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There are calls for the nearly 1000 Chinese surveillance cameras and other recording equipment in government buildings to be replaced, and Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek could kill off more fossil fuel projects after she knocked back Clive Palmer’s Queensland coalmine.

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Road train and choppers deliver click-and-collect groceries 540km to NT station cut off by flooding

Some good old fashioned Aussie teamwork sees a grocery order trucked and flown more than 500 kilometres across two states after floodwaters isolate a family on an outback station.

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Cyclone Gabrielle barrels across the Pacific

Cyclone Gabrielle is expected to reach category three, with large swells and dangerous winds as the system barrels toward Norfolk Island and New Zealand.

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Supercars teams alter Gen3 testing plans; DJR, MSR call off Queensland test

There have been more postponements to teams Gen3 testing with both Dick Johnson Racing and Matt Stone Racing calling off Thursday running.

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Three more teens charged over violent Toowoomba robbery

Three more teenagers have been charged after a 75-year-old man was assaulted and robbed in southern Queensland, leaving him with critical injuries.

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Hervey Bay residents adopt on-demand bus service that can be called up by phone

In an age where Queenslanders are relying on ride shares and e-scooters, residents in Hervey Bay will soon be able to call for a public bus using an app, online or by phone.

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Clive Palmer's Queensland coal project rejected

A central Queensland project proposed by Clive Palmer has become the first coal mine to be refused under national environmental laws.

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Breach of sex offender housing precinct sparks review

A woman was able to visit a secure housing precinct for Queensland sex offenders despite a security overhaul following the alleged assault of a teenage girl.

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More children in Queensland watch houses, but most for 'extraordinarily serious' offences, police commissioner says

In the past 12 months, 100 more children have been held in Queensland watch houses than the 12 months previous, Queensland Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll says.

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Queensland builders call for delay to construction code changes for accessibility, energy efficiency

Builders call on the Queensland government to delay new housing regulations to ease widespread construction delays and labour shortages.

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Queensland homeowners who've never been flooded hit with steep insurance increases as effects of climate change and inflation kick in

A range of factors are leading to increased premiums across flood-affected areas, as insurers attempt to offset $5 billion in losses from the 2022 east-coast flood disaster and mitigate future disaster risk.

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Queensland housing crisis leaving essential health workers without a place to rent

Registered nurse Colleen Clark has been searching for a new rental in Theodore since April last year without success, an experience that has left her feeling "hopeless and undervalued" despite rural health workers being in high demand.

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Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle forms off Queensland, BOM forecasts 'dangerous coastal conditions'

Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle, "will remain well offshore" but is expected to produce "dangerous coastal conditions" along the southern and central Queensland coast over coming days.

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Cyclone to form off Qld coast and track towards Norfolk

A tropical low off the Queensland coast is expected to form into a cyclone and further intensify into a Category Three storm as it approaches Norfolk Island.

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Magistrate grants girl bail amid concern she would join dozens of children held in adult watch houses for weeks

Eoin Mac Giolla Ri in a separate case last month said children could be exposed to ‘drunk, abusive, psychotic’ detainees

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Woman accused of attempted murder to remain in custody

A Queensland woman did not apply for bail after being charged with attempting to murder a 43-year-old man by stabbing him while he drank his morning coffee.

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Townsville man charged with almost 60 child exploitation offences linked to online networks

The 71-year-old North Queensland man is accused of administrating multiple child exploitation networks police say involve up to 500 other people.

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'Sophisticated' Brisbane meth syndicate smashed

An alleged drug syndicate has been dealt a "knockout blow" by police who seized kilos of meth and hundreds of thousands of dollars over a 14-month operation.

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Tropical Queensland’s spotted-tail quoll facing extinction

Rapid decline stumps researchers, who theorise traffic collisions, climate crisis, cane toads and inbreeding could play a role

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Police raid south-east Queensland properties, shut down 'sophisticated' drug trafficking syndicate

Queensland police have charged 29 people with more than 180 offences, including 12 charged with trafficking, following a 14-month operation, supported by federal agencies and specialist police.

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Hunt for prison escapee in far north Queensland

A man guilty of breaking and entering with threats or violence is on the run after escaping a far north Queensland correctional centre overnight.

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Downer frontrunner to produce Queensland's next generation trains from Torbanlea site

A regional Queensland town is preparing for a new era of manufacturing and a jobs boom as Downer is announced as the preferred supplier to build and deliver 65 next generation trains.

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Queensland farmer accused of rape, ordered to stand trial over further sexual assault charges

Wayne Robert Green is accused of grooming young women with alcohol and bullying, and will also face trial charged with deprivation of liberty and observing another person in breach of privacy.

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People with assistance dogs left struggling to find rentals and aged care in Queensland

People with assistance dogs are allowed by law into any accommodation in Queensland, but people say those laws are not strong enough to stop real estate agents and aged care facilities from discriminating.

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Advocates say children are being held in adult watch houses in Queensland for weeks at a time

Advocates and lawyers say Queensland's youth justice system is at crisis point, with some juveniles reportedly held in adult watch houses for weeks at a time.

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