A group of Queensland police officers are being hailed as heroes, after rescuing two puppies from the bonnet of a car stuck in floodwaters following a dramatic arrest.
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Standing guard, these beehives are the coastal defence against varroa mite
Stationed near the major ports of Australia’s coastal cities are a group of closely monitored beehives designed to detect the varroa mite parasite that has the potential to decimate bee populations.
Man rescued from floodwaters as rain causes chaos in Queensland
Rescue teams pluck a man from floodwater at Maleny on the Sunshine Coast as heavy rain continues to fall along much of the state’s coastline.
Forget the heatwave, Queensland's getting cool and wet
From one extreme to another, scorched Queensland is set to get a drenching, with parts of the state forecast to be in for a month’s worth of rain in the coming days.
The cosmonaut drug that may have caused a school overdose
As detectives investigate whether the Russian anti-anxiety drug Phenibut is behind a mass overdose of students at a Gold Coast private school, we take a look at what the drug is, and why experts are concerned.
The mighty bin chicken is helping scientists predict how T-rex walked
The humble Australian white ibis, notoriously referred to as the bin chicken, helps scientists gain insight into how dinosaurs such as the fearsome Tyrannosaurus rex would have walked.
'Worst possible nightmare': Family's grief as man behind road rage death is convicted
A New Zealand man who punched another motorist who fell into the path of an oncoming garbage truck on a busy Queensland motorway is found guilty of unlawful striking causing death.
Avon's business model out of date, experts say
An Avon sales representative says news the company was leaving Australia came as a shock, as experts say the company’s business model was out of date.
Fairytale ending for Queensland message in a bottle mystery
The daughter of a man who cast a message in a bottle overboard between Sydney and Auckland 80 years ago will be reconnected with his note this year.
National Fruit Fly Council maintains confidence in detection amid incursions
Officials have backed Australia’s fruit fly detection regime despite concerns over a number of outbreaks in Australia’s two fruit fly-free states.