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Racist comments at Brisbane watch house 'horrific', Queensland Premier says after leaked audio referred to Ethical Standards Command

In the leaked audio, police officers and staff at the Brisbane city watch house can be heard joking about "beating and burying" black people and raising fears Australia would be "taken over".

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Annastacia Palaszczuk condemns ‘horrific’ racist comments made by Queensland police

Queensland's premier has condemned "horrific" racist slurs made by the state's police officers in leaked audio recordings.

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Man faces child exploitation charges after allegedly planning to meet 12yo girl in Brisbane

The central Queensland man was allegedly planning a Brisbane trip after chatting online with a person he believed to be the girl's mother but was, in fact, an undercover police officer.

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Racist Qld police audio leaks investigated

Sickening and disturbing audio leaked from a Brisbane watch house has been condemned by Queensland Police.

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Anglo Coal fights Qld workplace death case

A worker killed in a Queensland coal mine could not have known the park brake on his underground grader was defective, a Brisbane court has been told.

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Vile Audio Of Qld Cops Making Racist Violent Jokes Has Leaked After Complaints Went Nowhere

Audio of Brisbane police joking about First Nations people and people of African descent was leaked amid an inquiry into police responses.

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Secrets of North Queensland's forgotten World War II history remain ocean deep

In Australia's biggest defence city, untold stories of Australia's of military history are still being uncovered.

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Audit reveals Torres Strait clinicians face deadly dilemma in PNG spillover of tuberculosis cases

Inconsistent Queensland health policies have contributed to children dying from tuberculosis in the Torres Strait, an audit has found.

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Queensland police minister was sent recording of racist police comments, whistleblower says

Mark Ryan’s office referred the matter to the Queensland police service, an action that whistleblower Steven Marshall describes as ‘reckless’

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Leaked audio reveals cultural problems in Queensland police force, human rights commissioner says

Scott McDougall calls for independent scrutiny of police after recordings reveal racist and violent language at Brisbane watch house

The Guardian - AU

Nearly 7,000 Queenslanders spent more than 24 hours in hospital EDs from June to September

The Queensland Opposition says there is a "shocking" and "unacceptable" amount of bed block within the state's hospitals, after revealing the number of people kept waiting more than 24 hours for emergency treatment or admission.

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Woman flees home after Qld stabbing

A 32-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after a woman was allegedly stabbed before fleeing a home in far north Queensland.

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Leaked audio reveals Queensland police staff in racist conversations, joking about violence to black people and protesters

Exclusive: Whistleblower’s recordings capture multiple offensive discussions between officers at Brisbane watch house

The Guardian - AU

Queensland opposition questions why landowners were not informed of contamination outside Linc Energy site

David Crisafulli asks why the state government did not inform the public when high levels of toxic chemicals were found in bores outside the Linc Energy underground coal gasification project on the Darling Downs.

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Queensland schools' art therapy program changing the lives of refugee children

When Omal Ahmed was 17, a therapist handed her a paintbrush. It helped save her life and led her to her passion.

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Dan Repacholi says 'no mining tax' but Anthony Albanese refers to 'extraordinary profits'

Labor looks to lift tax from coal, gas sectors

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House hunters could look to border towns

First home buyers in Victoria and Queensland could enter the market sooner by looking over the border after NSW introduced significant property tax changes.

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Coal projects in Great Barrier Reef catchments approved without environmental impact statements

Environmental groups call on Queensland government to end exemptions, with six mining ventures already given green light

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Pilot accused of illegally chartering flights told wife 'it's only money, no one's been run over'

A north Queensland pilot has appeared in court accused of chartering flights for members of the Katter's Australia Party, without holding a certificate to fly commercially.

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Qld pilot allegedly knew of illegality

The trial of a north Queensland Pilot has heard in taped phone conversations he knew he was operating without an air operating certificate.

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Qld tail wags against Victoria in Shield

Gurinder Sandhu and Mitchell Swepson added more runs for Queensland's last wicket than Victoria posted in the first innings of their Sheffield Shield match.

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The latest COVID-19 news and case numbers from around the states and territories

Here's a quick wrap of the COVID-19 news and case numbers from each Australian jurisdiction from the past week.

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Queensland government lifts new small-scale mining claim ban, proposes new, short-term leases

A temporary ban on new small-scale mining claims is about to be lifted, as the Queensland government releases proposals to crack down on "cowboys".

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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.

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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.

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