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Queensland government buys $5 billion CopperString 2.0 to connect north-west to national electricity grid

Promised for years, the 1,100-kilometre overhead transmission line will transmit electricity from the North-West Minerals Province to the grid near Townsville.

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Qld to spend $5b to link northwest to the national grid

The Queensland government has taken over the planned CopperString 2.0 project to build an 1100km electricity transmission line from Townsville to the northwest.

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Queensland watch house officers repeatedly failed to properly check woman was breathing, inquest told

CCTV footage showed woman had been lying on floor behind concrete wall that blocked officers’ view on night of her death in custody

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Future of Qld lawyer's corruption charge to be decided

A jury has been discharged in a Brisbane lawyer's corruption trial, with the matter adjourned for three weeks for the prosecution to consider the proceeding.

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Queensland considers third-party car insurance reform

Queensland is looking at a shake-up of the state's compulsory third-party car insurance scheme amid concerns over premium competition and insurer profitability.

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Cell safety concerns raised at inquest of 'kind woman'

The Queensland Coroners Court has started a hearing into the deaths in custody of Shiralee Deanne Tilberoo in 2020 and Vlasta Wylucki in 2018.

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Heavy monsoon season drenches northern Australia

Far north Queensland residents are on flood watch as monsoon rains deluge northern parts of the country.

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Corruption trial against Queensland lawyer Sam Di Carlo involving Ipswich development dropped after 'flaw' found in case

The prosecution had alleged Mr Di Carlo began offering and providing former Ipswich mayor Paul Pisasale with gifts and services, including paying for sex workers, in return for his support for a development in Ipswich in 2016.

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Flooding in Far North Queensland cuts roads as some areas receive more than 300mm of rain

The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a flood watch covering hundreds of kilometres of river systems in the region, as the wet season deluge continues causing landslides and havoc on roads.

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Young playmaker Lynagh delivers again for Reds

Young Reds playmaker Tom Lynagh backed up his Super debut with another impressive showing in Queensland's crushing win over the Western Force.

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Worn-out solar panels and batteries face Queensland landfill bans

A possible ban on dumping end-of-life solar panels and batteries into landfill has been put on the agenda for the Sunshine State.

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Queenslanders to be banned from dumping solar panels in landfill under new recycling program

More than 25m panels are expected to be installed across the state over the next decade

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Solar panel dumping ban on the agenda for Queensland

An expected surge in solar panel waste by the end of the decade has pushed the Queensland government to consider a ban on dumping the technology into landfill.

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Dam engineers criticised for 2011 Brisbane floods defend handling, say governments need to act on planning regulations

A decade after the flood that caused 33 deaths and left a damage bill of about $2.3 billion, the engineers have finally responded to their detractors.

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Summer just won't leave south-east Queensland behind as low-intensity heatwave rolls in

A low-severity heatwave, with temperatures peaking in the mid-30s in south-east Queensland and northern NSW, will sweep across the region from Monday.

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Aphasia rehabilitation program that saved Paul Fraser's speech expands over three Australian states

The aphasia rehabilitation program that helped stroke survivor Paul Fraser learn how to speak again is about to be expanded from one Queensland hospital service to eight hospital and health services across three states.

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‘Like a Meccano set’: how architects are reimagining Brisbane’s homes to survive future flooding

From pull-apart kitchens and open stairs to the return of the Queenslander, flood-resilient building doesn’t need to cost more

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Birdie blitz gives Wools-Cobb the New Zealand Open lead

Queensland golfer Shae Wools-Cobb is eyeing a maiden professional tour win after grabbing a two-stroke third-round lead at the New Zealand Open in Queenstown.

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SA seek to build lead over Bulls after openers fall

South Australia have pushed out their lead to 61 but have lost three wickets in their must-win Sheffield Shield match against Queensland in Brisbane.

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New Whitsundays film Love is in the Air starring Delta Goodrem latest in tropical Queensland screen boom

A romantic comedy starring Delta Goodrem is the latest in a string of movies and TV shows to be shot in Queensland's tropics, where communities are reaping economic benefits as film crews explore the region.

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Why marine rescues are so common on Central Queensland's Capricorn Coast

The Capricorn Coast has one of the highest rates of marine incidents per capita in Queensland and was the scene of several dramatic rescues last year. The local coast guard says there a number of factors at play.

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Eungella community on road to recovery after repeated disasters

A north Queensland town recovers after wild weather left some businesses without income for six weeks.

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Adani's Australian arm Bravus issued with Environment Protection Order over future underground works at Carmichael mine

Bravus must now do extra groundwater modelling after providing Queensland's environment department with new information indicating that future underground mining may draw down on water from the nearby Doongmabulla Springs.

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The story of the South Queensland Crushers' arrival on the Brisbane rugby league scene in 1995

The NRL is going back to the future as they add another team to Brisbane. But a quarter of a century ago, the South Queensland Crushers were the first team to try and share territory with the Broncos. This is their story.

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To kill or not to kill? This group wants to protect the crocodile, not shoot them

Crocodile attacks are becoming more common in the country's far north — but one group says they can help stop them through education, not eradication.

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