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Preventative measures have paid off in north Queensland, firefighters say, but hazard reduction burn windows in a much longer fire season are narrower.

Locked behind a large steel door, Gold Coast police find an elaborate cannabis nursery containing more than 100 plants, along with other illicit drugs, during a raid on a house in Carrara.

With a report into Ipswich City Council released to the public, ratepayers now have an insight into exactly what went wrong including lost millions through a failed CBD development, a toxic culture of corruption and lack of direction.

The Australian Open will be without one of the brightest stars in world tennis, with US Open champion Bianca Andreescu pulling out of the year's first grand slam with a knee injury.

Thousands of Australians live and work in the big east coast Chinese cities of Shanghai and Beijing. But moving to the lesser-known places like Chongqing is a whole different story. Meet three Australians who've taken the plunge.

A legion of crafters armed with sewing machines, knitting needles and crochet hooks are gathering in halls and shops around Australia to make items for wildlife injured in the bushfires.

A giant dust storm brings visibility down to as low as 100 metres in parts of south-west Queensland, with a Bollon resident describing it as "the worst" she has seen.

Five people are taken to hospital after a multi-vehicle crash involving a fuel tanker on the Pacific Motorway, at the northern Gold Coast.

Australia's men's tennis stars, led by Nick Kyrgios and Alex de Minaur, are preparing for a semi-final tie against Spain, with world number one Rafael Nadal coming off a shock loss.

A video game created by a developer in one of New South Wales' most fire-prone regions is raising money and awareness for Australia's devastated wildlife.

This bushfire season was always predicted to be ferocious, but with months of hot weather to go, it has already left a scar on the nation.

Climate rallies are held in most capital cities around Australia in the wake of the bushfire crisis, with thousands of protesters calling for the sacking of Prime Minister Scott Morrison over his handling of the emergency.

Alyssa-Marie says she just managed to "do a front flip on the couch" after her waters broke in the early hours of New Years Eve, delivering baby Carlo with the help of her husband and a triple-0 operator.

Three people from central Australia's Utopia region have died near the Lake Nash area on the Northern Territory and Queensland border. Police are investigating the deaths.

Volunteer firefighter Graham Parker captures the moment his fire truck drives through the aftermath of a hailstorm as they head to a local bushfire with more rain forecast for the drought-ravaged Granite Belt.

A journeyed rural Queensland emergency disaster coordinator warns those in high pressure positions to take care of their mental health.

Babies with anaemia in their first two years of life are twice as likely to struggle in school, with experts saying the problem could be contributing to poor education outcomes among Indigenous children.