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Calls for tougher regulations as Queensland records highest rate of land clearing in country

Conservation groups warn not enough is being done to protect ecosystems as state government data shows more than 400,000ha of land was cleared in 2019-20

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Queensland's COVID-19 peak expected next week, CHO urges people not to visit elderly at Christmas if sick

The number of COVID-19 cases in Queensland are up 16 per cent on last week, and are expected to increase ahead of next week's peak.

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Afternoon Update: Queensland shooters uploaded video after killing police; Twitter suspends journalists; and a touching Olivia Newton-John tribute

Gareth and Stacey Train huddled together in the dark to record clip before siege

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Qld land-clearing report not up to scratch

The Queensland government says a new report shows deforestation has fallen, but environmental groups says it's still happening at an alarming rate.

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Australia's Christmas Day forecast with wet weather set to clear

Australia's major centres face a variety of weather conditions leading up to Christmas Day, and for some lucky cities the rain looks set to clear in time for Santa.

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The Blue Lives Matter Rhetoric To Come Out Of The Queensland Shooting Is Fkd And Racist

I'd love to see the Opera House lit up red, black and yellow for all the Indigenous people cops have harassed, maimed and murdered.

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Queensland police killings show the threat posed by conspiracy theories – how should police respond?

The killing of two police officers and a good samaritan, as well as the wounding of two other officers in Wieambilla, Queensland, has sent shockwaves through Australia.

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Queensland shooting: Gareth and Stacey Train published YouTube video after killing police officers

Couple at Wieambilla, shrouded in darkness, tell camera that they were defending themselves against ‘devils and demons’

The Guardian - AU

A rare disease in the Top End affects muscles for speech. Here's how we're designing alternative ways to communicate in Yolŋu languages

Machado-Joseph-Disease (MJD) is a rare neurodegenerative disease that affects muscles in the body, including those required for speech. It is prevalent in some remote First Nations communities in the Northern Territory and Queensland.

The Conversation

Outback shopkeeper Rude Jude a star attraction in western Queensland

There's never a dull moment when Jude Aiken is around. The outback identity has been a mainstay of Charleville for decades, with her unusual store offering all things naughty and nice.

ABC News

Climate change is impacting mental health. Queensland farmers are doing something about it

Melanie Shannon and Melinee Leather say they now feel empowered to "survive these traumatic times".

ABC News

'They don’t expect a lot of me, they just want me to go to uni': first-in-family students show how we need a broader definition of 'success' in year 12

This week, year 12 results have been released in Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland and Tasmania. Other states will follow next week.

The Conversation

Dad drives 2,860 miles without spotting deadly python inches from steering wheel

Andrew Hill took six-year-old Ivy along for the ride and drove his work vehicle, a Toyota Hilux, 4,600km from Perth, Western Australia, to Brisbane, Queensland

Daily Mirror

'Vile' video confession from cop killers

Footage showing Gareth and Stacey Train on the night of their deadly attack on Queensland police has surfaced as funeral details for the officers are settled.

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The ABS Has Dropped New Population Data It Turns Out People Fkn Love Moving To Queensland

Bad news for NSW tho.

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Ambush shines a light on Qld’s secret fringe-dwellers – the ‘blockies’

The cult of the “blockies” is partly behind the tragic loss of two young police officers and a neighbour on Western Downs in Queensland.

The Guardian - AU

Conspiracy theories, planning and six lives lost: what we do and don’t know about the Wieambilla shooting

Queensland’s police commissioner says it could take months to get to the bottom of what occurred on Monday

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Woman stabbed to death in Townsville home

A woman has been stabbed to death at a home in northern Queensland where police are questioning a nearby resident over the killing.

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'Misread' likely led to deadly Qld crash

A plane crash that killed five people in Queensland was likely caused by the pilot misreading the altimeter as he tried to land in bad weather.

ABC News

Queensland government accepts recommendations from the DNA lab inquiry, foreshadows changes to double jeopardy laws

A proposal to amend double jeopardy laws in Queensland will be brought forward following the fallout from the inquiry into the state's failed DNA testing lab with managers Cathie Allen and Justin Howes served with show cause notices.

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Corruption watchdog wins High Court bid

The High Court has allowed Queensland's corruption watchdog to appeal its case for allegations involving ex-public trustee Peter Carne to be publicly released.

ABC News

Peter Dutton becomes emotional during condolence motion for Queensland police officers killed in shooting

The opposition leader, who was a police officer in Queensland before entering politics, has paid tribute to the people shot and killed during Monday's siege.

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Nathaniel, Gareth and Stacey Train carried out a deadly police shooting. Their twisted backstory is revealed

There were many signs something was not right about Gareth Train and his wife Stacey before they joined his brother Nathaniel on a deadly shooting rampage in Queensland's Western Downs. This story contains content that readers may find distressing.

ABC News

Outback Queensland town of Julia Creek recruits first permanent doctor in two years

Locals in this Queensland town have been crying out for a permanent doctor. Now, thanks to a story highlighting the town's plight and lucrative sweeteners, their determination looks set to pay off.

The Guardian - AU

God and guns: the strict religious upbringing of the Wieambilla shooters

Self-described ‘free evangelical’ Ronald Train, who created his own church based on literal reading of scripture, says sons ‘lost their way’ before Queensland shooting

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