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Tragedy again strikes family of slain teenager after three houses destroyed
The parents of murdered Redcliffe teen Angus Beaumont are homeless and fear his ashes have been destroyed, as the man allegedly responsible for the Clontarf fire is identified.
- Cameron Atfield, Brittney Deguara, Julius Dennis and Alex Condon
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Woman dead, crime scene declared after Gold Coast fire
An elderly woman was pulled from a suspicious unit fire on the Gold Coast but could not be revived.
- Julius Dennis
Outback town in lockdown after students bring toxic metal to school
A novel show-and-tell item found at the local tip has effectively frozen daily life in the Queensland town while emergency crews race to contain any contamination.
- Robyn Wuth
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Streets locked down, man in hospital after industrial blaze
A Brisbane tyre store was engulfed in flames, forcing police to cordon off surrounding roads, while paramedics took one person to hospital.
- Catherine Strohfeldt
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Brisbane CBD building evacuated over suspected gas leak
Fire crews swept the building while police maintained an exclusion zone that extended into one lane of George Street.
- Catherine Strohfeldt
Five in hospital, hundreds evacuated after ‘industrial-size’ chemical leak
Almost 900 people have been evacuated, with some requiring hospitalisation.
- Catherine Strohfeldt
Family home destroyed in intense Brisbane blaze
Fire crews were unable to save the Queenslander, which was fully engulfed in flames when they arrived.
- Louise Harris
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Body found in house decimated by fire in Brisbane’s south
After initially establishing a crime scene, police said on Sunday the blaze was not suspicious.
- Julius Dennis and William Davis
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Staff under review at Fire Department as it hunts for budget savings
A leaked email shows Queensland’s fire commissioner told staff his department would continue to “find efficiencies and cost savings”.
- Matt Dennien
A deluge of doctors join state health boards. But who’s out, and why?
This week in our Queensland public sector column, Public Circus dives into the long-awaited public health service overhaul, a familiar reviewer, the (not) hiring freeze and more.
- Matt Dennien and James Hall