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Mining and Energy Union calls for clearer path from coal to renewable, clean energy

David Ashen says his family is one of 500 in the South Burnett region who face an uncertain future as Queensland phases out coal-fired power by 2035.

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Shark tracking program in attack hotspot is failing to snare 'very dangerous' bull shark species

At shark attack hotspots on the east coast, governments have invested in sophisticated fishing programs to reduce bites but a daylight-only operation means bull sharks are not being tracked as well as other species.

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Landlord limits 'not needed' in Queensland as sky-high rents force people from their homes

Despite a rental crisis forcing people from their homes, the housing minister and real estate lobby say limits are not needed.

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More than 95% of north Queensland children on internal police ‘blacklist’ are Indigenous

Exclusive: repeat offender index has become a ‘dangerous blacklist’ in what local elders say leads to racial profiling

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‘Too special a place’: how an eclectic Queensland alliance saved a sacred site from rock climbers

As the state moves to protect Indigenous site Whinpullin, or Minto Crag, climbing groups realise ‘you can’t just go charging in’

The Guardian - AU

Children 'not protected' due to failures by Qld govt

A Queensland watchdog has found that children have not been protected from harm because their parents weren't provided with state government supports.

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Queensland phone, seatbelt cameras could face review amid 'sexual privacy rights' concerns

Rules that control how Queensland public servants handle potentially explicit photographs taken by traffic cameras could be reviewed after a NSW woman was sent a photo that showed her underwear alongside a fine for using a mobile phone.

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Qld health workers may have been underpaid ‘millions’

Queensland hospital and health workers will be compensated after potentially being underpaid millions, but staff who were overpaid won't be pursued.

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Qld health workers may have been underpaid 'millions'

Queensland hospital and health workers will be compensated after potentially being underpaid millions, but staff who were overpaid won't be pursued.

AAP

Queensland set off in pursuit of distant Shield target

Queensland require another 345 runs in just two sessions to secure a final-round Sheffield Shield win over Tasmania.

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Severe heatwave to peak with temperatures 8 degrees above average in southern Queensland, BOM says

Above-average temperatures forecast for southern Queensland, hitting mid to high 30s with high humidity as summer lingers into autumn.

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Hillbilly Goats frontman Bryce Wearne recovering after brain aneurysm

Queensland band Hillbilly Goats were performing high-energy shows all over Australia and beyond until a sudden, life-threatening brain injury stopped the music.

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More financial support for flood-hit north Queensland

Record flood levels continue to recede in northwest Queensland, and more government support is on offer as residents begin a mammoth recovery.

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Queensland Police lose stun grenade in Townsville suburb after siege, issue public warning

A sound-and-flash grenade that has the "capacity to injure" is missing in a Townsville suburb after being lost by Queensland Police's tactical squad.

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You're more likely to die in a milder heatwave in Queensland compared to extreme hot weather conditions, new data shows

You have a 5 per cent greater chance of dying in a heatwave, a new study finds, but where you live and the severity of the heat affects your chances, with some results counterintuitive.

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Queensland schools aren't required to notify families if a student tests positive for COVID-19. Should they be?

Govinda Lange said he received notifications from his son's school about chicken pox and head lice, but schools aren't required to tell parents when a student tests positive for COVID-19.

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Qld passes controversial youth justice laws

Queensland has passed controversial youth justice laws in response to a number of high-profile crimes after fiery debate in state parliament.

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Stun grenade lost by police in suburban street in Qld

Queensland police have revealed they've lost a stun grenade, which could cause an injury to people, four days after a fatal siege in Townsville.

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Trafficker jailed for drug-driving 'carnage' on highway

Damon Neville Vesey-Brown had a "substantial amount of meth in his system" when he started speeding down a Queensland highway and collided with a young woman.

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Queensland passes controversial youth justice laws

The Queensland parliament has passed laws that criminalise bail breaches for children and allow courts to fit 15-year-olds with GPS trackers.

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Queensland parliament has passed tough new laws targeting young offenders. This is what's changing

Parliament passed the changes despite the Greens arguing the legislation is "disgraceful" and criticism from advocates and the state's peak legal bodies.

The Guardian - AU

Queensland passes controversial youth crime laws after heated human rights debate

New laws include the overriding of the Human Rights Act to allow children to be charged for breaching bail

AAP

Former minister Johnson remembered in Qld parliament

Queensland politician Vaughan Johnson, who served in parliament for 26 years, has been remembered as a champion of the west after his recent death.

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Queensland youth justice minister says evidence provided to court by her department about 13yo boy's detention was not 'fulsome'

The youth justice department will conduct an urgent review into how long a 13-year-old boy was held in solitary confinement at a Townsville detention centre.

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Flood victims waiting for Qld rivers to fully recede

A tiny community is still under water in northwest Queensland as locals elsewhere in the region begin to count the cost of record floods.

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