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$28 for instant coffee: The supermarkets charging nearly double city prices
A weekly shop in a remote town can cost almost twice as much as one in a capital city. Find out what your weekly staples could cost you if you ventured out to remote Queensland.
Water bomber deployed in south-east Queensland as NSW and WA fires keep burning
A waterbombing helicopter helps to douse a large, fast-moving fire near Ipswich, as watch and act alerts remains for a fire around WA’s Great Northern Highway.
Water bomber deployed as residents warned to prepare to leave
Residents are being urged to be ready to leave their homes as firefighters use a water bombing helicopter to douse a large and fast-moving grass fire at Mutdapilly, west of Ipswich.
Defying the drought: Farmers who braced for the big dry
There is a drought spreading across eastern Australia and it is severe, but it is not our worst — at least not yet — and many farmers are prepared.
Defying the drought: Farmers who braced for the big dry
There is a drought spreading across eastern Australia and it is severe, but it is not our worst — at least not yet — and many farmers are prepared.
Defying the drought: farmers who braced for the big dry
The drought continues to spread across eastern Australia — but many farmers are prepared
Medicinal cannabis farm approved for Brisbane's west
Brisbane City Council has given the tick to a plan for a cannabis farm in the city’s west, but nearby residents appear to know nothing about it.
What drove a man to set off a petrol bomb on a Brisbane bus?
Anthony O’Donohue’s undiagnosed mental illness had reached a deadly crescendo, and a bus driver’s greeting is what set him off, leading to catastrophic consequences.
'It's a disgrace': drought-stricken farmers call for access to recycled water
Australia wastes the majority of its recycled water that could be used on food crops — and farmers and local councils say it is a disgrace and want it made available for agriculture.