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Lily Bingham-Coop dies with her friend in a fiery crash in Cairns's north, with the 17- year-old girl remembered as a "beautiful kid who was very involved in the community".

Four teenagers are due to face court today over the murder of 17-year-old Jack Beasley who was injured in a fight between two groups of youths at Surfers Paradise. Jack's father said he was a "much loved son".

Farmers' pockets have been hit hard by a warmer, drier climate over the past two decades, with broadacre profits slashed by more than 20 per cent.

A popular Facebook group connecting thousands of battling farmers has been reinstated after 11,000 people signed an online petition calling for its return.

A large and volatile bushfire is burning behind homes near Lake Weyba on Queensland's Sunshine Coast, prompting authorities to evacuate dozens of homes.

Residents at Lowmead are on alert with at least two structures confirmed lost to the bushfire in the Mount Maria region north of Bundaberg.

Climate change is scary, and it can be really distressing for children. This is how one mum found a way to talk to her kids honestly, without making them panic.

The Mayor of Barcaldine in Queensland's outback says he wants to put the town on the map by building a lake for water sports, but after eight years of drought some locals say the plan is concerning and irresponsible.

As the drought drags Australian cotton production to a decade low, northern producers are ramping up production.

Three people are injured in a fast-moving bushfire north of Bundaberg in southern Queensland, with residents at Lowmead and Pine Creek urged to leave their homes and communities under threat.

A 16-year-old boy is facing a dangerous driving charge and a 12-year-old girl is charged with unlawful use of a motor vehicle after a police chase in north Queensland.

Around 3,500 soldiers from the 1st Brigade, based predominantly at Darwin's Robertson Barracks, are certified as the Australian Army's 'ready' group after months of intense preparation.

Gympie dairy farmer Peter Rough says he doesn't want to do it, but the drought is sending him broke, and with many other dairies facing a similar situation across Australia the industry says milk could soon be in short supply.

A Melbourne-based business group which employs workers across Sydney, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide goes into administration, leaving 400 people without jobs a week out from Christmas.

Hairdressers are worried they'll become "the new blacksmiths" with the art of the trade lost to low wages and tough conditions in an unregulated industry.

New South Wales remains in the Basin Plan, but other states say they won't cooperate in a review of how water is shared in the system.

One in 20 petrol bowsers audited nationally have been found to be under-pouring petrol, the National Measurement Institute says, with thousands of motorists potentially getting less fuel than they paid for.

The stepfather of Caboolture toddler Mason Jet Lee has his sentence for manslaughter increased to 12 years in prison by Queensland's highest court.

After enduring years of emotional and physical pain, couples speak out about the "wasted" time they'll never get back as they struggled to conceive.