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QUEENSLAND towns have shivered through the coldest morning in two years today as other parts of the state dropped to below freezing temperatures.

Queensland freezes as temps fall as low as -3.7°C

QUEENSLAND towns have shivered through the coldest morning in two years today as other parts of the state dropped to below freezing temperatures.

GAS producers will today be warned they face export restrictions if they fail to provide enough supplies for the domestic market.

Gas giants face export cuts to secure Australian supplies

GAS producers will today be warned they face export restrictions if they fail to provide enough supplies for the domestic market.

The St George Saints reserve grade went head to head against the Wallumbilla Surat Red Bulls at Rowden Park.

GALLERY: Saints take on the Red Bulls in St George

The St George Saints reserve grade went head to head against the Wallumbilla Surat Red Bulls at Rowden Park.

Crowds packed in to see all the action from the five race program and enjoy the sunny weather on the day.

GALLERY: Faces at the St George races

Crowds packed in to see all the action from the five race program and enjoy the sunny weather on the day.

"He was perpetuating this insidious culture and had the temerity to boast about his exploits."

Jail after boasts, mates rates for drug clients

"He was perpetuating this insidious culture and had the temerity to boast about his exploits."

Man with busy recent criminal history says countryside move will get him away from drug culture

Change of scenery needed for city drug addict, court told

Man with busy recent criminal history says countryside move will get him away from drug culture

St George clay target shooters some of the best

Monthly shoot right on target

St George clay target shooters some of the best

Frillies end the home season on a high

Frillies foil the Uni boys

Frillies end the home season on a high

Seniors games are almost here

Get ready, the Seniors games are nearly here

Seniors games are almost here

An update on the fire that destroyed a home last weekend

Firefighters battle to save family home

An update on the fire that destroyed a home last weekend

LOCAL COLOUR: The grain silos in Thallon have undergone a transformation in recent weeks and now sport a beautiful vista embodying all the great aspects of living in the region.

News

Grain silos become a beautiful site in Thallon

RUGBY GREATS DESCEND: In a previous visit to St George, Petero Civoniceva had a cuppa with Meggs Morris Life Member and renowned Saints home game commentator.

News

Footy greats to head west for Intrust Super Cup game

Police raided a rural property at Tara, allegedly uncovering a stockpile of drugs, weapons and ammunition.

News

SEIZED: 4000 AK-47 rounds, guns buried underground

Fire crews were called to the blaze in St George at 9.28pm on Saturday night.

News

St George home destroyed in fire

Christine (Sam) Leonardi and Samuel John Leonardi.

Business

Handling 'human element' a challenge after crane tragedy

News

Man 'crushed by car' on property west of Toowoomba

VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION: Ozcon Industries was placed in voluntary liquidation in January. INSERT: Director of Ozcon Industries Kieran Chiverton.

News

Engineering firm Ozcon may have been 'trading insolvent'

A COAL train has derailed west of Toowoomba which has blocked the rail line. (Pic Seven News)

News
4:14 PM Jul 24th

Coal train derailment blocks line for rest of week

The businesswoman drugged by her husband with the daughter he abused (pictured) said the family is recovering but the man is now trying to get her money.Source:Supplied

News
3:57 PM Jul 24th

'He drugged my daughter, raped her for years'

Layton Smith and his dad Troy Smith have been involved in a long legal battle over who is to blame for Layton’s injuries caused in a car crash when he was two. Picture: Tim Hunter.

News
3:01 PM Jul 24th

The child the law forgot

Emma was donated a box of old goods for the shop and was stunned to find a Kitkat, 22 years past its sell-by date.

News

Woman finds 22-year-old KitKat, makes disturbing discovery

Far north Queensland has been hit by heavy rain overnight.

News

North Queensland hit by 1 in 100 year rainfall

TOUGH TASK: A swift water rescue team (including inset) search a stolen LandCruiser ute found in Scrubby Creek.

News

VIDEO: Police to continue search for body of missing man

Josh Watson captured this incredible image from Brightwater Estate on the Sunshine Coast.

News

Queensland facing hot, steamy week ahead

Queensland is facing some 'supercell' activity on Friday.

News

Queensland told to brace for heavy rain from 'epic low'

GOLD: Australia's Madison de Rozario celebrates winning gold in the final of the women's 5000m T54 on day nine of the IPC World ParaAthletics Championships.

Sport
3:41 PM Jul 24th

Timing the key to athlete's gold medal win

OUT OF TOUCH: Geelong's Tom Hawkins is in a form slump, says Garry Lyon.

Sport
3:28 PM Jul 24th

Lyon says Hawkins' form is part of Geelong's problems

INVESTIGATION: Josh Reynolds is at the centre of the NRL's latest boozy incident.

Sport

Reynolds in boozy pub incident

GOLDEN GIRL: Riley Day (pictured during the 100m semi-final) helped lead Australia to gold in the Mixed 4x100m Relay at the 2017 Youth Commonwealth Games.

Sport

Another golden day for young sprinter

Michael Phelps races Great White Shark

BBC Director in shocking road rage incident

Preacher's wife treated as 'sex slave'

Faulty airbags in Aussie cars

INCREDIBLE: Divers at Wolf Rock off Rainbow Beach recently spotted up to 70 pregnant female sharks at a time of the critically endangered grey nurse shark.

News

Big numbers of endangered shark off Rainbow Beach

Imagine arriving at a camp site and all the hard work is done.

Travel

Hate camping? This idea might change your mind

IN TRAINING: Neil Collie runs trails around the scenic Glass House Mountains area in preparation for the 250km Big Red Run.

Lifestyle

From hospital bed to six-day, 250km desert run

A stonefish was recently caught by a fisherman at Caloundra.

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News

Most venomous fish in world found near shore

Roothy’s LowRange

John Rooth's old faithful Milo: It’s not that hard to keep an old truck flush in new parts

Lifestyle

Beer & BS: Roothy tells how to keep an old truck running

It’s a pretty safe bet there’s been more than a few divorces due to warm steaks, burnt fuses and wives tripping over tent pegs sticking out of the ground in the dark.

Lifestyle

12V tips: Five easy 4WD upgrades you can do at home

Roothy ready to get cooking on the campfire

Lifestyle

Camp cooking: Whip up a feast from whatever you've got

Where it all started - on the verandah of the old homestead in the Flinders. Anthony Warry captured this photo of Roothy reflecting on a lifetime of playing with machines.

Lifestyle

A mechanical life: Roothy gives us a glimpse

Gaming is becoming an increasingly popular opportunity for family bonding, according to new studies.

Entertainment
3:57 PM Jul 24th

Families that game together, stay together?

Kawa Sweeney, 3, was pulled unconscious from a Bali pool.

News

Australian girl, 3, stranded in Bali after near drowning

Tony Abbott has concerns about a postal plebiscite on same-sex marriage. Picture: Hollie Adams/The Australian

News

'Grow a pair' Abbott's same-sex marriage warning

Thor (Chris Hemsworth) has a new look in the third film.Source:Supplied

Entertainment

What 'intimidated' Chris Hemsworth's Thor while filming?

Gabriel Cornejo was ordered to pay child support even though he’s not the biological father of the girl in question.

Lifestyle

Man ordered to pay $82k child support for kid who isn’t his

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Lifestyle

Faulty airbags 'can fire shrapnel at you and your family'

The things you find in women's handbags.

Lifestyle

Aussie women reveal their handbag horror stories

Amanda and Jarrd Schenk, moments after Chloe was born.

Lifestyle

More parents using photographer to capture baby’s birth

Kip Gamblin and Paulini in a scene from the musical The Bodyguard.

Entertainment

REVIEW: The Bodyguard musical is a great night out

Kit Harington in a scene from season seven episode two of Game of Thrones.

Entertainment

RECAP: Game of Thrones s7 episode 2 - Stormborn

Charlie Sheen is trapped in the Twin Towers on 9/11.

Entertainment

‘Who thought this 9/11 movie was a good idea?’

MasterChef Australia's 2017f finalists Ben Ungermann and Diana Chan will battle it out in Monday's grand final.

News

MASTERCHEF: It's Ben versus Diana in tonight's grand final

Monica Tjong and husband Gabriele Pirotta at work at their Goji Granola Bar and Cafe at Clear Island Waters. Picture Glenn Hampson

Business

Eateries blast TripAdvisor blackmail threats

Business

Fees on sex shops and brothels tripled

The mandatory labels give "clearer” information to Australian consumers about the origin of the food they purchase.

Business

Businesses alerted as mandatory food labelling draws close

Toll Group may face industrial action if the TWU ballot is successful.

Business

Industrial action against Toll on the cards says TWU

I had every faith in the public school system, until my daughter experienced it.

Opinion

I’m pro-public education, but a public school failed my girl

Will same-sex marriage be the norm for our children?

Opinion

Same-sex marriage: Love without fear for our kids' sake

Courtney Smoulden and Dylan Barker sporting some of the extensive glitter available at Splendour in the Grass 2017 near Byron Bay.

Entertainment

OPINION: Splendour reached peak glitter

MIX-UP: Local government does not exist in the Australian Constitution, says one reader.

News

In a bit of a muddle over Australian Constitution

TROUBLED PAST: News of the Australian Road Express brings back memories of McAleese.

Business

Jobs in jeopardy as McAleese reincarnate goes under

The truck carrying eels overturned on Highway101 in the US.

News

Eel truck slimes US highway with 3.4 tonnes of 'hagfish'

NOT NICE: One of the many photos of dirty rest stops that have been uploaded to the page for sharing.

News

Truckies on a mission to tidy up the nation's rest stops

Western Australia launches the new Meth Truck equipped with a high-tech x-ray machine.

News

'Meth truck' to save meth capital of Australia

court generic

News

Banning live export was not justified, court told

TOP SPOT: Lot 5 Remolea Ledger L024 (P) sold for a top price of $14,000 to Robin Bruggemann Trust, pictured with Pat O'Leary.

News

WATCH: Remolea sale proves another big success

The new Santa Gertrudis Australia general manager Stephen Ware.

News

Ware appointed Santa Gertrudis general manager

PBR bullrider Cody Heffernan says he is in the best form of his life. He will be one of the riders who will compete in PBR's Last Cowboy Standing Event in Brisbane.

News

Last Cowboy Standing competition winners announced