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Joshua Leveridge only wanted one thing for Christmas this year: the gift of a "miracle second life", after waiting almost two years, he got his wish and is recovering from a successful rare triple-organ transplant.

A family is forced to flee a house south of Brisbane after it is struck by lightning, sparking a blaze, during severe storms across south-east Queensland overnight.

A 12-hour siege on Queensland's Fraser Coast ends as police break into the house where a man allegedly began lighting fires.

North Queensland wildlife volunteer Tracey Bazzo looks set to have a few more Christmas guests than usual, after more than 100 turtles fleeing a lagoon used to fight bushfires are brought to her by concerned locals.

State Emergency Service crews are scouring the Daintree River near where Milan Lemic was last seen with his bogged ute, as police say they can't rule out the possibility of an "an animal interaction".

Australians love our tucker, but if someone told you they could 'eat a baby's bottom through a cane chair' and only 'mystery bags' could fix it, would you know what they meant? A linguistics expert decodes the history behind some of our quirkiest food slang.

Almost 100 cases of patient harm have been linked to Queensland's new electronic medical record system within a year, including instances of patients being administered incorrect doses of drugs.

New research reveals more Australians are ignoring potential health risks when heading overseas as one business traveller, who contracted a debilitating virus while working in Papua New Guinea, sues her employer for failing to provide critical information on the dangers.

Nina Jongen's family home was one of 85 properties destroyed in a bushfire in the New South Wales town of Nymboida in November. Unbeknownst to her, her friend entered her into a competition to win a tiny house.

Researchers travel to outback Queensland to find out more about the secret life of the Cooper Creek freshwater turtle.

For many Australians, some cool temperatures have been a delightful pre-Christmas gift, but we're not out of the woods yet, and another scorcher is just around the corner.

A new report into the embattled Paradise Dam, near Bundaberg, finds the public has not been significantly informed of the flood risks it poses, warning if the dam fails in a severe weather event more than 100 lives may be at risk.

You can see the glow of Dirranbandi in Queensland's south-west long before you reach its outskirts, all thanks to Christmas.

The Jenyns family is one of many Australian families 'slipping through the cracks', ineligible for drought assistance and unable to find off-farm work.

Agape Outreach cancels its food and clothing services at a Coolangatta Park following intervention from the City of Gold Coast.

An explosive session of Lynnsanity ends six runs short of another BBL century as the Brisbane Heat star puts the Sydney Sixers to the sword.

As south-east Queensland deals with hot weather, as well as smoke from the NSW bushfires, there is hope for rain in the region over Christmas.

Doctor Who's TARDIS, along with a few Daleks and a Cyberman named Arthur, land in an Ipswich front yard for a unique Christmas lights display.