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Three people fighting for their lives as truck and ute crash shuts down section of Bruce Highway

Five people have been seriously injured after a B-double truck collided with a ute north of Rockhampton.
A truck on the side of the road and a fire truck at a crash scene.

Published: Source: ABC CapricorniaTopic: Road Accidents and Incidentsby Aaron Kelly

'10 foot tall and bulletproof': Bull riders saddle up at rodeo pubs and leave with a pocket full of cash

Rival watering holes pay homage to the country western lifestyle with a five-round bull-riding championship, where 800-kilogram beasts are the entertainment and boots and belt buckles are the dress code.
A man on a white and black spotted bull which is bucking in an arena

Published: Source: ABC CapricorniaTopic: Rural and Remote Communitiesby Jasmine Hines

Wet summer forecast raises questions about how Brisbane drains handle intense rainfall

Wild weather has lashed south-east Queensland, causing experts to warn about Brisbane's drain network, with some claiming it "isn't designed to take in flows" from intense heavy rainfall. 
Flash flooding
Duration: 10 seconds

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Weatherby Arianna Levy

Judge throws out Queensland energy class action

The Federal Court has found the conduct of Stanwell and CS Energy was legitimate "profit maximisation behaviour".
High tension power lines on steel towers in a paddock at Oxley Creek Common at Rocklea on Brisbane's southside.

Published: Source: ABC CapricorniaTopic: Courtsby Aaron Kelly

Family 'slurred as abusers' after exposing aged care sex predator scandal

Trevor Lennox was told his wife had been sexually abused by a Queensland government aged care worker. After speaking out, Mr Lennox was accused of the same thing.
Two serious-looking men outdoors.

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Aged Careby Josh Robertson

Man rushed to hospital after shark attack off Central Queensland coast

A man in his 60s has been bitten by a shark off Curtis Island on the Central Queensland coast this morning, suffering lacerations to both arms.
Close up of a shark next to a boat from underwater.
Duration: 1 minute 5 seconds

Published: Source: ABC CapricorniaTopic: Shark Attacksby Aaron Kelly and Vanessa Jarrett

Big barra bounty hunter captures monster fish 13 years after it was first tagged by a mate

Catching a barramundi measuring more than 1 metre is considered the holy grail of fishing, but anglers targeting trophy fish in one of Australia's biggest river catchments are blowing this out of the water.
A fisherman holding a big fish on a boat.
Duration: 3 minutes 21 seconds

Published: Source: ABC CapricorniaTopic: Recreational Fishingby Ellie Willcox and Aaron Kelly

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A man was rushed to hospital after shark attack off Central Queensland coast

A man was rushed to hospital after shark attack off Central Queensland coast
Close up of a shark next to a boat from underwater.
Duration: 1 minute 5 seconds

Source: ABC News

A man was rushed to hospital after shark attack off Central Queensland coast

A man was rushed to hospital after shark attack off Central Queensland coast
Duration: 18 seconds

Source: Offsiders

Catching massive barramundi on the Fitzroy River

Catching a barramundi measure more than 1 metre is considered a holy grail of fishing, but Coby Pascoe has blown this out of the water this past season.
Duration: 3 minutes 21 seconds

Source: ABC News

Study at One Tree Island holds crucial information about impact of coral bleaching

An isolated reef island only accessible to scientists, holds crucial information about the impact of warming waters and coral bleaching.
Duration: 3 minutes 10 seconds

Source: ABC Capricornia

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Big barra bounty hunter captures monster fish 13 years after it was first tagged by a mate

Catching a barramundi measuring more than 1 metre is considered the holy grail of fishing, but anglers targeting trophy fish in one of Australia's biggest river catchments are blowing this out of the water.
A fisherman holding a big fish on a boat.
Duration: 3 minutes 21 seconds

Source: ABC CapricorniaTopic: Recreational Fishingby Ellie Willcox and Aaron Kelly

Former NRL star battling mood swings, memory loss joins call for mandatory concussion training

NRL took its toll on PJ Marsh's body. Fourteen years after retirement, he's suffering the long-term consequences and fears for young players who aren't educated on the risks of knocks to the head.
A man wearing a white shirt learning against a football post and holding a football.

Source: ABC CapricorniaTopic: Sports injuriesby Aaron Kelly and Jasmine Hines

'People were getting tangled in barbed wire': Memories of Queensland's tilt train derailment that injured 120 people

On a dark spring night 20 years ago, the high-speed passenger train hurtled off the tracks at a speed of more than 100 kilometres per hour.
The concertina of a long passenger train which has derailed
Duration: 2 minutes 8 seconds

Source: ABC Wide BayTopic: Rail Accidents and Incidentsby Nikki Sorbello

The story of May Bradford, Australia's first female dual commercial pilot and ground engineer

Amelia Earhart and Nancy Bird Walton were famous for their pioneering feats in the aviation industry. But Queensland-raised May Bradford was another Depression-era trailblazer whose giant life was cut short.
Black and white photo of middle aged woman in overalls and helmet in a workshop

Source: ABC CapricorniaTopic: Historyby Vanessa Jarrett

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