While a major battle was won overnight, the war was far from over, with a potential wind change seeing 18 fresh crews called to the scene on Saturday, in case the fire broke containment lines.
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Obstacle race 'groupie' says anyone can do it
One of her first endurance events was a 24-hour obstacle course slog. This year, 36-year-old Kate Clarke had signed up for 15 endurance and obstacle course events around the country.
Small town, big mystery: The search for the Cooktown killer
Despite more than 300 leads and dozens of interviews, police are no closer to catching the killer.
LNP policy to name and shame child offenders under attack
“Naming and shaming” youth offenders will not stop crime and instead society needs to address the underlying causes, a prominent Queensland lawyer has argued.
Your guide the Ipswich mayoral byelection
More than 100,000 Ipswich citizens, the equivalent of four state government electorates, will cast their votes for a new mayor on Saturday.
'We're not looking for trouble': The hours before Cole Miller was killed
At 3.29am on January 3, 2016, Nick Pace’s best friend lies dying on a Brisbane street as he grabs for his phone and dials triple zero.
Australia's rising star of the motor racing track eyes third win at Warwick
Gold Coast motorcycling’s rising star Tom Toparis has his feet on the ground, but hopes this month’s Supersports championship round at Warwick will push him to the next level.
Sunshine Coast traffic chaos as fire crews battle to contain out-of-control bushfire
Despite more than a dozen fire crews battling the blaze, the bushfire was burning out-of-control on Friday afternoon.
Brisbane welcomes most international visitors in a decade
Brisbane has had it’s highest spike in international visitation in a decade, with more than 5.6 million international visitors touching down at Brisbane Airport in the past financial year.
Sydney winds have 'major impact' on national flights, with delays affecting Brisbane Airport
Passengers at Brisbane Airport experienced delays of between 30 minutes and two hours, as a result of the strong Sydney winds.