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Maryborough crash tragedy shows draconian laws can’t eradicate youth crime

Weeks after passing ‘the toughest laws in Australia’, Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is forced to admit there’s no easy fix

The Guardian - AU

Reece Walsh's Magic Round performance proves once again he's ready for prime time, and that means State of Origin

Billy Slater will be judged harshly if he makes the "wrong" choice between Kalyn Ponga and Reece Walsh for State of Origin I. But between Walsh's form and Ponga's Origin III masterclass last year, there's no wrong answer, writes Jon Healy.

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Former Queensland police commissioner Terry Lewis, Joh Bjelke-Petersen's top cop, dies at 95

He was once the top law enforcement officer in Queensland, before being thrown in jail for corruption and stripped of his knighthood following the Fitzgerald Inquiry. Here's a look back at Terry Lewis's life.

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Man tells Supreme Court he was unaware heroin was in box shipped to nail salon

Queensland man Van Dung Vu tells the Supreme Court he did not know that the boxes meant to contain plastic gloves found in the boot of a car he was driving had originally been packed with 1.5kg of pure heroin.

ABC News

Tanya Plibersek rejects two Queensland coalmines over failure to provide detail on environmental impact

In issuing lapsed notices on projects, environment minister says she has ‘zero tolerance’ for failure to supply required information

The Guardian - AU

Federal minister cancels two Queensland coal projects

The China Stone Coal and Range Coal projects have been cancelled because the companies involved have not being willing to show how they would protect nature.

The New Daily

Queensland coal projects cancelled over failure to provide environmental impact information

The federal Environment Minister cancelled two projects over the failure of proponents to provide information on environmental impacts, which was requested over many years.

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Alex Shorey faces long recovery after inadvertently ingesting rat poison in Taiwan

The family of Queensland university student Alex Shorey say he is still weak, but has slept well after being flown back to Australia.

ABC News

Migrants call for better processes for international health workers amid dentist shortage

Shaily Sharma spent years struggling to make ends meet after moving to Queensland. A new interim report finds more can be done to fast-track international health workers gaining employment in Australia.

ABC News

MP Warren Entsch apologises after failing to declare thousands of dollars' worth of luxury accommodation

Following questioning from the ABC, federal MP Warren Entsch said "an oversight" was to blame for his failure to declare thousands of dollars in gifted travel.

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Queensland determined to keep the NRL's highly successful Magic Round in Brisbane

The city gets $30 million in kickbacks for tackling the logistical nightmare that is eight NRL games in three days at one stadium. Several states have approached the NRL for hosting rights.

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In Queensland, where you're most likely to get your car stolen, people are taking steps to foil would-be thieves

Queensland has been given the unfortunate title of the state or territory where you are most likely to have your car stolen.

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Milk drought in Far North Queensland dairy towns blamed on 'perfect storm'

A region once home to hundreds of dairy farms has been running low on milk, with supermarket shelves stripped bare of the essential item.

ABC News

Second teen charged over deadly Maryborough car crash

Another teenager has been charged over the theft of a Mercedes-Benz that was later involved in a deadly crash that killed three people in regional Queensland.

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The Guardian - AU

‘Did not bother’: Queensland judge calls out police failings in case of teenage boy

Ruling questions why officers failed to conduct forensic testing, tender CCTV footage and obtain key witness statements

ABC News

Queensland man intended to 'overthrow the Syrian government by force', court hears

The Supreme Court hears Ajazi travelled to Türkiye with his family in mid-2013, and then used that country as a base to "go back and forth" across the border into Syria from early 2014.

The New Daily

Watch: Police officer fights for life, Albanese tours UK shipyard

Watch: A police officer is fighting for his life and another is being treated for stab wounds after a frenzied attack north of Adelaide. A Queensland

ABC News

Insurance costs rise, regional Queenslanders say they're paying the price for youth crime

Regional residents paying more for car insurance say it's due to a spate of thefts, but major insurers say crime isn't the only factor in premium increases.

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Police searching for missing Australia man find remains inside crocodile

Queensland police killed two large crocodiles that were suspected of eating fisherman Kevin Darmody

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Engine immobilisers could stop car thieves in their tracks, motoring expert says

After a string of car thefts rock communities across the country, automotive experts say technology to limit the speed stolen cars is a promising solution to Queensland's vehicle crime.

The Guardian - AU

Man shot dead by police in Brisbane’s CBD did not take schizophrenia medication that day, inquest hears

Queensland police tells coroner it found officers acted appropriately in 2020 incident that left Mohamad Ikraam Bahram dead

ABC News

Alex Shorey medical evacuation flight lands from Taiwan weeks after student inadvertently ingested rat poison

A chartered flight has landed in Darwin and will transfer Alex Shorey to a Queensland hospital, weeks after he inadvertently ingested rat poison.

ABC News

'Father' of Inland Rail calls for project to end in Toowoomba amid cost blowouts

The Inland Rail project from Melbourne to Brisbane was originally due to be completed in 2025. But with construction yet to get underway anywhere in Queensland, some are asking whether the entire project will ever be finished.

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Scathing report into Doomadgee Rural Hospital following First Nations woman's death reveals clinical failures

The Queensland Health Ombudsman releases a scathing report into the preventable death of a First Nations woman at Doomadgee Rural Hospital in the state's north-west.

Daily Mirror

Missing Australian fisherman's body discovered inside crocodile

Kevin Darmody had been fishing at the bank of the River Kennedy near Cairns, Queensland, when crocodiles struck. Remains have since been discovered in the search

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