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Police are asking for help to find a memorial bronze statue, depicting a young boy who drowned, after it was taken from a Queensland park.
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Mum moved to tears by children's touching letter after floods wipe out cattle
A mother who is desperately trying to save cattle on her Queensland property, following the recent weather, has shared a moving letter her children wrote for her this week.
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Family forced to swim to safety as floodwaters rose around their motorhome
Peter and Alison Cairns swam with their children to a toilet block on higher ground, helping the little ones who were not able to make it on their own.
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Man sits on traffic island with sign in desperate search for work
A man's search for full-time work has been shared online by man with the job seeker hopeful the right opportunity will come his way.
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Couple reveal how they knew that they had won $20m
A couple who were the lucky winners of a $20 million Oz Lotto prize had been holding onto the winning ticket for three days.
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Family arrive home to find python wrapped around pet dog
'It was actually strangling him, I yelled out his name, and then when he tried to move it looked like the snake was getting tighter.'
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Heartbreaking story behind this photo of two 'patient' dogs
An image of two dogs "waiting patiently for their master to return" has moved many people online after it was revealed their owner died.
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'Get off the f***ing road': Young woman with disability abused by driver
The driver was described as a 'miserable piece of work'.
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'Devastating': Rubbish covering beach leaves holiday hotspot unrecognisable
Pictures have emerged online of a popular holiday spot covered in rubbish, and at first glance tourists who have visited the beach may not even recognise it.
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Police officers' touching act after deadly accident at elderly woman's house
A group of police officers took time out of their Sundays to rebuild a woman's fence which was destroyed in a fatal crash last November.
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Dad going about his 'business' stunned by surprise intruder
A Queensland man's shocking discovery showed why it's a good idea to leave the toilet seat down.
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Mum collapses with toddler while escaping fire engulfing her home
A Queensland mum said her family lost almost everything as a fire quickly engulfed her Bray Park home on Tuesday.
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Police officer's sweet gesture for distressed sheep during heatwave
A police officer's kind gesture for an injured animal struggling in the searing heat, and its reaction to his help, is melting hearts.
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Commuters' shock at finding swarm of bees at tram stop
A swarm of bees created a buzz at a tram stop in Melbourne on Thursday morning.
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List of rejected 2018 baby names has some surprises
Deciding on a name that suits your new baby can be an incredibly challenging task for parents, and these are the ones that didn't make the cut in New Zealand last year.
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New twist in story of carpet python riddled with ticks
The carpet python was retrieved from a Queensland pool covered in more than 500 ticks.
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Koala targeted by ticks receives life-saving blood transfusion
The koala joey was on the operating table for more than two hours while the transfusion was carried out and the ticks were removed.
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Girl, 4, indecently assaulted by man inside beach toilet block
The girl had been with family at a popular Queensland beach before she wandered away and went into a unisex toilet block.
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The staggering number of ticks found on a Queensland carpet python
The snake covered in ticks was found in a pool on the Gold Coast on Thursday. It was trying to drown the parasites.
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Snake catcher's skin-crawling find in backyard pool
A snake catcher has attended a shocking call out on the Gold Coast, which he said made his stomach turn.
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