Infant Death Highlights Severity Of Queensland’s Worst Whooping Cough Epidemic On Record

Following hundreds of cases in the first few months of 2025, Queensland is experiencing a worrying increase in whooping cough cases. According to Queensland Health data, there have already been 2,384 whooping cough cases, which is almost three-and-a-half times the average for 2020–24. In Queensland, there were 15,012 cases of whooping cough in 2024—more than…

Firefighters Rescue 8 Puppies from Drain—Then Discover They’re Not Dogs at All

Rescuing animals is often challenging and highly stressful. Sometimes, the animals find themselves trapped in the most unusual spots—perched in trees, tangled in thorny bushes, or, in the worst cases, young ones get separated from their mothers and wind up stuck in tight, dangerous spaces. In such situations, it takes calm, careful, and determined individuals to…