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The Queensland government has doubled its First Home Owner Grant to $30,000 but the incentive won't suit everyone. Here's what you you need to know.

Skyrocketing daily expenses means many Aussies are doing it tough but this ex-pat has armed himself with scissors and a comb to ease that pressure for people in Mount Isa in rural Queensland.

'When you look good, you feel good.' Meet the barber who turned his side hustle into a free service for his community in Mt Isa.

Enele Maafu uses his salon skills and his love of people to boost mental health, foster connections, and combat skyrocketing living costs in his community of Mount Isa.

In 2023, about 90 per cent of Australians can access fluoridated water — but only 72 per cent of Queenslanders do.

Searing conditions will endure until the end of the week amid the longest stretch of hot November days since 2020. Residents are counting on widespread thunderstorms to bring relief over the weekend.

The Queensland Audit Office reports that the state's councils over the past five years have found assets such as vast stretches of road, lost due to administrative blunders.

Robyn Neade's been forced to move hundreds of kilometres to access life-saving dialysis treatment, despite it being available in her hometown.

Robyn's greatest fear is dying alone from kidney disease, just like her family members did.

Whenever it rains, the black soil dirt track that leads to Mikaela Smith's home turns into a mud pit, bogging even the best four-wheel drives.

When Alex Cleary was 19, his 28-year-old sister Meghan took her own life. Now he is preparing to run a marathon in Antarctica, dedicating his journey to those affected by suicide.

Firefighters and property owners give thanks for a large downpour that has helped quell a ferocious fire that tore through more than 200,000 hectares and sparked evacuations.

The Australian Law Council president and an Aboriginal community leader have called for an inquiry into the nation's jury system amid concerns Indigenous defendants are not getting fair trials.

Superintendent Tom Armitt speaking on the fatal aircraft crash.

Queensland's fire service has offered its deepest condolences to the families of those onboard, and confirmed the aircraft had been contracted to support the Queensland bushfire response.

Twelve-year-old mini-bull rider Ronan Miosge is one tough hombre. He has been bucked off mini bulls since he was eight and keeps coming back for more.

One of the world's biggest mining companies is pulling out of Australian copper despite growing demand for the renewable energy metal. What does that mean for Australia's role plugging the critical minerals gap?

When self-taught musician Wade Forster invited one of America's biggest country singers to a rodeo, he didn't expect him to say yes. Now, the station worker has his sights set on touring the US with his idols.

Emergency warnings were issued for Nymboida, Tabulam and Tenterfield in NSW on Tuesday, while dangerous fire conditions remained in south-western Queensland. Look back on how the day unfolded with our blog.

Authorities give out more than $332 million in fines to speeding drivers in 2022-23 — up 35.7 per cent from the year before — amid heftier penalties.

Hundreds of residents in the line of raging bushfires in Queensland have evacuated. Here's the latest fire news across Queensland.

Water trucks supplied by Glencore are deployed to assist with firefighting operations in Mount Isa.

While conditions have eased on the Western Downs, an emergency warning has been issued for a fast moving bushfire north of Mount Isa.

Four major fires are burning around Mount Isa.

Firefighters are battling major blazes around the outback city where a water bombing plane has been flown in for the first time to assist.