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Grieving dad plans surf lifesaving gala after shark attack tragedy

One year after his daughter was killed by a shark, a proud Queensland surf lifesaver says her legacy lives in the ocean.

A smiling middle-aged man hugs his dark-haired daughter. Both wear surf lifesaving outfits.

Published: ThuThu 19 Feb 2026 at 8:54pmSource: ABC Sunshine CoastTopic: Surf Life Savingby Madeline Grace

More 'hard and fast' rain likely for soaked parts of north Queensland

A risk for further heavy rainfall and thunderstorms is possible in northern parts of the state today and into the weekend.

Floodwaters across road, river in full flood, closed road, cloudy sky

Published: FriFri 20 Feb 2026 at 4:36amSource: ABC CapricorniaTopic: Weatherby Katrina Beavan, Abbey Halter and Emma Jones

$100k worth of cocaine, cannabis and cash seized in Whitsundays

Two people have been charged after police allegedly found drugs, utensils and cash at an Airlie Beach property.

Bags of white powder laid out on a table.

Duration: 56 seconds

Published: WedWed 18 Feb 2026 at 2:50amSource: ABC Tropical NorthTopic: Drug Offencesby Yasmine Wright Gittins

'Keep learning and moving': Challenging your brain later in life

A brain health expert says you're never too old to learn new skills, as Queenslanders take on fresh challenges such as Pilates, running, and even a law degree later in life.

Published: TueTue 17 Feb 2026 at 12:02amSource: ABC Sunshine CoastTopic: Ageingby Madeline Grace

Environmentalists outraged by south-east Qld music festival site approval

The Queensland government has approved a massive music festival and event site despite environmentalists saying it's "disgraceful" to put tourism before sustainability.

Published: 13 Feb 2026Fri 13 Feb 2026 at 5:10amSource: ABC Sunshine CoastTopic: Musicby Madeline Grace and Jake Kearnan

Brain cancer patient shocked by lack of public neurosurgeons in booming region

Despite living in one of Queensland's most populated areas, Sunshine Coast residents are still travelling to Brisbane to access life-saving neurosurgery.

Man with bandaged head looking at brain picture

Published: 12 Feb 2026Thu 12 Feb 2026 at 10:29pmSource: ABC Sunshine CoastTopic: Public Healthby Jessica Ross and Sarah Howells

Gold Coast cops 120mm as south-east Queensland faces looming deluge

South-east Queensland is being told to brace for an intense soaking from today with up to 150 millimetres to fall in some coastal areas and rainfall all weekend.

Gold Coast skyscrapers being soaked by rain

Published: 13 Feb 2026Fri 13 Feb 2026 at 1:01amSource: ABC NewsTopic: Stormsby Owen Jacques

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Nine-year-old lifts his way to world record

Nine-year-old Jackson Mackay has achieved what most of us never tick off in our lifetimes. A world record. Story by Dylan Morris with additional reporting by Josie Sargent.

Jackson pictured with his mother (Cara Mackay) father (Brett Mackay) and coach (Joshua Hodges).

Duration: 3 minutes 31 seconds

Source: ABC Sunshine CoastTopic: Records and Achievementsby Dylan Morris

Country Hour 80 years: Market reports

Once upon a time, there were more markets. Listeners have been tuning in to hear the latest market reports on the Country Hour since it first went to air on ABC Radio on December 3, 1945. But did you know it wasn't always just cattle and sheep?

looking at two men at the back of trucks at fruit markets loading bay

Duration: 4 minutes 39 seconds

Source: ListenTopic: Agricultureby Annie Brown

Country Hour 80 years: Wool crash

The 1970s were a turbulent time for Australian farmers, with many markets down, but for struggling wool growers, it was a time of change. In 1974, the much-debated wool floor price was introduced to smooth price fluctuations.

black and white photo of wool bales in a warehouse

Duration: 4 minutes 45 seconds

Source: ListenTopic: Wool Growingby Annie Brown

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Nine-year-old world record deadlift

Sunshine Coast boy Jackson Mackay completes an 80kg deadlift, claiming the world record for his age on Kids World Records.

Nine year old boy lifts a weight as a man looks on while clapping

Duration: 14 seconds

Source: ABC Sunshine Coast

P-plater intercepted at high speed on Sunshine Motorway, Mountain Creek

A 17-year-old provisional licence holder is intercepted after allegedly travelling 189km/h in a 100km/h zone on the Sunshine Motorway at Mountain Creek, just after midnight on Friday, 31 January.

Police radar display shows cart was detected travelling at 189kmh

Duration: 1 minute 29 seconds

Source: ABC News

Underwater vision of Mary River Cod fingerlings in a dam

Underwater vision of Mary River Cod fingerlings in a dam.

Duration: 29 seconds

Source: ABC Rural

The storm which killed a 21-year-old woman in Cooroy

Looking over Pomona to Cooroy on 30-10-2025 where a lightning strike from this storm killed a 21-year-old woman.

A landscape of a storm with heavy rain cloud

Duration: 5 seconds

Source: ABC News

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Her 8yo son was killed in an e-motorbike crash. Now Kloe Weedon wants new rules to protect kids

Kloe Weedon's son Zeke William Hondow, a schoolboy with a sharp wit and even sharper haircuts, was farewelled at a funeral last week.

Sad woman holding frame of child's photo with bear toy on lap.

Source: StatelineTopic: Road Accidents and Incidentsby Owen Jacques

Grower trials purple-skinned pineapple varieties in Queensland

Striking new purple-skinned pineapples are being trialled in Queensland, but the wait to taste them could last 10 years.

Purple pineapples in a box with their crowns still intact on the top.

Source: ABC RuralTopic: Fruit Growingby Jennifer Nichols

Cumquats key to 'anti-retirement' for these farmers

When Roslyn and Pat McCarthy readied themselves to leave their careers, they were uninspired by spending their "twilight" years on golf courses or bowling greens. Instead, they put their faith in cumquats.

A couple pose next to their cumquats and cumquat products.

Source: ABC RuralTopic: Agricultureby Jennifer Nichols

Former nurse 'extremely angry' after cancer deemed inoperable

Karenne Mosley was diagnosed with aggressive uterine cancer in March. She was booked in for surgery twice but is now in palliative care.

Woman staring off to the side of the camera.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Public Healthby Joanna Woodburn

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This summer know your ABCs; action plan, be safe, connect with us. The ABC has a host of useful resources and tips on how to best prepare yourself for emergency weather so you can keep you and your household safe.

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Published: 17 Dec 2025Wed 17 Dec 2025 at 5:08amSource: ABC EmergencyTopic: Bushfires

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Milano-Cortina: How Alysa Liu reclaimed her joy and turned it in to gold

Alysa Liu retired from figure skating four years ago, aged 16, saying she'd lost herself in competition. Fast-forward to the 2026 Olympic Winter Games and she's back with a gold medal around her neck but perhaps more importantly, she did it her way.

American figure skater Alysa Liu holds her arms out at the Olympics.

Duration: 13 minutes 30 seconds

Source: ListenTopic: Sport

Broncos fall short of another miracle comeback in World Club Challenge

After pulling off three straight comebacks to win the NRL premiership, the Brisbane Broncos fall just short of another miracle against Hull KR in the World Club Challenge.

Jack Gosiewski and Xavier Willison look sad after the World Club Challenge.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: NRL

Grieving dad plans surf lifesaving gala after shark attack tragedy

One year after his daughter was killed by a shark, a proud Queensland surf lifesaver says her legacy lives in the ocean.

Source: ABC Sunshine CoastTopic: Surf Life Saving

Milano-Cortina: Danielle Scott flies high for long-awaited aerials medal

Danielle Scott has won World Cups and medalled at World Championships but was missing one thing - an Olympic medal.

Duration: 14 minutes 54 seconds

Source: ListenTopic: Sport

Qld News

As congregations shrink, old rural churches are being given new life

A small timber church built in 1917 is at the centre of a growing trend reshaping the future of regional sacred spaces.

An old church sits on a rural block of land. It's paint is peeling but it stands strong despite it's age.

Source: ABC Southern QldTopic: Churchesby Dan McCray

Underground 'battery' deep in the outback could power millions of homes

They are older than the dinosaurs and buried deep underground, but scientists are pinning their hopes on ancient salt caverns to solve Australia’s green energy storage problem.

From far above, a collection of temporary office blocks and a very tall drilling rig sitting on dusty clay in the outback.

Source: ABC RuralTopic: Renewable Energyby Crispian Yeomans

Australia's punk boom was born in Brisbane 50 years ago

The Saints released their single "(I'm) Stranded" in 1976, kicking off the punk movement in Australia. So how did it all unfold?

A black and white photo of a man dressed in punk clothing leaning against a police car

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Musicby Ned Hammond

Island lighthouse keepers' cottages to be demolished by reef authority

The remnants of a lighthouse station close to 100 years old on an island off the Mackay coast are set to be dismantled due to asbestos concerns, sparking fears important history will be lost.

The rectangular roof of a cottage can be seen on a small, rocky island covered in pine trees from an aerial view.

Source: ABC Tropical NorthTopic: Environmental Managementby Bryn Wakefield

National News

Live: Aussie teen Indra Brown in the medal hunt on last day of Winter Olympics

Australian 16-year-old Indra Brown is in the freeski halfpipe final on the last day of the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games. Follow live.

Indra Brown competing at Winter Olympics.

Published: 12m agoSun 22 Feb 2026 at 8:48amSource: ABC NewsTopic: Winter Olympic Gamesby Jon Healy

East West rail line closed after flooding washes away track

The cross-country rail line connecting Australia's east and west has been closed after heavy rain and flash flooding washed away significant sections of track, the corridor's manager says.

Published: 33m agoSun 22 Feb 2026 at 8:26amSource: ABC NewsTopic: Weatherby Stacey Pestrin, Daniel Keane, Briana Fiore and Anita Ward

Cleary to risk missing first three Panthers games at NRL judiciary

Nathan Cleary will either be available to play Brisbane in round one or will miss the opening three rounds after Penrith decided to challenge his high tackle ban.

Nathan Cleary has his mouthguard between his teeth as he runs off the field

Published: 47m agoSun 22 Feb 2026 at 8:12amSource: ABC NewsTopic: NRL

Alice Springs prepares for possible flooding amid severe weather warning

Alice Springs residents and businesses prepare for possible flooding, amid a severe weather warning, and after flash flooding caused the Todd River to rise dramatically last week.

Sandbags stand ready to protect buildings from flooding

Published: 10m agoSun 22 Feb 2026 at 8:50amSource: ABC NewsTopic: Floods

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Grieving dad plans surf lifesaving gala after shark attack tragedy

More 'hard and fast' rain likely for soaked parts of north Queensland

$100k worth of cocaine, cannabis and cash seized in Whitsundays

'Keep learning and moving': Challenging your brain later in life

Environmentalists outraged by south-east Qld music festival site approval

Brain cancer patient shocked by lack of public neurosurgeons in booming region

Gold Coast cops 120mm as south-east Queensland faces looming deluge

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Nine-year-old world record deadlift

P-plater intercepted at high speed on Sunshine Motorway, Mountain Creek

Underwater vision of Mary River Cod fingerlings in a dam

The storm which killed a 21-year-old woman in Cooroy

Her 8yo son was killed in an e-motorbike crash. Now Kloe Weedon wants new rules to protect kids

Grower trials purple-skinned pineapple varieties in Queensland

Cumquats key to 'anti-retirement' for these farmers

Former nurse 'extremely angry' after cancer deemed inoperable

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Milano-Cortina: How Alysa Liu reclaimed her joy and turned it in to gold

Broncos fall short of another miracle comeback in World Club Challenge

Grieving dad plans surf lifesaving gala after shark attack tragedy

Milano-Cortina: Danielle Scott flies high for long-awaited aerials medal

As congregations shrink, old rural churches are being given new life

Underground 'battery' deep in the outback could power millions of homes

Australia's punk boom was born in Brisbane 50 years ago

Island lighthouse keepers' cottages to be demolished by reef authority

Live: Aussie teen Indra Brown in the medal hunt on last day of Winter Olympics

East West rail line closed after flooding washes away track

Cleary to risk missing first three Panthers games at NRL judiciary

Alice Springs prepares for possible flooding amid severe weather warning

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