A fire caused by “improper disposal” of fireplace ashes in a mining pit outside a home in the Sugarloaf area was extinguished Wednesday afternoon, according to the Sugarloaf Fire Protection District.

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In the baked centre of the Australian outback a once-thriving - and wild - opal mining town stands abandoned in the red dirt, four years after it was forcibly shut down. Mintabie is about 1120km north ...

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The father of two children who died in a horrific house fire in Central Queensland has shared heart breaking tributes, saying ...

Ontario’s rush to develop mines attempted two steps forward on Wednesday, while impacted First Nations warn they intend to assert their role as rights holders. A new infrastructure deal that includes ...

The man and two infants who died along with a teenager in a devastating house fire in Central Queensland on Thursday have ...

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