Dominic King's fireworks injuries were so horrific he required a skin graft and two operations.

Suspicion that arsonists may have been behind a series of spot fires near Rockhampton in central Queensland, lit while firefighters were battling a "terrifying" wildfire, has fuelled community anger.

Wayne Grattan pleads guilty over the Hamilton coolstore explosion which killed one firefighter and injured seven.

A man has been arrested after a gunman threatened bank tellers and fled with an unknown amount of cash this morning.