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People power is fighting to save the few that remain along almost 555km of rabbit-proof fence in southern Queensland.

"Paint a mural on it" has been the default answer to what to do with disused silos, but some couples across rural Australia are coming up with other clever ways to save the iconic structures from ending up on the scrap heap.

Flood threats remain in parts of the NSW south-east hammered by a severe weather system now moving into Victoria, where days of heavy rain is expected.

More than 300 people were forced to evacuate when a huge fire ripped through dozens of homes in the southern Queensland community of Tara. Now the residents are coming to grips with the devastation while looking to the future. 

Multiple watch and act warnings remain in place across Queensland, where 80 fires are still burning.

Authorities are investigating reports some residents near out-of-control bushfires in southern Queensland didn't receive emergency alerts telling them to leave. 

Bushfires continue to burn across southern Queensland with 32 homes and more than a dozen other structures destroyed with multiple new fires ignited after storm activity overnight.

Authorities have confirmed at least 16 homes have been destroyed in Tara, with dry lightning storms also causing havoc in the region for firefighters overnight.

Crews battle out-of-control bushfires in southern Queensland

A body has been found in Tara, west of Toowoomba in south east Queensland, where a bushfire continues to burn out of control.

Five homes and five sheds are destroyed in multiple bushfires burning in sparsely populated bushland near Tara and further south near Millmerran, and authorities expect more will be lost. 

Aerial vision of burning fires at Tara and Millmerran.

Police are preparing a report for the coroner after a body was found following bushfires in the Tara area, west of Toowoomba, on Tuesday.

Residents of Tara and Kogan are being warned to leave immediately due to fast-moving bushfires.

With a primary vote so high it made other politicians envious, Toowoomba Mayor Paul Antonio brushed off competitors election after election. But now he's calling it quits.

New South Wales man Jayden Doyle, 25, is charged with the murder of Grant Peasley, who was allegedly struck with a sword-like weapon over what police have described as a dispute about car keys.

Charges against New South Wales' Jayden Wade Doyle, 25, have been upgraded to attempted murder after an alleged attack on a 56-year-old man on Sunday night that police said caused significant injury.

Queensland Fire and Emergency Services confirmed the property losses and Superintendent Wayne Waltisbuhl said crews are working to access more properties to assess the damage.

Queensland police are trying to piece together the moments before a man was killed when a car allegedly drove deliberately into his home on Christmas night.

A 30-year-old Millmerran man has been charged after he allegedly drove into the side of a house near Toowoomba on Christmas Day, killing a 55-year-old man. 

The age-old camp-oven cooking technique is making a comeback — and pretty much everything is on the menu. So what's behind its growing popularity?

Queensland's eight coal power stations have had several unplanned outages recently, contributing to energy price increases. But what will happen to these stations in the future?

Part of Australia's net zero by 2050 plan is to use carbon capture and storage to help get emissions down from burning coal and gas. But is it a realistic option?

The worldwide movement linking volunteers with organic farms launches a desperate bid to lure domestic travellers as coronavirus continues to lock out international backpackers.

Inland Rail is Australia's biggest freight rail project, but a Senate inquiry has uncovered serious failures in the consultation process and management of the multi-billion-dollar rail line.