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Auditor-general's report reveals staggering COVID burden on Queensland's health system

COVID-19 cost Queensland Health about $1.3 billion last financial year, including almost $200 million in expected write-offs for unused rapid antigen tests (RATs), a report by the state's auditor-general has found.

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Children as young as eight ‘out on the streets’ due to domestic violence, Queensland inquiry hears

Data shows a 15% increase in cases of domestic and family violence in what state police say is a ‘better and truer appreciation of what is happening’

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More than 104,000 wait to see health specialist in Qld

Queensland hospitals are struggling to meet demand with more than 104,000 outpatients waiting longer than the clinically recommended time to see a specialist.

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Cordingley suspect extradited over DNA, phone evidence

Rajwinder Singh has been extradited from India after police found DNA and phone evidence linking him to the homicide of Queensland woman Toyah Cordingley.

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Bundaberg and Fraser Coast 'new kids on the block' for internal migration in Regional Movers Index

Five of Queensland's regions have been labelled the most popular destinations for Australians to relocate to in 2022, according to internal migration data.

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Large, fast fire threatens properties in western Queensland

Firefighters say a large, fast-moving bushfire burning in Queensland's Western Downs is threatening a number of rural properties near Weir River.

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Large, fast fire threatens properties in western Qld

Firefighters say a large, fast-moving bushfire burning in Queensland's Western Downs is threatening a number of rural properties near Weir River.

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Queensland police seek Cordingley suspect’s extradition from Victoria

Rajwinder Singh, suspected of the murder of north Queensland woman Toyah Cordingley in 2018, has landed in Melbourne after being extradited from India.

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Unlicensed pilot charged over fatal Queensland plane crash

A man has been arrested and charged with killing an 83-year-old male passenger in his plane when he allegedly crashed into a north Queensland beach.

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Red-hot road trip offers Canberra early NRL challenge

Canberra coach Ricky Stuart says his club will use their NRL season-opening Queensland double-header as a gauge for the side's 2023 hopes.

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Unlicensed pilot charged over fatal Qld plane crash

A man has been arrested and charged with killing an 83-year-old male passenger in his plane when he allegedly crashed into a north Queensland beach.

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Calls for changes to disaster arrangements after hailstorm leaves farmers with no income for a year

Some Queensland farmers lost 100 per cent of their crops during vicious weather last year but didn't receive government support as no disaster was declared. As climate change gets worse, they fear for their futures.

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Man accused of murder being extradited from India

Rajwinder Singh, who's suspected of the murder of a Queensland woman in 2018, is being extradited from India to Australia to face police questioning.

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Queensland government left to 'mop up' after doctor's opioid substitution service closes, minister says

Dr Stuart Reece was single-handedly treating about 15 per cent of Queenslanders receiving opioid substitution treatment when his inner-Brisbane clinic closed.

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Suspected beach murderer extradited to Australia to face court

The man accused of killing Queenslander Toyah Cordingley on a tropical beach was extradited from India overnight to face court in Australia.

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Far north Queensland mayors to front youth crime probe

A Queensland inquiry is set to hear feedback on the state's youth justice bill from two far north mayors, an Indigenous think tank and a barrister.

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Rajwinder Singh faces Melbourne court for extradition hearing over alleged murder of Toyah Cordingley on a Queensland beach

Rajwinder Singh, the prime suspect in the alleged murder of Far North Queensland woman Toyah Cordingley has been extradited from India back to Australia to face trial. It brings the years-long investigation that rocked the Cairns community one step closer to being heard in court.

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Sonya Gapes penalised $160,000 for animal cruelty offences in north Queensland

The RSPCA seized 111 dogs, cats and birds from Sonya Gapes's care after discovering the animals were being kept in "varying degrees of filth and discomfort".

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Yvette D'Ath labels fees charged by temporary doctors 'unconscionable' amid maternity crisis

Doctors' groups have hit back at Yvette D'Ath's remarks ahead of a women's health workforce forum later this week.

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Queensland moves on rights for donor-conceived people

Donor-conceived people are in line for more rights to access their genetic history in Queensland as the government responds to several recommendations.

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‘Public anxiety’ no justification to override Human Rights Act on youth crime laws, Queensland MPs told

Human rights commissioner Scott McDougall warns against making breach of bail an offence for children at tense parliamentary committee hearing

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Pill testing is coming to Queensland. Here's what can we learn from programs overseas

Queensland will become the second Australian jurisdiction to offer pill testing. While the timeline is yet to be announced, once up and running, Queenslanders who use illicit drugs can have them checked to see what they actually contain before taking them.

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Steve Irwin's father, Bob Irwin, calls for change after croc that attacked man and dog shot

Bob Irwin says he's sick of seeing crocodiles culled after attacks he believes are caused by people taking unreasonable risks. He and other conservationists want to see an investigation into an incident in Queensland last week that left a man in hospital and a crocodile dead.

The Guardian - AU

Queensland judge to receive apology after department refused to detail solitary confinement of boy, 13

Department boss says staff initially declined request to provide information due to ‘incorrect advice’

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Qld youth crime 'doesn't justify' rights override

Queensland's Human Rights Commission, Law Society and Bar Association have major concerns with proposed laws targeting children who commit crimes.

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