The Bureau of Meteorology’s long term outlook has just dropped and there is no welcome news for farmers.
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Electricity prices to drop in regional Queensland, but savings only 5.5 cents a day
The Queensland Competition Authority approves a $20 a year decrease in electricity bills for outside the state’s south east, even less than predicted.
Wallabies coach says the Brumbies can rest their stars because they're having a bad season anyway
The Brumbies are fighting to keep their stars on the field after the Wallabies asked the club to rest players this weekend ahead of next week’s Test against Ireland.
Mackay alleged gunman fired up to eight rounds with high-powered rifles, police say
A 29-year-old man remains in custody after allegedly using two rifles to fire up to eight rounds into the air in Mackay’s CBD, sparking a three-hour lockdown.
Better scuba diving training could have saved tourist's life, coroner finds
A coroner calls for Queensland’s scuba diving industry to improve its safety measures after the death of British tourist Bethany Farrell, who drowned in the Whitsundays.
Gunman surrenders after firing shots into the air in Mackay CBD
A man who was carrying two rifles and fired shots into the air this afternoon surrenders to police in the north Queensland city of Mackay.
'Catchment fraud' at Brisbane State High sparks call for enrolment cap
The growth in student numbers is being unfairly rorted by hundreds of families pretending to be locals, the school’s council says, but the Queensland Government does not want to put limits on the catchment system.
Kindergarten teacher acquitted of inappropriate touching in bathroom
A jury finds a young Queensland kindergarten teacher not guilty of indecently touching a four-year-old boy’s genitals while helping him change out of wet clothes.
Coastal eco-tourism venture near Cairns gets fast-tracked by minister
The Queensland Government is devoting $1 million to prepare a business case for an eco-tourism venture and walking trail on a coastal national park strip on the edge of the Great Barrier Reef, north of Cairns.
'Spectacular fog' blankets Brisbane but won't reach airport
Heavy fog shrouds much of Brisbane, with the weather bureau saying it is widespread throughout Queensland’s south-east and inland parts of the state this morning.