Hervey Bay
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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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
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
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- Queensland Police
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
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
‘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
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
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- Crime
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
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.
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