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More severe storms packing giant hail forecast

More severe thunderstorms, potentially packing dangerous giant hail, are forecast for communities in two states, as a clean-up for the last storm continues.

AAP · Nov 26, 2025

Catastrophe declared after wild storms cause havoc

Insurers have declared a devastating hail storm that hammered two states a catastrophic event after more than 16,000 claims were lodged within 24 hours.

AAP · Nov 25, 2025

More than 87,000 still without power after Brisbane storms downed trees and stripped roofs

Winds the biggest contributor to power outages as city saw more than 880,000 lightning strikes and 12cm diameter hail

The Guardian - AU · Nov 24, 2025

Queensland storms: two men in hospital after lightning strikes as hail and heavy rain hit south-east

Several waves of thunderstorms expected to batter state as thousands in region remain without power

The Guardian - AU · Dec 30, 2023

‘There’s been some tears’: storm and flood-hit Queensland town battles heatwave as more wild weather forecast

Many homes in Jimboomba are still without power. Now temperatures are nearing 40C, and more storms are forecast

The Guardian - AU · Dec 29, 2023

Pioneering group of women blazing a trail amid growing demand for female tradies in construction sector

The construction sector has the most male-dominated workforce in Australia but a pioneering group of self-proclaimed "lady tradies" are taking the industry by storm.

ABC News · Mar 14, 2023

Blinded by the light: how skyglow pollution is separating us from the stars

Light infrastructure has expanded alongside population growth but it’s not only star gazing in jeopardy – cultures, wildlife, science and human health are all threatened

The Guardian - AU · Dec 10, 2022

Dogs that fatally mauled Energex-contracted meter reader Kane Minion at a Greenbank property have been destroyed

Two dogs that attacked and killed meter reader Kane Minion at a property in Greenbank on Saturday have been euthanased, Logan Council has confirmed.

ABC News · Dec 7, 2022

Former electricity meter reader says he was bitten by dogs while working, an attack was a daily concern

Daniel Davidson, a meter reader around Ipswich and Brisbane for four years, says aggressive dogs all too often posed a danger to meter readers.

ABC News · Dec 6, 2022

Is a particular dog breed more likely to attack, and why do they do it?

Animal behaviour experts and Queensland's largest energy provider explain how the community can stay safe from dog attacks after a electricity meter reader was mauled to death by dogs last weekend.

ABC News · Dec 5, 2022