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Investigators from a taskforce targeting crime in the construction industry say a 31-year-old man threatened journalist Nick McKenzie in a Christmas Eve call.

Severe thunderstorm warnings for south-east Queensland have been issued as the state prepares to celebrate New Year’s Eve.

A smattering of rain dusted crowds securing their prime viewing spot ahead of Brisbane’s drone and fireworks shows.

Aussie icon Torah Bright previews the Winter Olympics and Scotty James' chances at glory.

Queenslanders have packed out venues and vantage points to welcome in the new year.

Not everyone gets to collect a trophy or a gold medal.

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Police believe they have found everyone from inside the vehicle, but divers will check.

Police were alerted to the incident at about 6.25pm this evening.

Sugar may have been mixed with the hot water, but Corrections hasn't confirmed it yet.

Motorists are told to expect delays.

The victim was pulled alive from the avalanche but died from their injures.

And a blooper at Belvoir.

Severe thunderstorm warnings for south-east Queensland have been issued as the state prepares to celebrate New Year’s Eve.

A smattering of rain dusted crowds securing their prime viewing spot ahead of Brisbane’s drone and fireworks shows.

Queenslanders have packed out venues and vantage points to welcome in the new year.

As drowning rates across Victoria remain above the national average, a record number of Nippers flocking to the state’s beaches is offering hope.

Images taken near Peru’s top tourist site show the badly damaged locomotives facing each other and injured people being treated on the sides of the tracks.

In a sign of the times, Denmark appears to be the first country where the official postal carrier will stop delivering letters.

Footage of a lone protester staring down security forces in Tehran has gone viral as protests spread rapidly across the country, fuelled by a rare alliance between two groups.

Of all the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s staff departures of recent years, the loss of a deeply loyal executive director will hit the hardest.

One train driver died and at least 40 are injured after the head-on crash on a railway track servicing Machu Picchu in Peru.

Bill Shorten has sparked a political storm over sudden policy moves that appeal to the Labor Left.

Progressive politics is close to killing off the worthy idea of constitutional recognition of the indigenous peoples.

Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt has ordered sweeping raids to prop up the cash-strapped state’s ailing budget.

Shares fell yesterday, wiping more than $30 billion in value, as investors braced for a British vote to leave the EU.

Efforts to increase the number of people studying science and maths are wrongheaded, says Productivity Commission.

Bill Shorten has sparked a political storm over sudden policy moves that appeal to the Labor Left.

Progressive politics is close to killing off the worthy idea of constitutional recognition of the indigenous peoples.

Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt has ordered sweeping raids to prop up the cash-strapped state’s ailing budget.

Shares fell yesterday, wiping more than $30 billion in value, as investors braced for a British vote to leave the EU.

Efforts to increase the number of people studying science and maths are wrongheaded, says Productivity Commission.