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Queensland police drop hacking charges after Brisbane student claims he was arrested in case of racially charged mistaken identity

The 21-year-old student says he went to the Carina Police Station in February to pay a parking fine, but was soon surrounded by six officers. He's since appeared in court four times under another man's name.

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ABC Brisbane presenter Loretta Ryan marks 40 years in radio broadcasting

The ABC Radio Breakfast host has walked a path of compassion and integrity in an industry known for anything but that. Here's a look inside her 40-year career in radio

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Six of the 10 most disadvantaged areas in Australia are in Queensland, Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas rankings reveal

Almost 550 Australian regions have been ranked on their level of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage. Most of the lowest-ranked areas are in Queensland.

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Secrets in the suitcase that still haunt Anglican church sexual abuse survivor Beth Heinrich

Beth Heinrich has become the public face of a battle to see the Anglican church admit its failings in its handling of historical child sexual abuse claims, holding onto a battered, brown suitcase of "love letters", photographs and trinkets.

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Queensland Police search for four-wheel drive after highway ramming

A man has been charged over a pair of road attacks, accused of using a four-wheel drive to ram a hatchback on a highway in Brisbane's south.

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Chris Fagan slams ’prejudicial’ reports in Hawthorn racism saga

Brisbane coach Chris Fagan is pleading for an end to "damaging and prejudicial" reporting of Hawthorn's racism saga.

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NRL Magic Round winners and losers, including the Dolphins' new cult hero and the Rabbitohs' rising stock

As the NRL carnival moves away from Brisbane and back to regularly scheduled programming, we look at the winners and losers from Magic Round.

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Alex Shorey speaks in video from Brisbane hospital bed after ingesting rat poison in Taiwan

University student Alex Shorey, who unknowingly ingested rat poison in Taiwan, thanks everyone responsible for helping him return to Australia, as he continues to recover in hospital.

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Rat-poisoned student doing better after medivac flight from Taiwan to Brisbane

The family of an Australian exchange student flown to Brisbane from Taiwan after ingesting rat poison say the flight that "saved his life"

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Reece Walsh's Magic Round performance proves once again he's ready for prime time, and that means State of Origin

Billy Slater will be judged harshly if he makes the "wrong" choice between Kalyn Ponga and Reece Walsh for State of Origin I. But between Walsh's form and Ponga's Origin III masterclass last year, there's no wrong answer, writes Jon Healy.

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Brisbane Lions beat Carlton Blues by 26 points to move to the top of the AFL ladder

Brisbane's 26-point win over Carlton, off the back of four electric goals from in-form Charlie Cameron, is enough to move the Lions to the top of the AFL ladder.

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Magic Round begins with Brisbane Broncos beating Manly 32-6, Canberra Raiders downing Canterbury Bulldogs 34-30

The Broncos make a brilliant beginning to Magic Round, crushing Manly after an 11-try thriller between the Raiders and Bulldogs at Lang Park.

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Alex Shorey faces long recovery after inadvertently ingesting rat poison in Taiwan

The family of Queensland university student Alex Shorey say he is still weak, but has slept well after being flown back to Australia.

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Netball has always been a female-dominated sport, now it may have to adapt for a shot at the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games

Netball is a sport that was founded by women for women, but its long-standing independence and female dominance could prevent its debut at the Olympic Games.

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Queensland determined to keep the NRL's highly successful Magic Round in Brisbane

The city gets $30 million in kickbacks for tackling the logistical nightmare that is eight NRL games in three days at one stadium. Several states have approached the NRL for hosting rights.

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Mother of man shot dead by Brisbane police feared he could hurt someone and ‘end up dead’, inquest hears

Inquest hears Mohamad Ikraam Bahram’s mother told health workers he was not taking his schizophrenia medication before attack on tourist

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Cameron Bardak, who struck girlfriend Maria Buci with hatchet in Brisbane carpark, found guilty of attempted murder

A Brisbane woman who was violently attacked by her partner with a hatchet has praised the "absolutely amazing" bystanders who helped her after the man responsible was convicted of her attempted murder.

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Queensland firefighters come together to pay tribute to colleague after fatal blaze at Slacks Creek south of Brisbane

Izabella Nash, who died after she was seriously injured battling a blaze south of Brisbane, is remembered by colleagues on International Firefighters Day.

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The New Daily

Australian student flown back from Taiwan after poisoning

A sick Australian student has landed in Brisbane to be treated for ingesting rat poison after his family raised money for a charter flight.

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Ex-governor-general Peter Hollingworth faces second Anglican Church inquiry into handling of child abuse

A second Anglican Church investigation probing former governor-general Peter Hollingworth's handling of child abuse during his tenure as Archbishop of Brisbane in the 1990s, has been held in secret.

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Man shot dead by police in Brisbane’s CBD did not take schizophrenia medication that day, inquest hears

Queensland police tells coroner it found officers acted appropriately in 2020 incident that left Mohamad Ikraam Bahram dead

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'Father' of Inland Rail calls for project to end in Toowoomba amid cost blowouts

The Inland Rail project from Melbourne to Brisbane was originally due to be completed in 2025. But with construction yet to get underway anywhere in Queensland, some are asking whether the entire project will ever be finished.

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Officers who shot and killed Ikraam Bahram in Brisbane CBD acted in self-defence, inquest hears

Two senior constables shot Ikraam Bahram, 24, shortly after he stabbed a tourist in the back in Brisbane in February 2020.

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Firefighter dies after battling factory blaze

A firefighter has died after being injured during a large factory blaze south of Brisbane.

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Queensland firefighter Izabella Nash dies after being injured in Slacks Creek factory fire

Izabella Nash was rushed to the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital yesterday morning after being injured in the blaze next to the Pacific Highway in Slacks Creek.

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