Kemii Maguire

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Kemii Maguire |David Iliffe

As a Queensland shire braces for river rises and flooding, almost a quarter of its flood-monitoring cameras are offline after they were deliberately shot at or vandalised. Balonne Shire, in south-west Queensland, has 19 cameras in flood-prone locations to monitor water levels. Images from the cameras are published to council's disaster dashboard, available to authorities and the community.

Jan 21, 2025 | abc.net.au | Grace Nakamura |Kemii Maguire

From snake bites victims to crashed paragliders and a couple stranded in the outback near croc-infested waters, more Queenslanders were rescued by LifeFlight in 2024 than in any other year. The aerial rescue service helped a record 8,477 people in 2024, up 13 per cent on the previous year. One of those people was Jacqui Rich, who "didn't think she would make it" after a quad bike accident on her cattle station on the Western Downs last February.

Nov 15, 2024 | abc.net.au | Kemii Maguire

The Roma Races mark the start of the wet season for many in outback Queensland. But away from the bustling crowd, the track will have something missing for the first time in a decade. It will be holding its first non-TAB meet today after being cut from Racing Queensland's circuit late last year. It is a sign of a thoroughbred racing industry grappling with declining wagering nationwide.

Sep 19, 2024 | abc.net.au | Kemii Maguire |David Iliffe

Still they stand, beacons of hope beside Australia's highways and suburban streets. Public telephones — once slated for obsolescence as mobile devices appeared in every hand — are increasingly becoming a last lifeline for the nation's most vulnerable people. More than 300,000 free phone calls were made from public phones across Australia to triple-0, Lifeline, 1800-Respect and other lifesaving services in the past year.

Jun 9, 2024 | abc.net.au | Kemii Maguire |Peter Quattrocelli |Zara Margolis

In short: An ancient fish fossil has been returned to a museum in north-west Queensland after a decade. Jeppy was being painstakingly cleaned by palaeontologist and natural history artist Paul Stumkat. What's next? The specimen will soon be placed back on display at Kronosaurus Korner in Richmond. After a decade-long journey, a fish fossil dating back more than 100 million years has been returned to its home in outback Queensland.