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Queensland

March 9, 2026

Iranian women footballers seek asylum in Australia after refusing to sing anthem at Asian Cup

Mr Trump took to his Truth Social platform on Monday to urge the Australian government to grant the players asylum.

Iranian women’s football team
September 2, 2024

Woman attacked by tiger at Australian amusement park 

“This was an isolated and rare incident, and we will conduct a thorough review accordingly,” the park said in a statement.  

Tiger
June 20, 2024

Man charged with murder of woman in Australia’s Queensland

Police said that a 66-year-old man, who lived nearby, who approached the man was later shot too.

Australian Flag (Credit: National Museum of Australia)
April 4, 2024

Death in Queensland’s floodwater after severe thunderstorm

During Wednesday night and into Thursday morning, widespread totals of 50mm to 100mm were recorded, with isolated rainfall totals up to 150mm.

April 2, 2024

Australia warned of decades-long megadrought

Australia could soon face a megadrought that would last for decades, research warned in a new study.

megadrought
October 6, 2022

Australian meteorologists declare 2022 Sydney’s wettest year on record

Sydney has officially seen enough rainfall for meteorologists to declare 2022 the Australian city’s wettest year on record on Thursday.

Rainfall
April 21, 2021

Policeman hospitalised with blood clots after receiving Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

Deputy Premier Steven Miles said it was too early to say if the Pfizer vaccine was linked to the incident.

Pfizer COVID-19