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'Stupid' man charged over missing platypus as animal’s condition is 'unknown’

The 26-year-old unnamed man was captured on CCTV with another woman boarding a train at Morayfield Station in Queensland, Australia on Tuesday morning with the animal wrapped in a towel

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Extra police patrols across Queensland ahead of Easter weekend following three more deaths on state's roads

Motorists are warned to be patient and take care on roads over busy Easter weekend. Train passengers have also been urged to plan ahead as services will be disrupted due to Cross River Rail construction.

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Queensland police won’t be given special powers to stop 26 sacked officers from being reinstated

Commissioner Katarina Carroll lacks ‘no confidence’ powers to dismiss staff, unlike her counterparts in other states

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'Savage and brutal' mass murderer to remain behind bars

A Queensland man who killed his partner and three of her children in 1995 has sought to appeal a finding that he would pose too high a risk if granted parole.

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Youth offenders drop, serious crime rises again in Qld

New state government statistics show the rate of serious crimes in Queensland has risen for consecutive years.

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Man charged over missing platypus, police allege he removed it from waterway north of Brisbane

Police said they had "been advised" the animal was released into the Caboolture River, but it has not been located and its condition is unknown.

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Prawn populations boom in Queensland, exciting recreational and commercial fisherman

There's never been a better time to go prawning according to a Bundaberg fisherman, who says the crustaceans are bigger and more abundant than he has seen in years.

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The rate of serious crime is rising in Queensland, but the statistics show offender volumes falling

The proportion of people of all ages in Queensland committing crimes is the lowest in a decade, but assaults, rapes and attempted rapes occur twice as frequently, according to new crime statistics.

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McDermott clashes with White in vital Wallabies trial

Queensland Reds might be riding back-to-back Super Rugby losses but they will take confidence from the past as they welcome the Brumbies to Suncorp Stadium.

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Steve Irwin’s father leads push to stop would-be influencers entering crocodile habitat

Bob Irwin calls on Queensland state government to introduce new offences for those who disturb the reptiles across the state

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Woman takes revenge on husband after he surprised her with unflattering tattoo

Tegan Grove, 30, got revenge on her husband Jarrod, who she lives with in Queensland, Australia, after he hit headlines for getting an unflattering tattoo of her making an ugly grimace

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Easter trading hours: What’s open and what’s closed

Over the Easter long weekend, some stores and shopping centres will be staying open to get any last minute shopping done.

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Man attacked by crocodile while sleeping on beach as creature grabs him by foot

The man was sleeping on the sand when he was bitten on the foot and then travelled in the night to a hospital in Queensland, Australia, where he has since been discharged

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Hundreds of Queensland police disciplinary actions could be revoked following court of appeals decision

Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll has confirmed the cases will be reviewed, after the court of appeal determined the police service had been conducting disciplinary police proceedings in an "invalid way".

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Hundreds of penalties against Qld police may be invalid

Disciplinary actions against Queensland police officers are being reviewed after a court decision testing a technicality of internal processes.

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Crocodile bites man sleeping on Queensland beach as wildlife officers investigate

A 65-year-old man is discharged from hospital after being bitten on the foot by a crocodile north of Port Douglas, with wildlife officers to attend the beach to confirm if a crocodile is in the area.

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Queensland police may be forced to reinstate 26 officers after disciplinary bungle

Katarina Carroll says domestic violence matters are among ‘significant’ number of affected cases

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Setback for Wagner Corporation's Wellcamp airport as Virgin Orbit announces bankruptcy

A US company that was due to launch rockets from Queensland files for bankruptcy, dealing a blow to a regional airport that was selected to be a base.

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Final panels installed at Queensland solar farm spruiked as nation's largest — part of state's 'transition to a renewable energy future'

Construction is completed on a massive solar farm on Queensland's Western Downs, which has the capacity to power the equivalent of 235,000 homes.

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Explanation of voice can be improved, Qld premier says

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk will talk to the prime minister about how information on an Indigenous voice to parliament can be better explained.

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Australia's largest solar farm close to operational

With more than one million panels generating enough power for 235,000 homes, Australia's largest solar project is nearly up and running.

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Five hurricanes and 240 days later: Australian woman rows 14,000km solo across the Pacific

Michelle Lee, a 50-year-old massage therapist, reached the Queensland coast on Wednesday after leaving Mexico on 8 August

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Queensland, SA to ban TikTok on government devices

Queensland and South Australia will ban the use of TikTok on government devices amid security concerns but politicians are planning to keep their accounts.

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Outback town of Bedourie becomes an island as Queensland flooding continues

Bedourie's only bridge is a metre below the floodwater and the mayor says it will be weeks before supply trucks will be able to get into town.

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High-profile rape suspect may call witnesses at hearing

The defence counsel for a high-profile man accused of rape in Queensland may call on witnesses to testify in an attempt to prevent the matter going to trial.

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