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Quick Read: Another measles case reported in Brisbane after child returns home from holidays with the disease

News TeamJuly 10, 2019

Queensland Health says the child visited Just Pharmacy at Murrumba Downs Shopping Centre in Brisbane’s north late on July 2 and Taigum Square Shopping Centre on...

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Quick Read: British woman describes Australia road-trip kidnap

News TeamMay 7, 2019

Elisha Greer, 24, was held captive by Marcus Martin during a 1,000 mile road trip in 2017 - during which she was beaten and had a gun held to her head.... Read ...

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Quick Read: Shark attack reported at Hardy Reef in North Queensland

News TeamMarch 25, 2019

Paramedics are responding to a report of a shark attack on the Great Barrier Reef in North Queensland. It is not yet clear how seriously the man has been injured.... Read the full article at the publisher's site: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-03-2...

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Quick Read: Cyclone Trevor hits the Queensland coast with 200km/h winds

News TeamMarch 19, 2019

Cyclone Trevor has slammed into the north Queensland coast with ferocious winds of more than 200km/h that are ripping trees from the ground.... Read the full ar...

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Quick Read: Australia: Tropical Cyclone Trevor forms, on track to target northern Queensland this week

News TeamMarch 18, 2019

Newly formed Tropical Cyclone Trevor is expected to take aim and bring dangers to the Cape York Peninsula in northern Queensland, Australia, this week.... Read ...

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Quick Read: Queensland heat records for March broken as state’s south-east soars above 40C

News TeamMarch 13, 2019

Multiple Queensland heat records have been broken for March, with some areas recording temperatures of more than 10 degrees above their average maximum. Highs of 40C or more in the state’s south-east were recorded for the first time in March, with th...

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Quick Read: Dingoes put down after mauling French tourists on Australian island

News TeamMarch 4, 2019

Two dingoes have been put down after a French mother and son were mauled at an Australian tourist island, authorities said on Sunday, the second attack in the p...

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Quick Read: Swimmer drowns in Cyclone Oma aftermath as swathe of Queensland beaches battle erosion

News TeamFebruary 27, 2019

Police say a man has drowned while swimming near Cylinder Beach on North Stradbroke Island today, despite an easing of surf conditions after days of big swells ...

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Quick Read: Snake on a plane makes journey from Australia to Scotland inside woman’s shoe

News TeamFebruary 26, 2019

A woman who opened her suitcase after flying home to Scotland from Australia was shocked to discover a snake hiding inside one of her shoes.... Read the full article at the publisher's site: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/snake-plane...

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Quick Read: Twin Tropical Cyclones, Spinning in Opposite Directions, May Become Double Land Threat in Pacific

News TeamFebruary 21, 2019

Twin tropical cyclones spinning in the opposite direction from each other may become threats to Guam and Australia in the coming days. The twins, Tropical Storm...

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Quick Read: Tropical Cyclone Oma: warning issued for Queensland and northern NSW

News TeamFebruary 21, 2019

On Thursday afternoon, the category-two system was already whipping up dangerous surf conditions, closing all Gold Coast beaches and most on the Sunshine Coast,...

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Quick Read: Cyclone Oma: Queensland set to be pounded by 90km/h winds and six-metre waves

News TeamFebruary 20, 2019

Police are warning people in southern Queensland to stay out of the surf as Cyclone Oma brings damaging winds, hazardous surf conditions and abnormally high tides.... Read the full article at the publisher's site: https://www.theguardian.com/australi...

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Quick Read: Australians could find crocodiles, snakes in ‘unexpected places’ after floods, officials warn

News TeamFebruary 5, 2019

Over the past week, record levels of rain have deluged Queensland in northeastern Australia, prompting emergency evacuations — as well as some surreal sights......

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Quick Read: Byron Bay tourists pose in the middle of #yesroad for the perfect Instagram photo

News TeamFebruary 4, 2019

Related Story: Are we killing tourist destinations for an Instagram photo? Related Story: When tourists pay the ultimate price for their insta-worthy holiday sn...

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Quick Read: Crocodiles and snakes seen on the streets in Australia as river dam bursts

News TeamFebruary 4, 2019

Snakes and crocodiles have been spotted on residential roads in Australia after devastating floods hit the northern state of Queensland, following eight days of monsoon-level rain.... Read the full article at the publisher's site: https://www.indepen...

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Quick Read: Queensland warned to prepare for ‘dangerous’ flooding as premier declares disaster

News TeamFebruary 1, 2019

Residents in northern Queensland have been warned to prepare for more downpours and flooding over the weekend and into next week amid a monsoon that has dumped ...

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Quick Read: A toadfish attacked and injured two tourists at Whitsunday Islands in Queensland, Australia

News TeamJanuary 11, 2019

“Independent testing has suggested a fish was responsible in this instance, not a shark,” a spokesman for Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk told AAP News...

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Quick Read: Whitsundays shark attack: woman and child bitten in shallow waters

News TeamJanuary 10, 2019

The pair had been in shallow waters at Catseye Beach on Hamilton Island when they were attacked about 9.30am on Thursday, a Queensland ambulance spokesman says.... Read the full article at the publisher's site: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-n...

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Quick Read: Emergency text and email service hacked, Queenslanders receive warning messages about their personal data

News TeamJanuary 7, 2019

Related Story: Why emergency announcements alone should not be relied upon Related Story: Emergency alerts sent at 1.... Read the full article at the publisher'...

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Quick Read: Jellyfish sting more than 5,000 holidaymakers on Queensland’s coast

News TeamJanuary 7, 2019

More than 5,000 people were stung by bluebottles on Queensland’s Gold and Sunshine coasts over the weekend as weather drove a wall of jellyfish onto the shore.....

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Quick Read: Warning for extreme heatwave for southern Australia after new year reprieve

News TeamJanuary 2, 2019

Temperatures will climb above 40C in South Australia and Victoria on Thursday and Friday and an ex-tropical cyclone could re-form off the coast of Queensland.... Read the full article at the publisher's site: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-...

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Quick Read: Severe storms to hit Queensland after Sydney hail ‘catastrophe’

News TeamDecember 21, 2018

Severe thunderstorms similar to those that battered Sydney are set to hit south-east Queensland, breaking a two-day hot spell. Giant balls of ice pelted Sydney’...

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queensland

Quick Read: Another measles case reported in Brisbane after child returns home from holidays with the disease

Quick Read: British woman describes Australia road-trip kidnap

Quick Read: Shark attack reported at Hardy Reef in North Queensland

Quick Read: Cyclone Trevor hits the Queensland coast with 200km/h winds

Quick Read: Australia: Tropical Cyclone Trevor forms, on track to target northern Queensland this week

Quick Read: Queensland heat records for March broken as state’s south-east soars above 40C

Quick Read: Dingoes put down after mauling French tourists on Australian island

Quick Read: Swimmer drowns in Cyclone Oma aftermath as swathe of Queensland beaches battle erosion

Quick Read: Snake on a plane makes journey from Australia to Scotland inside woman’s shoe

Quick Read: Twin Tropical Cyclones, Spinning in Opposite Directions, May Become Double Land Threat in Pacific

Quick Read: Tropical Cyclone Oma: warning issued for Queensland and northern NSW

Quick Read: Cyclone Oma: Queensland set to be pounded by 90km/h winds and six-metre waves

Quick Read: Australians could find crocodiles, snakes in ‘unexpected places’ after floods, officials warn

Quick Read: Byron Bay tourists pose in the middle of #yesroad for the perfect Instagram photo

Quick Read: Crocodiles and snakes seen on the streets in Australia as river dam bursts

Quick Read: Queensland warned to prepare for ‘dangerous’ flooding as premier declares disaster

Quick Read: A toadfish attacked and injured two tourists at Whitsunday Islands in Queensland, Australia

Quick Read: Whitsundays shark attack: woman and child bitten in shallow waters

Quick Read: Emergency text and email service hacked, Queenslanders receive warning messages about their personal data

Quick Read: Jellyfish sting more than 5,000 holidaymakers on Queensland’s coast

Quick Read: Warning for extreme heatwave for southern Australia after new year reprieve

Quick Read: Severe storms to hit Queensland after Sydney hail ‘catastrophe’

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