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Teenager Sean Kendrick is on the cusp of being the youngest blind cricketer to represent Australia if he succeeds in getting selected after playing for Queensland at the National Cricket Inclusion Championships.

As Australia's eastern states endure the most widespread and intense bushfires we've ever seen, everyone seems to have an opinion on whether the country needs more hazard reduction burns.

Queensland man Warren McCorriston is extradited to New South Wales on multiple charges of sexual and indecent assault dating back to the 1970-90s.

The Cape York township of Coen is struggling to cope with an influx of people fleeing the threat of violence in nearby Aurukun, leading to a shortage of food, accommodation and basic necessities.

A Queensland man whose family was left with "nothing but teacups" after losing their uninsured house to the bushfires has just had a massive turnaround in his luck.

Australia roars into the ATP Cup semi-finals with a rollicking doubles win from shock first-time pairing Alex de Minaur and Nick Kyrgios, while Ash Barty is off to a slow start in 2020.

Ash Barty is off to a shaky start after losing her opening singles match of the year at the Brisbane International in straight sets to American qualifier Jennifer Brady.

A man in his 60s suffers serious injuries after being trapped by his arms in a meat slicer at a business west of Brisbane.

Not knowing who Kylie Jenner was, Queensland's Rural Fire Brigades Association boss was shocked to receive a call from her publicist giving a hefty donation to the volunteer organisation, as part of a total of $1 million nationwide.

Sergeant Bill Applebee, believed to be the longest-serving police dog handler in Australia, retires after 37 years as a handler and 43 years with Queensland police, saying the seven dogs he served with are all special to him.

One $US5,000 tree from China, 19 years and counting, and a lot of hard work is what Tibby Dixon has put into having the first seedless lychees growing in Australia.

A whistleblower hotline set up for staff after the entire Ipswich council was sacked has received 118 complaints and resulted in several sackings, council administrator Greg Chemello says.

It began with heatwaves and major flooding and ended with catastrophic bushfires; the Bureau of Meteorology's review of 2019 portrays a year of extremes.

Tennis Australia says it hopes to introduce a women's version of the ATP Cup after players complain about being forced to outside courts at the Brisbane International as Sam Stosur crashes out of the tournament.

The relentless drought is seeing more breeding female cattle sent to slaughter, with industry leaders warning of significant price increases when the long dry does break.

The New South Wales Volunteer Fire Fighters Association claims 7,000 volunteers are trying to rejoin the firefighting effort but are being stopped by "bureaucracy and red tape".

Queensland's fire commissioner Greg Leach backs his agency's work on hazard reduction despite figures showing a shortfall in planned burns, reinforcing similar comments from fire chiefs in NSW and Victoria.

In an incredible act of generosity, a Queensland man is opening his orchard, donating his bumper crop of more than 200,000 mangoes to local charities and drought-affected communities.