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A preliminary report suggests hypoxia could be the reason three aerial firefighting crew members, including 22-year-old William Jennings from the US, died when their plane crashed in rural Queensland in November.

The system is finishing up its outback tour and heading towards New South Wales this week as another possible cyclone intensifies in the Coral Sea east of Queensland.

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Kirrily is continuing to dump heavy rain on north-west Queensland, while the chance of another tropical cyclone forming off the coast increases.

Residents in outback Queensland are preparing for further heavy rain, flash flooding, and dangerous winds as ex-Tropical Cyclone Kirrily intensifies in the Gulf of Carpentaria.

Queensland’s state-owned power grid quietly forced almost 170,000 air-conditioners in homes and businesses into low-power mode six times over summer.

More rain has fallen in 24 hours than in a year at some locations as ex-Tropical Cyclone Kirrily hovers over Queensland's north-west.

Birdsville locals say stepping outside is like standing in front of an open oven. An elder says he's seen crows falling from trees amid the near unbearable conditions, but the BOM says relief is on the way.

Heavy rainfall is predicted for much of Queensland as Cyclone Kirrily slowly moves towards the coast. For graziers inland, it could offer a reprieve from extreme heat and dry conditions.

Vinnies stores across Queensland have been swamped with unsaleable donations, which the charity says are causing "chaos" for busy volunteers.

From sandbags to generators, this is what you need to know ahead of a tropical cyclone forecast to make landfall in north Queensland between Cardwell and Bowen.

A veteran GP says he is scrambling to keep his outback Queensland clinic working, as calls grow for an urgent fix to staff shortages.

The discomfort of change can be better than the discomfort of not changing, and living a dissatisfied life. It's a lesson these people learnt through personal experience.

The National Farmers Federation says claimants are unable to put behind them the financial and emotional pain of the unlawful live export ban in 2011, as the government rejects another offer to settle.

Queensland Premier Steven Miles says the major supermarkets have agreed to participate in the inquiry. It comes after he met with supermarket executives yesterday.

The outback company helped with the war effort in the 1940s, established a vital railway and fostered a rural multicultural melting pot while transforming the industry with constant innovation.

Artist Peter Lawson has travelled the world selling his paintings, and says it all began with a stroke of inspiration from his great-uncle and famous Australian poet Henry Lawson.

In an outback town suffering crippling building shortages and an overloaded social housing system, dozens of abandoned properties are like a slap in the face to those in need of a home.

As their boat was swallowed by angry waves in the Gulf of Carpentaria this young family, with their four-month-old baby girl, needed a miracle. Their survival story became a local legend.

Queensland police say a 53-year-old Beaudesert woman defrauded customers by on-selling previous clients' wedding dresses in either their original form or by altering them for re-sale.

After slowly increasing their stake in Australian Agricultural Company for the past three years, the mining magnates' shareholding increased to 19.5 per cent this week — just under the takeover threshold of 20pc.

Much of northern Australia is battling through a heatwave with conditions set to peak over the weekend and remain into the New Year. As scorching temperatures hit storm-ravaged communities, residents get creative to keep cool.

Power outages are affecting thousands of residents across the country. With more stormy weather on the way, there's a chance you could find yourself in a prolonged blackout. Here are some tips on what to do.

Outback Queensland residents are in uproar as another round of flight cancellations means families will be separated for Christmas, or forced to pay thousands of dollars for last-minute flights.

Traditional owners say they can "breathe a little easier" after the Queensland government announced it would ban new gas and oil developments in remote south-west Queensland's Channel Country.

Mount Isa's Gemma Catchpole is proud to call the outback home, but feels let down by authorities after being targeted by thieves. She's calling for victims to "stand together" and demand action on youth crime.