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Population pressures leave schools at capacity as Queensland set to open four new state schools

Four new state schools costing almost $330 million will open their gates to students in south-east Queensland next week, as the region grapples with the pressures of soaring population growth.

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Bruce Highway on track to be flood resilient, but may never be flood-proof

This week's deluge has resulted in 12 sections of Queensland's Bruce Highway being cut, stranding travellers and causing significant freight issues.

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Australia misses another deadline to implement international anti-torture treaty

Australia misses another deadline to implement an international anti-torture agreement, with the country's three largest states accused of dragging their feet and bickering with the Commonwealth over funding.

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Teen boy, 15, dies after he's electrocuted by power lines and flung 30 feet into river

The teenager was climbing on a line close to a train bridge in the city of Gladstone in the Australian state of Queensland when the power pole exploded and sent him flying into the creek below

Daily Mirror

Queensland man jailed for 12 years for child abuse material after US tip-off

The Moreton Bay man was charged after a tip-off from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in the US.

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Man jailed for 'repulsive' child sex chats

A Queensland man has received a landmark sentence as the first to be convicted of encouraging sexual abuse of a child overseas under new minimum jail terms.

AAP

Teenage boy dies after electric shock in Gladstone, central Queensland

A central Queensland boy died at Gladstone after he came into contact with live electrical wires and fell.

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North Queensland wildlife rangers travel to North Stradbroke Island to help investigate saltwater crocodile sighting

Wildlife rangers are searching waterways on North Stradbroke Island off Brisbane after reports a large saltwater crocodile was sighted in mangroves near the town of Dunwich amid further reports of sightings today.

ABC News

Police raids over neo-Nazi signs in Qld

Neo-Nazi banners have been seized with three men facing charges after police raided properties over offensive images being posted across southeast Queensland.

AAP

Gabba funding for Olympic makeover unclear

The Queensland government says it's still working on a funding deal for Olympic infrastructure amid reports the Commonwealth no longer wants to fund the Gabba.

AAP

Watch: Ardern resigns, Suspicious Sydney death, Queensland shooting

Watch: New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has resigned from her role, and will step down by February 7th. An elderly man in Sydney's south west

The New Daily

Bail for shooting and extortion accused

A 19-year-old Queensland man has been granted bail on charges of shooting at an occupied home and extortion after his barrister proposed strict conditions.

AAP

Qld boosts pregnancy services in Gladstone

A major Queensland hospital's maternity unit will operate 24 hours a day from January 30, but the state government says full birthing services are months away.

AAP

Police seize neo-Nazi paraphernalia in series of raids across south-east Queensland

Exclusive: Three men charged with damage offences, with the state government yet to outlaw display of hate symbols

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No sign of reported crocodile off Brisbane

Queensland rangers have been unable to find a crocodile after a "credible" sighting near an island off the coast of Brisbane.

ABC News

Police charge teenagers over alleged Tara shooting on Queensland's Western Downs

Fears for the welfare of two boys charged over a shooting incident which sent streets of a small town into lockdown have been aired in court.

ABC News

Regional hospitals can safely treat acute child respiratory infections, study finds

A Queensland researcher says many acute child respiratory infections can safely be treated in regional hospitals, instead of requiring transfers to city facilities.

The Guardian - AU

Four teenagers in custody after shots fired in southern Queensland town of Tara

Police had declared an exclusion zone in the centre of Tara, 40km south of Wieambilla which saw a deadly ambush of police in December

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Australia's rental market will only get tighter in 2023. Could more property investors be the answer?

Renting a property in an Australian capital city is set to become harder in 2023 as an increase in demand and lack of supply drives up rental prices. But is more property investment the answer to the crisis?

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Youth crime debate in wake of Emma Lovell stabbing a 'political death spiral', expert says

A prominent criminologist says Queensland is experiencing a crime surge that must be addressed, but he believes both sides of politics are getting it wrong on youth crime.

AAP

Two Qld teens charged after shots fired

Queensland police have charged two teenage boys with firing weapons at cars in the town of Tara, not far from the Wieambilla police shootings last month.

The Guardian - AU

Terry Irving spent 1,671 days in jail for a crime he didn’t commit – and 25 more years seeking justice

Australia is the world’s only democracy that fails to offer statutory legal remedy for those wrongfully imprisoned

Newcastle Herald

Bush Breakers earn top spot ahead of finals at Australian Country Championships

"A loss to Queensland in the rounds but they played their very best and we didn't, got beaten with two balls to go. So we feel confident."

The Guardian - AU

‘Exceptionally rare’: reported crocodile sighting in south-east Queensland sparks investigation

Visitors urged to stay away from Myora Springs on Minjerribah, also known as North Stradbroke Island

ABC News

Queensland growers endure a season for the 'history books' with wet winter and cool summer

Seasons that challenge traditional harvest and growing conditions are becoming the new normal for some Queenslanders struggling with changing circumstances, although the occasional farmer is getting lucky.

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