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'Not good enough': thousands of DV calls go unanswered

Thousands of women have abandoned their calls to a domestic violence helpline after they went unanswered, with a state minister saying it is "not good enough".

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Morning Mail: Putin dampens peace talk hope, what parents think of YouTube, could Toronto’s house price slump happen here?

Russian president cools expectations of diplomatic breakthrough; Queensland remains ‘deforestation capital of Australia’

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Queensland land-clearing figures show state remains ‘deforestation capital of Australia’, conservationists say

Overall clearing was up 3%, with almost half in Great Barrier Reef catchment areas while 21% was remnant woodland, government data shows

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Hard lesson as crumbling state schools face $441m fix

Repairing a state's schools will cost hundreds of millions of dollars, with the revelation coming a day after teachers went on strike over pay and conditions.

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Arsenic in the damper, campers driven off a cliff: the murky historical links of AACo, Australia’s largest beef producer

Jesse Gregson led massacres of Aboriginal people before joining the Australian Agricultural Company as its longest-serving superintendent

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Thousands of Queensland teachers have gone on strike with 600,000 school students affected. What happens next?

Thirty rallies held across Queensland after more than 50,000 union members vote to strike for first time since 2009

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When it comes to weapons on Australian streets, do our perceptions match reality?

It seems each week we see news stories about drive-by shootings or the use of knives or other sharp implements in violent public acts in Australia.

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Queensland teachers are striking. It’s not just about money – they are asking for a profession worth staying in

Queensland’s public school teachers will walk off the job on Wednesday in their first statewide strike in 16 years.

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'This is the moment': teachers strike over wage deal

Thousands of educators have walked off the job, shutting down a city CBD as they marched on parliament, as union officials flag more action.

AAP

The massacre of sleeping settlers that unleashed a savage war in central Queensland

Families on both sides of the conflict investigate the mass killing that Australian rules founder Tom Wills escaped – and the decimation of ‘a tribe of beautiful people’ that followed

The Guardian - AU

'Toxic' culture at DNA lab adds to backlog of problems

Ongoing problems at a beleaguered DNA lab have been laid bare by a former Federal Bureau of Investigation expert.

AAP

Australian towns blanketed by heaviest snowfall in decades

A cold air front brought snow to parts of Queensland for the first time in 10 years

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Afternoon Update: PM seeks call with Netanyahu after march; second Queensland DNA lab bungle; and a coffee rave

Anthony Albanese is seeking a call with his Israeli counterpart after at least 100,000 people marched across the Sydney Harbour Bridge for Gaza

The Guardian - AU

'Dirty lab': more flaws in DNA forensic testing debacle

More problems have been exposed at a troubled forensic testing lab, with a review revealing contamination issues, delays and unreliable results.

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Scandal-hit Queensland DNA lab repeats major testing error as rape victims wait over a year for results

Damning review exposes ongoing issues at Forensic Services Queensland, including failure to properly test sample from violent unresolved crime

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Queensland great Sam Backo dies, aged 64

Sam Backo has been remembered a Queensland State of Origin great and selfless man off the field, after dying at age 64.

The Guardian - AU

Does Queensland have a crocodile problem or a people problem?

A proposed saltwater crocodile cull has elicited strong opinions, for and against. But if legislation is rejected, as seems likely, Katter’s Australian party says it won’t be the last word

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Adani promised Australia billions from its Carmichael mine but it hasn’t paid a cent in tax. How did we get here?

The coalmine generated millions in revenue in its early days but recorded an operating loss – a pattern that would repeat at scale

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Impartiality concerns raised as LNP appoints former Liberal party member to lead Queensland CFMEU inquiry

Unions chief says industrial relations lawyer Stuart Wood KC is ‘very well experienced’ but queries whether he may bring ‘personal biases’ to the role

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Smelter owners urged to put more on the table

The federal government has not ruled out any support measures as it calls on a mining giant to step up and save a copper smelter in regional Australia.

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Year-long inquiry into CFMEU 'thuggery' begins

A prominent industrial relations lawyer has kicked off an inquiry into allegations of criminal links and workplace harassment in a construction union.

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After 54-year wait, Australia's first attempt at an orbital rocket crashes 14 seconds after liftoff

Eris-1, the first rocket fully built by an Australian company, crashed back to Earth 14 seconds after taking off from a spaceport in Queensland. It was the country's first orbital launch attempt since 1971.

The Independent UK

Giant stick insect discovered in Queensland may be Australia’s heaviest

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Guardian Australia’s Carly Earl wins top award in 2025 Australian Life photography competition

Earl’s portrait of young drovers in central Queensland praised by judges for ‘beautiful insight into reality of life in rural Australia’

The Guardian - AU

Queensland police union chief calls state government pay offer ‘grossly inadequate’ days after approving it

Shane Prior tells members Crisafulli government was ‘completely inflexible’ amid widespread backlash over 8% pay deal he had previously described as the ‘largest ever’

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