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Hot weather conditions prompts fire bans and increased chance of severe storms in parts of Queensland, BOM says

The weather bureau warns hot conditions across Queensland today could cause fires in the south and severe thunderstorms in the north.

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Qld cops face restructure after DV report

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has promised to restructure the state's police force to stamp out a culture of sexism, racism and misogyny.

AAP

Teen charged after Qld hit and run

A teenager arrested after two serious car accidents in central Queensland has been charged with a raft of offences.

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Infant mortality rate in Queensland drops by 22 per cent. This cot may be why

An innovative infant bed and education program appears to have led to a 22 per cent drop in Queensland's infant mortality rate.

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Qld Schoolies given A-plus for behaviour

Queensland schoolies have been given an A-plus on the first night, with this year's graduates drinking less and behaving better.

AAP

Bulls rip through SA top order in Shield

Queensland's bowlers have routed South Australia's top order on day one of their Sheffield Shield clash with the Redbacks crashing to 5-33 at lunch.

AAP

Statistics show outback Queensland residents' life expectancy is five years less than state average

Lisa was diagnosed with brain tumours four months before her wedding and statistics show where she lives may affect her life expectancy.

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Queensland police whistleblower goes public to argue commissioner Katarina Carroll should lose her job

Kate Pausina ‘bared her soul’ by revealing the harassment and bullying she suffered to the inquiry into QPS. She wants to see change

The Guardian - AU

Former UN and military advisor hired to clean up Queensland police culture

Queensland's Police Commissioner announces she's hired a workplace cultural expert to help restore the reputation of the police service following a damming public inquiry which revealed sexism and racism amongst some officers.

ABC News

Renewed calls for juvenile offenders to be sent to assessment centres rather than detention

Could assessment centres for youth offenders reduce incarceration and recidivism? The former head of corrective services thinks so.

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'No one likes a Toolie': QLD minister

Queensland Police Minister Mark Ryan has issued a veiled warning to "Toolies" planning to crash Schoolies Week on the Gold Coast over the next seven days.

AAP

Demand for Queensland metallurgical coal set to increase despite global trend

Despite global demand for coal continuing to plummet by 2050, the need for Queensland metallurgical coal is expected to increase during that time, state government analysis shows.

ABC News

Long COVID clinic in Brisbane offers hope to sufferers as Queensland studies cases

Long COVID has shown that the disease can be far more than just a seven-day isolation period. A Brisbane clinic is rehabilitating long COVID sufferers who battle fatigue and breathlessness.

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Queensland report backs future for coal

Queensland's coal industry is emerging as a winner in the global energy crisis as demand from India, Japan and South Korea pick up the slack from China's ban.

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Youth crime crackdown sucks Queensland children into ‘quicksand of the legal system’

State forges ahead with controversial laws targeting young repeat offenders, despite absence of clear outcomes

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Qld pilot guilty of illegally flying MPs

A Queensland pilot who flew state and federal members of Katter's Australia Party without an air operator's certificate has been found guilty on 13 charges.

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Babysitter Lisa Rose Halcrow jailed for 10 years over death of toddler Connor Horan

Babysitter Lisa Halcrow is sentenced to ten years' jail over the manslaughter of a toddler in southern Queensland, after being depicted in court as a "conniving liar, devoid of remorse".

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Queensland's COVID-19 cases, hospitalisations jump as state lags in vaccinations

There's been a significant rise in cases and hospitalisations in Queensland, with vaccination rates severely lagging behind other states, particularly for children.

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Qld cops didn't touch Indigenous man

Queensland Police say officers did not have physical contact with an Indigenous man who died after being taken into custody.

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Australia's first fully traceable sustainable sugar exported from Queensland to South Korea

An Australian-first trial ships 25,000 tonnes of sustainable Queensland raw sugar from Townsville to South Korea, with the product traceable through the entire supply chain.

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Researchers on a mission to understand the Proserpine River's mysterious crocodiles

Researchers hope to uncover why these big crocodiles in Proserpine River are not tearing each other to pieces or heading next door to the tourist mecca of Airlie Beach.

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Queensland researchers find immune-boosting drug could lessen COVID-19 severity if antivirals fade

Unlike antiviral treatments, researchers say the experimental medication would not attack the virus that causes COVID-19, but target the immune system instead.

ABC News

Cause of mass fish kill in Mulgrave River under investigation

The Department of Environment and Science is continuing investigations into cause of a large fish kill in the Mulgrave River, downstream from Gordonvale in far north Queensland.

AAP

Joe Burns joins 100-club for Queensland

Opener Joe Burns will become the 16th cricketer to play 100 first-class games for Queensland when he plays against South Australia at the Adelaide Oval.

ABC News

Inquest into death of German backpacker Jennifer Kohl set for Gold Coast, mother to attend

A pre-inquest conference at the Queensland Coroner's Court at Southport heard Jennifer Kohl's mother had requested the inquest into the circumstances of her daughter's 2017 death at a farm in Mount Tamborine, where she and her boyfriend had been working picking avocados.

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