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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

ABC News

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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Queensland police hopeful new DNA tool could help solve cold case murder of Eddie Crabbe 40 years ago

Police have used DNA obtained from blood samples at a murder scene to generate a picture of what the killer's face may have looked like – the first time "investigative genetic genealogy" has ever been used in Queensland.

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Trad fight delayed by another CCC case

The ex-Queensland deputy premier's fight to have a Crime and Corruption Commission report suppressed has been delayed by another matter involving the watchdog.

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Queensland GPs issued with retrospective tax bills risk passing costs to patients, AMA warns

Queensland's Australian Medical Association says the state government is considering GPs as employees of the practices they work for, not contractors, and making them pay a form of payroll tax.

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Teletrial program to deliver specialised health care to thousands of regional and remote Australians

Australians living in regional and remote parts of the country could soon have access to specialised health care for diseases such as cancer as a Queensland-led telehealth program expands nationally.

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Qld Greens want public energy retailer

Queensland would have a single public energy retailer to ensure consumers have cheap and reliable electricity under a Greens proposal.

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Stop and scan knife trial to expand in Qld

Powers to search for knives without reasonable suspicion will be expanded in Queensland after a trial found 197 weapons including machetes and knitting needles.

ABC News

Pair charged over alleged theft of 7,500 litres of fuel from Queensland mine

Police allege a mine worker and another man were found siphoning fuel from the back of a ute into a shed that contained eight 1,000-litre pods and thousands of dollars in cash.

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Qld GP contractors won't get tax exemption

The Queensland government says medical practices aren't being slugged with more payroll tax or targeted by compliance authorities.

ABC News

What's the risk of a blackout if the Callide Power Station goes out in a heatwave?

The Callide Power Station was out of operation for part of a day last week. There's some concern if that were to happen during a heatwave, a blackout could occur.

ABC News

Residents of Galaxy Caravan Park in path of M1 upgrade fear homelessness

The Queensland government plans to resume the Galaxy Caravan Park, situated beside the M1 in Logan, under a proposal to widen a 10-kilometre stretch of the Pacific Motorway.

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Queensland eases alcohol restrictions for Cape York community amid trend away from prohibition

Equivalent of 12 cans of mid-strength beer can be carried in Pormpuraaw, leaving just five ‘dry’ communities

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