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Australia warned fire ant outbreak required ‘urgent’ measures nearly two years ago

Newly released report from 2021 says existing strategies not enough to stop uncontrolled spread of invasive species

The Guardian - AU

Has time been called on the native forest logging deals of the 1990s? Here's what the Albanese government can do

Victoria recently announced an end to native forest logging in December 2023, six years earlier than previously announced. Western Australia is ending it from January 2024. The Greens and independent federal MPs are now calling on the Albanese government to end native forest logging nationally.

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Queensland premier reveals personal pain of tragic miscarriage

Queensland's premier has shared the painful trauma of her own miscarriage, as another woman's harrowing experience prompts an internal health inquiry.

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Man killed and eaten by enormous 16ft crocodile twice as long as his boat

Andrew Heard vanished while fishing near Hinchinbrook Island, on the north-eastern coast of Queensland, Australia, and his remains were later found inside two crocodiles

Daily Mirror

Queensland audit reveals Indigenous gaps in lifespan and health

Indigenous people in Qld have a life expectancy up to 7.8 years shorter than average and the health system will likely miss a 2031 target.

The New Daily

Queensland inquiry hears fatal crocodile attack likely first involving two of the reptiles

Government researcher tells coroner’s investigation he had never before heard of a human being preyed upon by two crocodiles

The Guardian - AU

Fatal attack on fisherman by two crocodiles may be a first

A north Queensland crocodile attack might be the first known instance of two crocodiles predating a human, environment officials say.

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Qld Police Threatened To Raid A Govt-Backed First Nations Rehab Camp To Arrest A 12 Y.O. Child

Queensland Police threatened to raid a First Nations rehab camp just to arrest a 12-year-old child, who it then targeted a year later.

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Afternoon Update: Lowe says struggling Australians could work more; Fraser Island renamed K’gari; and the origins of masturbation

RBA governor warns against idea that all workers’ wages should rise in line with inflation

The Guardian - AU

Traumatic miscarriage case triggers hospital review

A government review has been ordered after a woman said she was traumatised by her treatment at a Queensland hospital following a miscarriage.

The New Daily

Fraser Island no more: K’gari’s official name change corrects a historic wrong

Queensland government reinstates name at ceremony attended by hundreds of traditional owners

The Guardian - AU

Violent and vulnerable: Ricky, 14, has been to jail 15 times. In Queensland’s youth justice system, he lost hope

Designated a ‘serious repeat offender’ by the state, Ricky has been written off by a conflicted, punitive and overwhelmed authority

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: military ‘will be stronger’ for war crimes inquiry, Ukraine dam disaster, Harry in the stand

Defence chief says Brereton report will, in time, reap ‘positive effect’, Ukraine faces ecological crisis after dam collapse, Prince Harry takes to the witness stand

The Guardian - AU

‘Set up to fail’: boy, 12, attempted suicide after Queensland police demanded rearrest at bush camp

Exclusive: Twice in two years police intervention thwarted attempts to rehabilitate young serial offender

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Central bank going ‘rogue’, senator claims – as it happened

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Brisbane renter wins right to have Chihuahua under Queensland's new tenancy laws

New laws require a landlord to give a reason for refusing a tenant's request to have a pet, like if the animal is dangerous or the property is too small for it.

The Guardian - AU

‘Like Guantánamo’: the children locked in solitary for weeks at a time in Queensland youth prison

Exclusive: Whistleblowers, judges and youth workers say children are leaving Townsville’s Cleveland youth detention centre scarred, angry and more likely to commit further crime

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Federal and Queensland governments promise a gillnet-free Great Barrier Reef by 2027

The fishing practice has been identified as a significant danger to multiple threatened and protected marine species, including dugongs, dolphins, turtles and some sharks.

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Driver dies after school bus crashes into camels in central Queensland

The fatality comes after a pre-dawn crash involving animals that appear to have escaped from a camel farm near Rockhampton.

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International animal traffickers target native reptiles from south-west Queensland

A rise in the illegal trade of exotic Australian animals has made a remote Queensland outpost an unlikely front line in the fight against international smugglers.

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Hundreds of fines issued in first three months of Queensland's new e-scooter rules

Following new rules introduced by the Queensland government in November, personal mobility device riders have been fined for a range of offences including speeding more than 30kph over the limit.

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Federal government funding shake-up risks leaving thousands of Queensland, NSW opioid addicts with nowhere to go for treatment

More than a dozen private opioid treatment services in Queensland and New South Wales are at risk of closure because of changes announced in last month's federal budget, say clinic operators.

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Queensland Police allege Indigenous teen Linden Malayta, missing for four years, was shot

The homicide investigation into the suspected murder of Linden Malayta, an Indigenous teenager missing for more than four years, has progressed with detectives alleging he was shot.

The Guardian - AU

‘Extreme self-harm’: Queensland Labor faces internal criticism over prison system

Lack of mental health resources and basic facilities leaving inmates and workers traumatised, party member and daughter of state MP says

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North Queensland's largest landfill to close, capping more than 135,000 square metres of land

The closure of north Queensland's largest landfill has sparked a massive rehabilitation operation that will result in the site being "capped" to look like a natural hill. But what is the true cost of burying the region’s waste?

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