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The Latest Breaking News from Queensland

Avoid swimming pools if you’re part of Australia’s surge in diarrhoea cases, say authorities

Cryptosporidium parasite causes 498 diarrhoea cases in NSW this year and 736 in Queensland in January alone

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Battery failure led to power plant mass outage: report

A battery failure triggered a chain of events leading to an explosion at Callide Power Station, leaving nearly half a million Queenslanders without power.

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Man with gel blaster prompts hospital lockdown

Police have arrested a man who was seen walking near a hospital on Queensland's Gold Coast with what first appeared to be a gun.

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Townsville tapped to turn farm waste into jet fuel

Australia's first sustainable aviation facility could be established in north Queensland to turn sugarcane by-products into low-carbon fuel.

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Cyclone threat looms again for flood-hit regions

As Queensland counts the cost of an already disaster-riddled summer, another cyclone threat is looming in the Gulf of Carpentaria.

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Dutton cops heat from police over right to disconnect

The police union has condemned Opposition Leader Peter Dutton, a former Queensland officer, over his commitment to unwind the right to disconnect after work.

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Laws proposed to improve Children's Court media access

The Queensland premier has moved to improve media access to Children's Court cases through legislative reforms.

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Knife sales ban to minors priority for Queensland Labor

Tackling youth crime will be a focus for the Queensland parliament as it returns for the first sitting week of 2024.

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Australian red meat industry’s net zero target based on land-clearing data that is ‘not reliable’

Meat and Livestock Australia says it has reduced emissions by 65% on 2005 levels but data analysis suggests figures underpinning claim are ‘erroneous’

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Queensland to crack down on public knife possession after fatal stabbing of Vyleen White

Laws prohibiting sale of knives to minors will also be fast-tracked as government considers expanding police search powers

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Ban on knife sales to be brought forward by Qld govt

A ban on knife sales to minors will be brought forward by the Queensland government after the state's police commissioner addressed cabinet.

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Man who allegedly pulled gun on police shot dead

A man who allegedly pulled a firearm on police has been fatally shot by officers in a small rural town on Queensland's north coast.

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Attempted murder charges laid after baby stabbed

A three-month-old child has been stabbed and police have charged a woman with attempted murder in the Ipswich area in Queensland.

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Stabbed in front of her granddaughter, Vyleen White’s death sparks racial tension in Queensland

South Sudanese community’s condemnation of attack prompts death threats as government toughens stance on youth crime

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Search under way for missing 12-year-old girl in Qld

A 12-year-old girl has been missing for nearly two days on Queensland's Sunshine Coast and police are gravely concerned.

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No laughing matter: the context missing from a Sky News report on Steven Miles and youth crime

A combination of persistent questioning and an inexperienced premier sparked a media feeding frenzy in Queensland. Plus: end of an innings for Peter Lalor

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Court action against power plant after mass outage

The Australian energy regulator is taking a Queensland power plant owner to court over alleged compliance failures at a beleaguered coal-fired facility.

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Court backs $2.7 million payout to couple hit by fraud

A couple who lost their newly purchased home are "incredibly relieved" to again be able to claim $2.7 million in damages from the Queensland government.

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Grandmother's stabbing prompts calls for more patrols

There are calls for a permanent police beat to be established at a shopping centre where a Queensland grandmother was fatally stabbed.

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Slater gift of faith to Titans' Fermor moves mountains

Gold Coast forward Beau Fermor returns from a season out due to an ACL tear with confidence sky high after what he concedes was a shock Queensland camp call-up.

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Venice Biennale 2024: Australian pavilion to explore colonisation, incarceration and First Nations resilience

Artist Archie Moore will draw from his personal history – and databases including Guardian Australia’s Deaths Inside – to create a ‘site for quiet reflection’

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Precious Jewell knock leads Tigers past battling Bulls

Tasmania have kept their one-day cup final hopes alive courtesy of a bonus-point defeat of Queensland at the Gabba in the penultimate round.

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Stabbing victim's daughter calls for peace and unity

The daughter of a Queensland grandmother who was fatally stabbed in a shopping centre has called for peace after reports of a racist backlash.

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Man dies after reports of stabbing

Police are investigating the death of a 34-year-old man in Mt Isa in northwest Queensland following reports of a stabbing.

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Climate change fuelling Australia's eighth-warmest year

Australia sweltered through its eighth-warmest year on record in 2023, according to a new report from the Bureau of Meteorology.

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