  • David Whitley
The Reef Marina at Port Douglas

‘More bang for your buck’: Where you can tree change for $618,000

“Your typical buyer there can sell their house, come down here and buy something probably nicer and still have $1 million in their pockets to play with.”

  • Jim Malo
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Driver Scott Cabrie’s body was found near a boat ramp.

Beloved Uber driver ‘left for dead’ by teen robbers

During the attack, the driver was able to get out and run before falling and suffering a seventh and fatal stab wound from the teen.

  • Rex Martinich
A leading crime prevention expert says governments are responsible for the rise in offences caused by young people.

Girl, 14, charged with murder after man stabbed in tourist park

The 24-year-old man, who police say had only recently met the girl accused of the attack, was taken to hospital but died from his injuries.

  • Savannah Meacham
The accident happened about 8pm on Thursday night.

Man charged after fatal hit-and-run traffic crash, Hervey Bay

Police have charged a 41-year-old Urangan man following a fatal hit-and-run traffic crash in Hervey Bay on Sunday.

The woman was killed by the alleged drug driver on Easter Sunday.

Easter Sunday crash: Woman killed by allegedly unlicensed, speeding, drug driver

A 39-year-old Queensland woman was killed on Easter Sunday when her car was hit by an allegedly unlicensed drug driver behind the wheel of a stolen car.

  • Fraser Barton