Queensland solar farm tapped to power technology giant

Queensland solar farm tapped to power technology giant

Retail giant Amazon says it will partner with renewable firm Vena Energy to launch a solar farm in the Western Downs region.

  • byJennifer Dudley-Nicholson

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Venomous snake bites woman while lying in her own bed

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.

  • byLaine Clark andFraser Barton
Help arrives for fatigued Queensland firefighters

Help arrives for fatigued Queensland firefighters

A hospital almost had to be evacuated after bushfires flared in far north Queensland as interstate crews arrived to provide welcome relief.

  • byLaine Clark
‘Heartbreaking’,says PM as more homes are razed by ferocious bushfire

‘Heartbreaking’,says PM as more homes are razed by ferocious bushfire

A deadly blaze west of Brisbane has destroyed more Queensland homes than the 2019 Black Summer fires,amid fears even more will be lost.

  • byLaine Clark
Total fire bans in place as temperatures soar and bushfires rage

Total fire bans in place as temperatures soar and bushfires rage

Brisbane is set for a maximum temperature of 34 degrees on Tuesday as a ferocious blaze continues to burn in southern Queensland.

  • byLaine Clark andFraser Barton
Eighty Queensland fires active,evacuations ordered

Eighty Queensland fires active,evacuations ordered

The risk to lives and properties posed by widespread Queensland bushfires has eased,with warnings downgraded and some residents told they can return home.

  • byCallum Godde
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More urged to flee as Queensland fires spread

More urged to flee as Queensland fires spread

Emergency bushfire warnings are in place across Queensland with residents told to evacuate immediately as the state’s fire emergency deepens.

  • byRachael Ward
More warnings as firefighters remain on high alert across Queensland
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More warnings as firefighters remain on high alert across Queensland

A “beast” of a blaze that has claimed a life and destroyed homes continues to burn in southern Queensland after defying firefighters for another night.

  • byLaine Clark
Body found amid battle to contain Queensland blazes

Body found amid battle to contain Queensland blazes

A ferocious bushfire described as a “wild beast” has claimed one life and destroyed at least five homes in southern Queensland.

  • byFraser Barton andSuzanne Simonot
People told to leave as fire threatens Queensland homes
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People told to leave as fire threatens Queensland homes

More than 50 people have been forced to flee their homes as firefighters battle a southern Queensland blaze,with temperatures set to soar across the state.

Man charged with murder over mystery Queensland death

Man charged with murder over mystery Queensland death

A man has been charged with murder days after another man was found unresponsive outside an address in a rural Queensland town.

  • byAdrian Black