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Queensland on high alert as cyclone threat approaches

Far north Queensland is bracing for Tropical Cyclone Jasper to hit with heavy rains and gale-force winds as locals are told to prepare for days without power.

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Clear road for Miles as rival bows out of premier race

Steven Miles is set to step up as Queensland's next premier after Health Minister Shannon Fentiman opted not to stand for the Labor leadership.

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Shannon Fentiman pitches herself as antidote to Annastacia Palaszczuk in bid to be next Queensland premier

If health minister ends up in the top job, it may be because of – not in spite of – the former premier’s backing for deputy, Steven Miles

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‘Stay safe’: Bureau of Meteorology staff evacuated and businesses close as Queensland braces for cyclone

As the school summer holiday season brings an influx of tourists to the area, Jasper is expected to intensify as it travels towards the coast overnight

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Cyclones, media frenzies and a key conversation: why Annastacia Palaszczuk changed her mind about leaving

She resisted calls to resign as Queensland premier until recently, and many in Labor thought her decision wouldn’t come until next year

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Afternoon Update: turbulence in Queensland Labor; Higgins’ mother gives evidence; and man charged over Daylesford pub crash

Queensland deputy premier, Steven Miles and health minister, Shannon Fentiman, are vying for the top job

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Cody Simpson's Olympic statement after McKeon setback

Cody Simpson's Olympic dream is alive after the former pop star smashed his personal best to win the 100m butterfly at the Queensland championships.

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Electric buses to drive tourism in Far North Queensland

Remote areas of Queensland will get 12 new low-emission buses in a project designed to inspire more tourism operations to go electric.

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Cyclone warning as communities brace for Jasper

Far north Queensland is preparing for heavy rain and damaging winds, with Tropical Cyclone Jasper set to hit the coast.

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Deputy premier set to face challenge for Qld leadership

Health Minister Shannon Fentiman has confirmed she will contest the leadership of Queensland's Labor Party after launching a bid to become the next Premier.

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Flexible schooling: how it sparked a ‘hysterical’ response and what families really think

Flexible school hours became front-page news in Queensland when the state government allowed schools to apply to change their hours

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Annastacia Palaszczuk, Australia’s longest-serving female premier, was underestimated until the very end

The Queensland premier always called her own shots. Right up until her retirement announcement, she took people by surprise

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With Annastacia Palaszczuk gone, can Labor achieve the unachievable in Queensland?

Democracies are, by nature, systems of stability and change.

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Annastacia Palaszczuk’s anointed successor, Steven Miles, likely to face challenge, say Queensland Labor MPs

While the deputy premier is considered frontrunner, suggestions his two rivals may team up would make vote ‘incredibly close’

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From ‘accidental premier’ to trailblazing leader, Annastacia Palaszczuk’s power sprang from her warm personal politics

The Queensland premier leaves office as perhaps the most successful Labor politician in a generation

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Residents warned of Cyclone Jasper's destructive power

Tropical Cyclone Jasper is heading for far north Queensland and is predicted to unleash widespread destruction with the loss of power, water and the internet.

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‘Given My All’: Qld Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk Has Announced Her Retirement From Politics

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced she will be stepping down from her position in the state's top job.

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'Time for renewal': Queensland premier Palaszczuk quits

Annastacia Palaszczuk is being hailed as a "Labor hero" after calling it a day as Queensland premier, as her deputy throws his hat in the ring for the top job.

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Steven Miles confirms run for Queensland Labor leader – as it happened

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Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk retires from politics

Labor leader says state is ‘in good shape’ and ‘now is the time for me to leave’ following months of speculation about her future

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Queensland police investigating alleged domestic violence stabbing murder at Kallangur

Woman found in critical condition north of Brisbane later died at scene while 32-year-old man died in hospital following injuries sustained in nearby house fire

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Two nabbed over botched 560kg cocaine import off WA

Two men have been charged over a botched attempt to import 560kg of cocaine which came undone when one of them needed rescuing off the WA coast.

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Heatwave, fire, flood and cyclone: Sydney temperatures peak at 43C amid wild weather across Australia

As NSW sweltered in heatwave conditions, Cyclone Jasper bore down on Queensland and Adelaide expected close to 50mm of rain

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Cyclone Jasper swings towards Australia

Tropical Cyclone Jasper has started to swing towards Australia and is set to weaken before intensifying again as it approaches the Queensland coast.

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Foreign relations: why an isolated Arizona man was arrested in connection to the Wieambilla shooting in Australia

Facebook posts show Donald Day Jr increasingly withdrawing from community and society as he grew closer to those he met online, including Queensland couple who killed police in 2022 shooting

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