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The Latest Breaking News from Queensland

Queensland police ban the use of chokeholds in arrests, last jurisdiction in Australia to do so

The ban comes after the death of two men in the last five years, who were subject to a chokehold during their arrests.

ABC News

Ditch tobacco vending machines in pubs, lawmakers told

Health groups are urging Queensland politicians to take proposed smoking laws further, but the hospitality industry wants tobacco vending machines left alone.

AAP

Queensland police banned from using 'sleeper' chokehold

A Queensland Police decision to ban a controversial chokehold often applied during difficult arrests has been challenged by union officials.

AAP

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Beekeepers called to action amid fears varroa complacency is threatening multi-billion-dollar industry

The Queensland Beekeepers' Association warns the future could be "catastrophic" for Australia's multi-billion-dollar honey industry unless all apiarists take part in a national biosecurity blitz.

ABC News

Two rescued, one missing in Queensland fishing incident

Two men have been rescued while another is missing after a boat overturned during a fishing trip off the central Queensland coast.

AAP

Five Queenslanders have been injured in dog attacks this week. How do councils manage dangerous animals?

There have been five dog attacks in Queensland in the past week, and three of those injured were small children.

ABC News

Five Queensland regions in country's bottom 10 for wellbeing, national index finds

The index looks at seven well-being indicators including wealth, employment, and work-life balance.

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Australians are cashing in on rapid wind farm expansion, but it's tearing some towns apart

Power and money are pitting neighbour against neighbour as one old farming community grapples with a new, rapidly growing industry.

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Man went into 'survival mode' as he and girlfriend shot

A Queensland man has denied he was shot because he tried to carry out an pre-planned attack on a Brisbane home while armed.

AAP

Vaping inquiry in Queensland hears call for ban on disposable products, nicotine concerns

Public health officials tell a parliamentary inquiry into vaping in Queensland more than 80 per cent of disposable vapes seized from stores on the Gold Coast illegally contain nicotine.

ABC News

Man sentenced for 'frightening' attack over littering

A 20-year-old Queensland man used a baseball bat to smash the windscreen of a 72-year-old man's car after he complained about a passenger littering.

AAP

Afternoon Update: low jobless figure raises chances of rate hike; more dog attacks in Queensland; and Arnie in pothole mischief

Cyclone Ilsa is expected to reach category 5 before it hits the WA coast, the highest severity level

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CFMEU gives Queensland hurry up over developer review

A review into Queensland property developers should be expedited to tackle the "twin crises" of unaffordable housing and building insolvencies, a union says.

AAP

Early-season flu spike prompts call to get vaccination

The Queensland premier and chief health officer are urging residents to get flu jabs after more than 6300 influenza cases have been recorded this year so far.

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Dog attacks on three children and two adults sees Queensland review dangerous animal laws

Government to reconvene taskforce after three people were injured in separate attacks on Wednesday

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Housing construction has fallen dramatically in Queensland – here's why

In 2022 there were 35,000 homes that began construction in Queensland, which is down 22.1 per cent from 2021.

AAP

Qld seeks national policy as it weighs school phone ban

As Queensland's education minister prepares to meet with her federal counterpart, there are signs the state could agree to ban mobile phones at schools.

AAP

Brumbies machine rolls on, Fijian Drua next up

The in-form Brumbies will look to replicate the form that saw them smash Queensland last weekend when they tackle Fijian Drua on home soil.

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Fisherman fined for hand-feeding wild dolphin at Tin Can Bay

Queensland wildlife rangers have fined a fisherman for hand-feeding a wild dolphin off the coast of Tin Can Bay, less than three hours north of Brisbane.

The New Daily

Three children injured in Queensland dog attacks

Several young children have been hospitalised after being bitten by dogs in separate incidents in Brisbane and the Gold Coast.

The Guardian - AU

Queensland police warned internally multiple times that discipline system was being run in ‘concerning’ way

Exclusive: legal concerns on way QPS handled discipline cases were raised more than two years before recent court of appeal ruling

ABC News

Queensland organic miso business Rice Culture wins President's Medal at Royal Easter Show

The owner of the small company that has won the President's Medal at Sydney's Royal Easter Show says her staff always have their work done in time to pick their kids up from school.

AAP

Man 'intended to kill' while firing shots at couple

Queensland man Brendyn Wade Clark used a .22 rifle to shoot a man five times and his girlfriend twice during a dispute over a stolen bike in 2019.

ABC News

Outback Queensland towns Blackall, Tambo turn to social media, offer $2 million bid to attract doctors

A remote council hopes a social media video and a combined $2 million in salary packages will bring four doctors to its towns.

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Wallam aiming for World Cup despite Firebirds woes

Star goal shooter Donnell Wallam is making a case for Diamonds' Netball World Cup selection despite Queensland's winless start to the Super Netball season.

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