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Historic silver bullet train's arrival inspires hopes of extending outback tourist season into summer

The first of two silver bullet rail motors has completed its long journey from Ipswich to Longreach, bringing with it hope that the outback tourist season will extend into summer.

ABC News

States vary approach to COVID-19 wave

As a fourth COVID-19 wave approaches, some jurisdictions are ramping up their response, while others hold the line on restrictions.

AAP

Prayers answered! Why this Australian state is booming with TV and film productions

The Sunshine State is proving once again its entertainment industry is booming with a raft of TV and film productions.

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The Loop: Queenslanders advised to wear masks again, more Medibank data posted to dark web, zoo says lion escapees breached second fence

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Queensland police sought youth of ‘certain ethnic backgrounds’ with new search powers, review finds

Criticism of state-wide rollout of extraordinary knife-search powers comes as report says metal detector trial didn’t reduce violence

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Queensland Audit Office reports a lack of information sharing in Queensland domestic violence response

The Queensland Audit Office report criticises the state's "mostly reactive response" to DFV and saying there is little monitoring of offenders and a lack of rehabilitation programs in the state.

ABC News

ATSB won't probe Qld aircraft collision

National transport accident investigators have decided not to probe a light aircraft collision which killed two men in southeast Queensland.

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Queensland bowls out Victoria for 63 in 32.4 overs on day one of the Sheffield Shield match at Allan Border Field

Allan Border Field proves a godsend for pace bowlers as some well-known batsmen struggle on day one of the Sheffield Shield game between Queensland and Victoria.

ABC News

Katters appear in Qld pilot fraud trial

Queensland MP Robbie Katter has given evidence at the fraud trial of pilot Josh Hoch who's accused of operating charter flights illegally.

AAP

After the blood moon, Queenslanders treated to sun halo — but what caused it?

For the second time in two days Queenslanders have been delighted by a striking sight in the sky.

ABC News

Lockyer Valley Regional Council tackling dumped mattresses through recycling trial

A south-east Queensland council is the latest to join an ambitious mattress recycling trial aimed at recovering precious landfill space.

ABC News

Renewable energy parts makers eye Qld

The Queensland government says 230 companies are interested in setting up manufacturing plants for renewable energy generation parts in the state.

AAP

Queensland changes licence verification process after Optus hack

Queenslanders will now have to give their licence and card numbers when dealing with banks and telcos, but some have questioned whether the protocol really amounts to a two-factor authentication system.

ABC News

Queensland raises Covid alert level as summer wave hits eastern states

State recommends return of mask-wearing in high-risk settings as new data shows a 40% spike in NSW cases and hospitalisations

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Few services for Qld kids exposed to DV

Queensland is failing to proactively act on "intergenerational transmission of violence", and there are few supports for children exposed to DV, a report says.

ABC News

Fourth COVID-19 wave has arrived in Queensland, says Premier, masks advised from Friday

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says a jump in active cases and a doubling in COVID-19 patients in hospitals has heralded the arrival of Queensland's fourth wave of the pandemic, with the use of face masks recommended from Friday.

ABC News

Queensland officers seize more than 100 native animals from wildlife carer's Brisbane home

More than 100 caged native animals and 25 carcasses found in a freezer are seized from a Brisbane home in one of the worst cases Queensland wildlife officers have seen.

AAP

Vics skittled for 63 by Bulls in Shield

Michael Neser and Mark Steketee have combined for nine wickets to skittle Victoria for 63 as Queensland took hold of their Shield clash on day one in Brisbane.

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Indigenous man dies in custody in Qld

The death of an Indigenous man in a watchhouse in a remote First Nations community on Cape York will be investigated by Queensland Police.

AAP

Qld tightens driver's licence ID rules

Queensland has tightened the rules for using a state driver's licence for identification purposes following the Optus data breach in September.

ABC News

Organic property in Queensland outback, Plevna Downs, coexists with gas exploration

One of outback Queensland's first organic properties is also home to gas exploration and fracking.

ABC News

Travis Clare evades police over Noosaville drug, assault charges

Travis Clare was with Kimberley man Jeremiah Rivers the morning he disappeared in the Queensland outback. Police are now trying to locate Mr Clare after an arrest warrant was issued over unrelated matters.

ABC News

Queensland man hospitalised with Legionellosis after a weekend of gardening as cases spike

Cases of Legionellosis infections — commonly known as legionnaires' disease — have spiked in Queensland and New South Wales this year.

Daily Mirror

Two dead after planes crash mid-air with witnesses hearing 'big bang' in the sky

A man who lives on a neighbouring property witnessed the incident and said they heard a loud bang before seeing bits of plane falling through the sky

Daily Mirror

Farmer, 95, pulled alive from mud by pal after being buried for two days

Tom Killen had become stuck in mud up to his shoulders for two days at his Queensland farm, in Australia, and it was a friend who found him and pulled him to safety

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