Queensland’s Lockyer Valley has been described as a “burning cauldron” with bushfires tearing through 10,000 hectares but miraculously only claiming one house.
But Lockyer Valley Mayor Tanya Milligan says the town of Laidley, 80 kilometres west of Brisbane, is counting its blessings despite fire having torn through about 10,000 hectares.
Just one home was lost to the bushfires whipped up by dry winds.

He claimed that he took a sip from a 600ml plastic bottle of water as he was turning onto his street, which is when the police officer pulled him over.

“The policeman told me there was nothing I could do and he was doing his job — but I am going to challenge the fine.” he told ABC’s Rebecca Levingston.

A Queensland Police spokesperson told news.com.au that fines were usually issued under these circumstances if the action causes the driver to not be in control of the vehicle.

Wildlife officials have issued an urgent warning to “immediately kill” this terrifying land-dwelling fish on sight — by cutting off its head

It would be bad news if the fishy interloper spreads. The federally regulated snakehead is a voracious hunter with no natural predators in North America and has the potential to displace local wildlife by commandeering their food resources and habitat, according to the US Department of Agriculture.

Even scarier, these serpentine swimmers can breathe air — allowing them to exist on land for days at a time.

Handke won the 2019 prize for "an influential work that with linguistic ingenuity has explored the periphery and the specificity of human experience," the Academy said in a statement.

Olga Tokarczuk became the 15th woman to win the award, while Peter Handke was the 114th man

Just days ago, the Swedish Academy promised to move away from the prestigious award's "male-oriented" and "Eurocentric".
 

Jarrod McInnes spent Tuesday staring out the window of his primary school watching his dad fight to save their house from a wall of fire. They were about to buy burn to the ground as bushfires still rage in NSW.

“I was a little bit scared because I was sort of thinking we were going to be double homeless,” the schoolboy tells AAP in the fire-ravaged NSW town of Rappville. 

“There was one fire on one side, and then there was another fire at the back and I could see my dad. I feel lucky now because we still have our house — somewhere to sleep.”

The ACT Government has had to intervene  to prevent a possible collapse of the building after the developer refused to install temporary propping on the site. 

However, the company has said their main priority is “the safety of the public and those who live and work in its developments.”
Despite this, the developer confirms they will breach the emergency rectification  order. 

 "The safety of the public and those who live and work in its developments is Morris's utmost priority," the company said in a statement 
 

Queensland’s Lockyer Valley has been described as a “burning cauldron” with bushfires tearing through 10,000 hectares but miraculously only claiming one house.
But Lockyer Valley Mayor Tanya Milligan says the town of Laidley, 80 kilometres west of Brisbane, is counting its blessings despite fire having torn through about 10,000 hectares.

Just one home was lost to the bushfires whipped up by dry winds.

Queensland Conservatorium alumni Dami Im and Katie Noonan are being honoured at the 2019 awards.
 
The awards celebrate the diversity and talent of women in the Australian music industry.
 
The alumni’s past vocal coach and senior lecturer Dr Irene Bartlett says she can “size up whether there is that special ‘ something’” and she “saw that in both katie and Dami”.