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Archive for February 13th, 2019
Disease risk grows after Qld floods
Queenslanders in flood-affected areas are being warned to be careful due to the risk of infection from thousands of cattle carcasses and a soil-borne bacteria. February 13, 2019 One woman has died and nine people remain seriously ill after receding floodwaters following Queensland’s once-in-a-century monsoonal deluge exposed people in Townsville to disease. With the flood […]
Race on to bury Qld flood cattle carcasses
Hundreds of thousands of dead cattle carcasses pose a health risk to rural communities following Queensland’s once-in-a-century floods. February 13, 2019 Receding floodwaters following Queensland’s once-in-a-century monsoonal deluge have left authorities racing to dispose of hundreds of thousands of dead animals that are posing a health risk. Cattle, sheep and wildlife perished in the unprecedented two-week […]
Qld man jailed for fatal punch on father
A Queensland man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for unlawfully striking his father and causing his death in Brisbane in 2016. February 13, 2019 It took just 10 seconds for Morgan Alexander Isles-English to end his abusive father’s life with a single blow to the head after his dad didn’t recognise him. […]