QFES
Fire fight over ‘hostile takeover’ of local brigades
A country revolt is brewing over a state government “hostile takeover” of rural fire brigades, under legislation before the Queensland parliament this week.
- by Cameron Atfield
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Quick-thinking Qld paramedics rescue man from mud with just seconds to spare
With a MacGyver sense of problem-solving, the pair managed to extricate the boater as the tide threatened to engulf him.
- by Savannah Meacham
Its brutalist design may burn the eyes, but this Brisbane landmark will soon be fire HQ
The former TAB tower at Albion will be taken over by the fire department as part of a consolidation of government offices.
- by Sean Parnell
Venomous snake bites woman while lying in her own bed
A Queensland woman has abruptly woken up after one of the world’s most deadly snakes slithered into her bed and bit her on the hand.
- by Laine Clark and Fraser Barton
More than 30 walk away from Queensland bus fire
More than 30 passengers escaped a burning bus in north Queensland on Christmas Day, with southbound lanes of Bruce Highway blocked and thick, black smoke billowing into the air.
- by Cameron Atfield
Man dies after massive storm hits Brisbane
A man has been killed during a severe storm in Murarrie on Friday evening as heavy rain, winds and hail ripped through parts of Brisbane.
Review under way at SEQ hospital after baby girl dies
A clinical review is under way into the death of a newborn baby at a Queensland hospital after concerns were raised by the parents.
- by Laine Clark
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Australian cricket
Taxpayers stump up $50k in failed Fire trademark bid
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services has backed down from its attempts to prevent the state’s cricket governing body trademarking the name used by its women’s team since the 1990s.
- by Cameron Atfield
Queensland man dies after waiting for hospital bed in ambulance
A Queensland grandfather has died after allegedly waiting hours in an ambulance for a hospital bed west of Brisbane.
- by Laine Clark
Parents of American killed in Queensland plane crash seek answers
Mechanical engineer William Jennings, 22, was one of three people who died trying to contain fires south-east of Mount Isa at the weekend.
- by Madeleine Heffernan, Jackson Graham and Matt Dennien
Trucks stolen amid bushfire recovery in Qld, NSW as blazes hit Perth
Sustained showers will be a welcome addition to firefighting efforts in Queensland and NSW as baffled crews search for two stolen fire trucks and a Perth man was charged with lighting fires.
- by Luke Costin