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How David Fifita has flown under the radar to become Queensland’s secret weapon for State of Origin I

David Fifita isn't used to going unnoticed but the Titans backrower is poised to strike from the shadows for Queensland in State of Origin I.

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Electricity prices to rise by up to 25 per cent in NSW, south-east Queensland, South Australia and Victoria

The Australian Energy Regulator confirms electricity price rises will increase by a rate higher than its draft offer, which will come into effect on July 1.

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Queensland government refuses to pay $2.7 million payout to Gold Coast mortgage fraud victims

Lawyers for the state have lodged an appeal against a monetary order made earlier this year, arguing the judge who approved the $2.7 million payout got it wrong.

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DCE 'not entertaining retirement' from Maroons just yet

Queensland captain Daly Cherry-Evans says a personal challenge set by coach Billy Slater has him primed for his milestone match in a Maroons jumper.

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Girl, 12, forced to jump off Australia's tallest ride after seatbelt malfunction

Holly Brown and her friend Ava were the only two riders of the Mega Drop which promised to be the 'ultimate ride experience', dropping users from more than 130ft in the air in Queensland, Australia

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Man details 'scary' arrest with accused drug courier

A man has described the "scary" moment heavily armed police arrested Osman El-Houli, who has been accused of attempting to pick up drugs set to arrive from PNG.

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Queensland girl, 12, leaps from Mega Drop show ride after harness malfunction

Holly Brown was 6 metres off the ground when she made the decision to leap from her seat on 14 May

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Qld Police Drops Documentary On Youth Crime, Accidentally Exposes Own Potentially Unlawful Acts

Footage of cops handcuffing kids appears to show officers violating the police manual.

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Man arrested, police officers seriously injured after truck rams cars near Toowoomba

Four police officers have been injured while trying to stop an allegedly stolen truck on the Darling Downs in Queensland. Two were seriously hurt.

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Temperatures to drop across Queensland before warmer, drier winter begins

Weather experts warn Queenslanders to keep their woollies close with temperatures about to drop this weekend, ahead of a warmer, drier winter on the cards with an El Niño imminent.

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Qld gov defends putting patients up at Sea World Resort

Queensland's opposition has attacked the Palaszczuk government for moving stable patients to hotels to ease capacity on overstretched hospitals.

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Nationals leader repays Gold Coast travel expense claim he made after he ‘sought the wrong advice’

David Littleproud left parliament early in February to travel to the Gold Coast, three days after he and his spouse settled on a new apartment there

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Queensland police's new youth crime documentary may show officers violating police manual rules, advocate says

In a new half-hour film designed to show the challenges of policing youth offenders, more than 20 shots of children appear in handcuffs. Critics say using this level of force is excessive.

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Queensland changes laws to accommodate UN prisons inspectors

A UN anti-torture subcommittee suspended its inspections last year after being refused access to some facilities

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Minister nixed Palmer coal mine, dept approved another

The environment minister personally killed off Clive Palmer's coal mine but trusted a delegate to decide on another Queensland mine that got the green light.

The Guardian - AU

Brisbane Olympics: Greens, One Nation and Katter parties unite in push to cap spending on 2032 Games

Unlikely alliance wants a $7bn cap for the event and for Gabba rebuild to be scrapped

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Cairns Private Hospital reviews maternity unit amid fears for Far North Queensland service's future

The future of Cairns' only private maternity unit is in limbo as obstetric services dwindle across Queensland's far north.

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Queensland awards $1.17 billion for hospital expansions

The new hospital expansions in Brisbane and Ipswich will see hundreds of new beds and greater capacity for elective surgery.

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Qld cross bench unites in call to cap Olympics spending

Queensland crossbenchers have signed a joint statement calling on the government to cap Olympic Games spending at no more than the allocated $7 billion.

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Researchers discover endangered white-throated snapping turtle in Queensland creek

Scientists have spotted white-throated snapping turtles in Baffle Creek, 100 kilometres north of Bundaberg, for the first time.

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Capricorn Coast sees steady, sustained population and property market growth post-COVID

As house prices cool off in some parts of the country, this town on the Capricorn Coast is still growing as people flock from south-east Queensland.

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Queensland parliament resumes with new-look ministry

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palasczuk's new-look ministry faces its first parliamentary sitting since the surprise reshuffling of portfolios.

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Sympathetic DCE's advice after stunning Qld Origin call

Maroons captain Daly Cherry-Evans knows how Dane Gagai is feeling after an omission that stunned the Blues, and has urged the centre to respond appropriately.

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Man 'drove to Qld to pick up drugs that never arrived'

Osman El-Houli has been accused of driving from Melbourne to Queensland to pick up drugs that never arrived after a plane loaded with cocaine crashed in PNG.

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Lost Qld firefighter remembered as 'pillar of strength'

Izabella Nash has been hailed as an "outstanding" firefighter and "incredible human being" at a memorial service following her death after a factory blaze.

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