Johanna Marie

The 32-year-old was awaiting trial at Brisbane Women's Correctional Centre after being charged with the murder of her daughter, three-year-old Sophia Rose.

Life seemed picture perfect for Lauren Flanigan and her young daughter, Sophia Rose — until the day the three-year-old with the beaming smile was allegedly murdered by her mother. It's left a family shattered and a community reeling.

Robert Paul Long was sentenced to life in prison with a non-parole period of 20 years for setting fire to the Childers Palace Backpacker Hostel on June 23, 2000.

Richard Tempest was expecting to start his first day of work on a zucchini farm when he was jolted out of his sleep 25 years ago by loud smashing sounds. That's when the former UK backpacker noticed the flames and "intense heat" coming from downstairs.

Joan French, 92, has been spending time in the garden of her aged care home with much younger company. Life experience and shared interests make good fodder for conversation.

A Queensland court has heard there is an "extremely large" case against a third person charged in relation to the alleged murder of Bundaberg teenager Pheobe Bishop.

Queensland firefighters are racing against the clock to prepare for a heightened bushfire season, with above-average rainfall increasing fuel loads and hampering hazard reduction burning.

The state's firefighting capabilities are bolstered with the arrival of a fleet of aircraft amid concerns about fuel loads ahead of the bushfire season.

It's taken more than 15 years and countless failed attempts, but freestyle motocross rider Clinton Moore has landed the "impossible" trick.

More than 53 hectares of bushland and riverine habitat will be cleared for a major upgrade to a regional Queensland dam, prompting environmentalists to raise concerns about protected lungfish and turtles.