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Fuck Yessssss: Queensland Has Just Become The First Aussie State To Legalise Pill Testing

Get a move on, the rest of youse.

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Queensland government announces pill testing trial at fixed and mobile sites

The government announces it is developing protocols around how the testing will operate, and is searching for a provider to trial at fixed and mobile locations in the state.

ABC News

Queensland the first state to roll out pill testing

The clinical lead behind Canberra's community drug-checking site has lauded Queensland for introducing pill testing to reduce harm.

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Firefighter fatigue concerns as western Queensland fire season expected to continue in autumn

The Rural Fire Service says it will have to manage volunteer fatigue as it anticipates a longer-than-usual fire season due to rapidly drying prolific grass growth.

ABC News

Queensland boy Mateoh Eggleton's last chance at a bone marrow transplant delayed by airport mishap

Stem cells that were donated as a "last chance" for a six-year-old Queensland boy were left behind at an American airport this week.

ABC News

Harry Styles has done a shoey, now he's on the Gold Coast. Here's what you need to know

Shoeys, Horses and feather boas. Harry Styles has been rocking capital cities on his Australian tour but his only Queensland gig will be a record-setting win for the glitter strip.

ABC News

Queenslanders returning to rollerskating to 'relive the 1980s' and stay fit without the gym

Members of Generation X are reliving their youth and returning to a favourite pastime of the 1980s and 90s, and introducing a new generation along the way, as clubs see participation numbers skyrocket.

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Powerpoint and politics: inside Queensland Labor’s shock decision to lock up children for breaching bail

Government claims a bipartisan approach to respond to community concerns, but experts warn of increased pressure on the buckling youth detention system

The Guardian - AU

Ten of Australia’s best wellness retreats

Wellness tourism is booming across the world as people across the globe tune into new ways to maintain and enhance their wellbeing.

The New Daily

Queensland to trial GPS trackers for child offenders as young as 15 in Toowoomba

Expansion to include 15-year-olds is part of a suite of measures to crack down on youth crime, including making breach of bail an offence for children

The Guardian - AU

Qld farmer John Lawson's remarkable tale of survival after being buried up to his neck in grain silo

A 78-year-old Queensland farmer tells how he tried not to panic when he found himself in a life-threatening nightmare after falling into a grain silo.

ABC News

14-year-old boy who went missing found safe and well

A 14-year-old boy who went missing has been found safe and well, police say.

The Canberra Times

Todd Payten locks in coaching extension with Cowboys

North Queensland have tied down coach Todd Payten to a three-year contract extension that will keep him at the helm through 2026.

AAP

Australian Islamic community donates to Lifeblood to increase rare blood type supplies

Australia's Islamic community is participating in what it hopes will be one of the nation's largest religious blood drives for the Australian Red Cross's Lifeblood.

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Queensland claim crucial late Shield win over NSW

A defiant Jack Clayton half-century has lifted Queensland to a five-wicket win over New South Wales and back in the hunt for a Sheffield Shield final berth.

AAP

Crocodile that attacked man, killed dog, shot dead

A huge crocodile deemed an "unacceptable risk" after attacking a man and killing his dog has been shot dead by rangers in Queensland.

AAP

Qld premier unmoved by youth crackdown rights concerns

The Queensland Human Rights Commission says the premier hasn't responded to letters about her controversial bill to crackdown on child offenders.

ABC News

North Queensland residents, leaders call for banned drinker register to curb alcohol-fuelled challenges

Community leaders in Cairns, Townsville, and Mount Isa demand the Queensland government introduce a banned drinker register to address alcohol-related violence.

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Union demands job security for workers at BHP's Daunia, Blackwater coal mines following sale annoucement

A mining union is calling for BHP to guarantee the jobs and entitlements of workers at its Daunia and Blackwater coal mines in central Queensland, which the company intends to sell in the next 18 months.

AAP

Homicide probe begins after Queensland man stabbed

Queensland police have launched a homicide investigation after a 20-year-old man died following a stabbing during a brawl south of Brisbane.

ABC News

Great Barrier Reef's Pumpkin Island, once won in a poker game and used in beer commercials, on the market

This little-known island resort "like a secret kept between the families" is just one of several Great Barrier Reef islands for sale with a colourful history.

ABC News

Southern Queensland tourist area known for its beauty in need of reputation overhaul after violent crimes

After a domestic terrorist attack, sieges, stabbings and shootings, Southern Queensland is looking to clean up its recent reputation as a crime hotspot.

ABC News

Queensland's Environment Department still behind on saving threatened species, auditor-general finds

More than four years after the Queensland's Environment Department was found to have no plan to protect threatened species, the agency is still lagging behind, according to the state's auditor-general.

The Conversation

Friday essay: 'killed by Natives'. The stories – and violent reprisals – behind some of Australia's settler memorials

First Nations people please be advised this article contains distressing imagery of a retaliatory shooting.

The Conversation

Water buybacks are back on the table in the Murray-Darling Basin. Here's a refresher on how they work

The federal government has announced a new round of strategic water buybacks in the Murray-Darling Basin. The government intends to purchase water entitlements from voluntary sellers in parts of New South Wales and Queensland.

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