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Bird handling 'confusion' as new case confirmed

A suspected bird flu case in Queensland has been cleared, but wildlife rescuers have complained of mixed messages and scarce facilities regarding sick birds.

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Scientists are deep-freezing koala eggs and sperm to protect the species from extinction

Researchers at the University of Queensland in Australia want to freeze koala sex cells in liquid nitrogen, which could preserve the DNA for decades until we need it, an expert said.

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Teenager left with life-threatening injuries after alleged stabbing at Brisbane school

Boy, 16, charged after an alleged altercation with a 17-year-old boy at Islamic College of Brisbane

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Queensland unlawfully detained children in adult watch house without private toilet access, tribunal finds

State ordered to apologise after ruling finds it breached law when detaining teenagers in a Cairns watch house

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Jana Armstrong’s former partner appears in court charged with murder after body found near Toowoomba

Dharminder Singh ‘asserts his innocence’, lawyer tells reporters, amid outpouring of grief for young mother in Queensland city

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Missing woman’s former partner charged with murder after remains found in Queensland bushland

Toowoomba woman Jana Armstrong, mother of a four-month-old baby, was last seen on Tuesday

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Victorian crossbench MP warns voting system overhaul must be backed by broader reform – as it happened

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Tourists chase flying camels into outback's red heart

Tourists are swapping everyday life for red dust and racing camels, joining a month‑long outback trail where flying humps, cold beers and new mates rule.

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Purdue firing as Cowboys six-shooter without Major Tom

North Queensland will be without their co-captain Tom Dearden again, but their historical record at Manly's home ground is the best of any side in the NRL.

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India trade deal reignites Australia's uranium wars

Australia's newly-inked deal to supply India with uranium has stoked criticism from anti-nuclear proliferation groups and calls to repeal bans on new mines.

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Newcastle drug dealer jailed for role in massive ice import aboard 'black flight' from PNG

His lawyers claimed he was a 'small-time flunky'. Prosecutors said he was instrumental to the importation.

Newcastle Herald

How ‘space balls’ launched a sleepy Queensland beach town into the global spotlight at warp speed

Shop owner Lisa Scobie says Forrest Beach is usually a place where ‘kids go fishing before school’. Then six mysterious objects washed up

The Guardian - AU

Two Maroons guns back up for Dolphins in Shark hunt

The Dolphins will back up two of their Queensland forwards, but Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow and Selwyn Cobbo will be rested for the home clash with Cronulla.

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An aboriginal Australian community in northern Queensland speaks a language with no words for left or right, only north, south, east and west

Imagine asking someone to move their "left foot" and receiving a puzzled look, not because they misunderstood you, but because their language has no words for left or right. Instead, speakers of Guugu Yimithirr, an Aboriginal Australian language spoken in northern Queensland, would say "move your east foot" or "step…

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State of Origin decider breaks broadcast record

Millions of viewers tuned into the State of Origin decider when NSW stunned Queensland to reclaim the shield.

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Smith questions bunker's future after Origin 'rip-off'

The NRL has confirmed the bunker missed a knock-on that led to a crucial NSW try in the Blues' Origin-sealing win in Brisbane.

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Capewell's brutal verdict on Maroons' decider display

Second-rower Kurt Capewell has taken Queensland's third State of Origin loss in a row at Suncorp Stadium hard in a raw and honest appraisal of the pain.

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Nathan Cleary masterclass shows critics who really owns State of Origin

Damned by pre-match criticism, Blues halfback rises to the occasion and leads his team to series decider over Maroons

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'Flick it': Qld great's bunker call amid controversy

Queensland legend Cameron Smith wants a thorough explanation for the bunker's second-half no knock-on call in the State of Origin decider.

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NSW silence Queensland and claim State of Origin shield with boilover for the ages

Blues defeat Maroons 12-30 in Game 3 to win series 2-1 as Nathan Cleary secures Origin legacy with Wally Lewis medal

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Queensland 12-30 NSW: Blues win State of Origin 2026 in Game 3 – as it happened

New South Wales claim the Origin shield 2-1 after Nathan Cleary stars in commanding game-three victory over Queensland

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Cleary's class: NSW win State of Origin decider

Inspired by Nathan Cleary, NSW have clinched a State of Origin series victory with an upset win over Queensland in the decider at Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium.

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Union raises spectre of chaos, delays for Olympic works

Brisbane 2032 venues risk delays under a proposed new construction code amid a CFMEU crackdown, sparking fears major builders may be locked out of projects.

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How to watch State of Origin Game 3: NRL 2026 FREE streams, TV channels for NSW vs QLD decider

All the ways to watch State of Origin Game 3 live streams – including for FREE – with Selwyn Cobbo looking to light up the NSW vs QLD decider at Lang Park.

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Hooper's Aussie return sealed, but not until 2029

Tom Hooper will return to Super Rugby Pacific after confirming a move from England's Exeter to the Queensland Reds, but not until 2029.

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