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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

Queensland pumped hydro project delayed by years as cost blows out by $4.2b

The Borumba Pumped Hydro project will now cost $18.4 billion and won't be ready until 2033 at the earliest.
A lake surrounded by hills.

Published: Source: ABC Sunshine CoastTopic: Hydro Energyby Josh Dye and Jennifer Nichols

From runt of the hatchlings to 5.12m monster, a new contender emerges for largest croc in captivity

A 5.12-metre crocodile in Queensland's north could be the largest in captivity in the state following the death of the previous record-holder.
A crocodile basks on the bank of a muddy waterway.

Published: Source: ABC Tropical NorthTopic: Reptilesby Jenae Madden

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Mackay drum teacher plucked from crowd to rock out with The Killers in stadium show

A Queensland man had the experience of a lifetime after being invited to play on stage alongside The Killers in a stadium packed with 18,000 people.
A man sitting at a drum kit takes a selfie on stage in front of thousands of people
Duration: 50 seconds

Published: Source: ABC North QldTopic: Musicby Lily Nothling

Tourists who became lost on bushwalk found by helicopter in major search operation

Two tourists who became lost while hiking at Cape Hillsborough National Park in north Queensland have been found during a large-scale search. 
A rescue crewman looking out of a helicopter over a mountain.

Published: Source: ABC Tropical NorthTopic: Disasters, Accidents and Emergency Incidentsby Aaron Kelly

Two cool spots found in the Great Barrier Reef where corals may survive warming oceans

New modelling reveals some outer reefs will stay 1 degree Celsius cooler than surrounding areas in coming decades — but it's not clear how their coral colonies will fare.
A scuba diver with a yellow tape measure over an array of bleached acropora species with a school of jellyfish above them.

Published: Source: ABC ScienceTopic: Climate Changeby Peter de Kruijff

Police release footage of man found dead after suspected Melbourne Cup day altercation

Police have identified a critical two-hour window in an investigation into the death of a 67-year-old Queensland man, who was found dead in his home earlier this month.
A man stands in a grocery shop.
Duration: 28 seconds

Published: Source: ABC Tropical NorthTopic: Crimeby Jenae Madden

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Police release CCTV footage of Mackay man prior to his death

A major police investigation is continuing into the suspicious death of John Patrick Hackett. He was found dead in his Gold Street unit on November 9, 2024.
Duration: 28 seconds

Source: ABC Tropical North

Queensland's new government scraps the Pioneer Burdekin Pumped Hydro scheme

Residents in the Pioneer Valley fear the new Queensland government’s plans to ditch the Pioneer Burdekin Pumped Hydro scheme are not the end of plans to dam the valley.
Hydro Scheme ScrappedL A man with grey brown hair speaking.
Duration: 1 minute 39 seconds

Source: ABC News

Mr Dalton says he was already known in the community from his years in the police service.

Mr Dalton says he was already known in the community from his years in the police service.
Duration: 40 seconds

Source: ABC News

45-foot yacht built by hand on a cane farm set to be restored two generations on

German migrant Peter Jacob spent most weekends and holidays for ten years building his 45-foot fibreglass yacht on his in-laws' cane farm. More than four decades later, it will be restored by new custodians to have a second life on the water.
Duration: 2 minutes 43 seconds

Source: ABC Tropical North

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