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The Latest Breaking News from Queensland

NSW ‘almost ready to sign up’ to coal price cap to provide energy price relief

State’s energy minister, Matt Kean, says ‘It’s not about royalties, it’s all about consumers’, putting pressure on Queensland counterpart

The Guardian - AU

Latest study on Bradfield scheme in Queensland again concludes proposal doesn’t hold water

Despite repeated reviews of John Bradfield’s idea to use flood waters to irrigate central Australia, the scheme has not been shown to be feasible

The Guardian - AU

Drones to cut pathology test times in Qld

A fleet of drones will transport medical samples from Queensland communities to pathology labs in a new federally-funded partnership.

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No bail for truckie who planned NT escape

A Queensland truck driver charged over a fatal crash in 2004 has lost his bid for bail after talking to his partner about fleeing to the Northern Territory.

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‘Trying to text and call’: Australian girl, 10, was at sleepover when family died in US light plane crash

Queenslanders Christian and Misty Kath and their eldest daughter Lily killed when rented Piper Cherokee crashed off coast of Florida on the weekend

The Guardian - AU

Qld Bradfield Scheme 'not feasible': panel

An expert panel has rejected a scheme to irrigate western Queensland, but says four mini-water grids could help coastal areas adapt to climate change.

AAP

Nyika's off-beat sanctuary for title shot

David Nyika could have set up base anywhere in the world, but has chosen Noel Thornberry's backyard gym in Gatton, Queensland for his boxing world title push.

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Glencore pulls out of $1.5 billion Valeria coal mine project in central Queensland

Glencore says its Valeria coal project is now under review, citing concerns around global uncertainty and a commitment to reach net zero emissions by 2050.

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TV streaming services look to regional Queensland towns for 'authentic' settings

The rural town of Jandowae didn't need many changes this week to transform the 1980s setting of Netflix's eight-part adaptation of Boy Swallows Universe.

ABC News

Electrical storms hit south-east Queensland with BOM forecasting more severe weather today

South-east Queensland is hit by an intense electrical storm that cuts power to tens of thousands of properties as the bureau warns more severe storms are forecast this afternoon.

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Country towns at 'greater risk' of running dry when drought returns despite recent floods

Despite all the flooding this year, experts warn that country towns are even more likely to run out of water during the next drought, but why?

ABC News

Gladstone's transition from fossil fuels offers heavy-industry workers 'plenty' of opportunities

Generations of Australians have relied on jobs in heavy industry to support their families, but as towns like Gladstone transition to renewable energy sources, Amber is among those jumping into new careers and believes anyone can do it.

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Queensland heatwave sends temperatures soaring across the state, with worst yet to come

Across the state, temperatures are above average by up to eight degrees Celsius and the heatwave conditions are expected to remain in northern and central Queensland until next week.

ABC News

Australian energy ministers to agree on promoting battery uptake but views on price caps differ

Gathering of state and federal officials in Brisbane on Thursday not expected to result in consensus on proposed price caps on coal and gas

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Pleasing none, Albanese presents consensus position on rising power bills; gets tentative tick

Anthony Albanese has ultimately stepped in for the consumer on energy, but limited the fallout to industry.

ABC News

Daniel Knuth to face fresh charges relating to alleged child exploitation

The son of a Queensland MP will spend Christmas in prison after prosecutors revealed to the District Court today he would face fresh charges relating to alleged child exploitation.

ABC News

Victorian schoolies urged to monitor for meningococcal symptoms after case linked to Queensland celebrations

An 18-year-old who was celebrating the end of school on Queensland's Sunshine Coast is diagnosed with meningococcal disease.

ABC News

Queensland health minister defends patient wait times at emergency departments amid worst figures in years

Only 68 per cent of Queensland public hospital emergency department patients were seen within the recommended times last financial year, new data shows.

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A Qld Driver Says She Was Fined $1K Bc New AI Cameras Couldn’t Tell Her Vape From Her Phone

"Quite clearly holding my trusty vape and my phone is in the passenger seat," she wrote in a FB post.

AAP

Qld swelters through heatwave temps

A heatwave warning remains in place across much of Queensland, as authorities urge residents to take precautions.

ABC News

Gympie family dies in light plane crash in United States, police continue search for father

A mother and daughter from Queensland have been confirmed dead in a light plane crash in the United States with hopes fading that their pilot father will be found alive.

ABC News

Australia's first complete plesiosaur fossil discovered in outback Queensland

Palaeontologists who visited a remote property to investigate reports of a large fossil have confirmed a discovery dating back 100 million years.

ABC News

Queensland's coal royalties up $2 billion due to 'distorted global energy markets'

Queensland predicting an extra bump in coal royalties, after lifting a decade-long freeze on rates.

ABC News

The Loop: January 6 committee to make criminal referrals, mass blackouts in Ukraine, Trump's company convicted of tax fraud

What's coming up today, what Australia is searching for and the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick look at this morning's key stories.

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Great Sandy National Park cabin project sparks concerns over further privatisation across Queensland

Conservationists fear an eco-tourism development between Noosa and Rainbow Beach could have flow-on consequences for other environmentally protected areas.

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