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The Latest Breaking News from Queensland

BHP announces sale of Daunia and Blackwater coal mines, citing royalty hike frustration

Mining giant BHP announces its intention to sell two central Queensland mines, one of which has been operating for 50 years.

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Santos wins approval for 116 gas wells in western Qld

The federal government has given Santos approval to drill 116 new coal seam gas wells in Queensland's Surat Basin with an operational life of 30 years.

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Afternoon Update: Queensland admits bail reform ‘incompatible with human rights’; BHP profits slide; and Venice’s drying canals

State’s tough crackdown on youth crime draws criticism

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Qld to decriminalise possession of most illicit drugs

Queensland will move to decriminalise drug possession with police to refer people caught with illicit substances or utensils to diversion programs.

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More than a dozen students hospitalised after gas leak at St George State School

Fourteen students and two staff members have been taken to hospital after a gas leak at a south-west Queensland school.

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Warning over rise in nitrous oxide abuse as service stations sell potentially deadly 'nangs' to teenagers

Canisters of nitrous oxide, known as "nangs" and linked to the death of a Queensland man, are readily available across Australia. But drug experts disagree on what to do.

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Fourteen children, two adults hospitalised after school gas leak

Sixteen people, including 14 children, have been taken to hospital after a gas leak at a Queensland school.

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Queensland to override state’s Human Rights Act in bid to make breach of bail an offence for children

Police minister Mark Ryan says the government accepts that its new laws ‘are incompatible with human rights’

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WTF: A UN Torture Prevention Body Had To Can Its Aus Investigation After It Was Refused Access

The only other country where this has happened is Rwanda.

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Queensland peg back NSW Blues in Sheffield Shield

Queensland have restricted NSW to 5-173 at tea on the opening day of their Sheffield Shield clash against Queensland in Brisbane.

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Queensland reviews future of cattle branding amid shortage of combinations

Queensland is running out of cattle brands and some producers are waiting up to six months for a new brand, prompting a government review on how livestock are identified.

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BHP records strong earnings from coal

BHP returns another strong result with coal as iron ore and copper both slip

Newcastle Herald

UN torture prevention body cancels Australia trip after refused access to detention, mental health centres

Australia has now joined Rwanda as the only other country to have inspections terminated by the United Nations, after the international body was denied full access to detention and mental health in-patient wards in New South Wales and Queensland.

ABC News

Queensland victims of crime collective slams 'system abuse' which they say favours young offenders

High-profile victims of youth crime in Queensland have formed a collective in an effort to decrease offending and the "injustice" in the system, which they say leaves them feeling "unheard, disregarded and unsupported".

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Here’s looking at you, super

Assistant treasurer Stephen Jones says people have been pressured to tap into their superannuation for cosmetic surgery, and children who breach bail in Queensland will again be charged with a criminal offence.

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Obstetrics, anaesthetics jobs sit vacant as regional Queensland grapples with worsening maternity crisis

Prominent Queensland obstetrician Gino Pecoraro has called for Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk to attend a maternity forum next week to show she’s interested in solutions.

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Could prefab be a quick fix for the housing crisis? Queensland's government thinks so

Fifty-two homes — a mix of two and three bedrooms — will be delivered across the state in the coming months, but housing advocates say it's not enough.

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Coal giant Glencore pushes for law change to prevent 'legal challenges' to carbon project

Major coal miner Glencore has been lobbying for legislation to be changed to prevent legal challenges to a controversial carbon capture and storage project in the Great Artesian Basin.

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Qld to make breaching bail a crime in youth crackdown

The Queensland government will make it a criminal offence for a child to breach a bail condition after a number of high-profile crimes involving youths.

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Hipkins taking his lead from Queensland flooding disaster

The Government is taking its Cyclone Gabrielle recovery cue from Queensland rather than Christchurch, in an attempt to avoid repeating past mistakes, writes @jo_moir

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EV charging network expands as EU petrol ban could force Aussies to go electric

Electric vehicle drivers will soon have access to more charging stations, as the Queensland government partners with Ampol to convert service stations into EV hubs.

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Queensland Labor backflips to make breach of bail an offence for children

With youth prisons full, there are fears the new laws will lead to an ‘explosion’ of children in adult watch houses

AAP

Breach of bail to return for young Queensland offenders

Queensland's government has pledged to restore breach of bail as a standalone offence despite cabinet ministers previously rejecting the measure as ineffective.

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Queensland premier says breach of bail will be reintroduced as offence for young offenders

The Queensland premier says breach of bail will be reintroduced as an offence for young offenders despite her government removing it in 2015 and heavily criticising the LNP for adopting it as a policy.

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Boy, 8, dies after 'dramatic' mum's concerns dismissed

A coroner has found an eight-year-old boy died after concerns of the mother - a registered nurse - were not acted on by staff at a regional Queensland hospital.

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