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The Latest Breaking News from Queensland

Peep The Real Love Boat’s 21 Hopeful Aussie Singles If You’re Hungry For That Big, Bad Deck

The new dating show airs next month.

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Korean companies plan to turn Queensland coalmining town into renewable energy powerhouse

Plan would see Collinsville house 3GW of renewable energy generation to produce 1m tonnes of green ammonia for export

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How Toowoomba's Wellcamp Airport could boost Richard Branson's space ambitions

A deal to launch rockets from Toowoomba's Wellcamp Airport could give Virgin Orbit a new advantage in the billionaire space race, but others have written the move off as a marketing gimmick.

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Qld govt green light for hydrogen corridor

Queensland has inked an agreement with three of Korea's largest conglomerate groups to build a green energy export corridor in the state's north.

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Qld forensic staff stood down amid inquiry

Two senior staff members of Queensland's forensics lab have been stood down after a damning interim report exposed serious shortfalls in testing practices.

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Invasive soil-borne disease made worse by wet weather, threatens bunya pines

Hundreds of ancient bunya pines in Southern Queensland are facing a growing threat with wet conditions spreading a soil-borne disease.

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Two senior employees of Queensland's state-run forensic lab stood down immediately in wake of DNA testing scandal

The action comes a day after it was revealed DNA samples from major crimes in Queensland dating back to 2018 will be re-examined and expert witness statements issued by the forensic lab since 2018 will be corrected.

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Outback Queensland town desperate for disability services as residents consider leaving

Jacob's parents hope the cafe will give him a secure future and the freedom to be himself. But they fear that dream will evaporate. Here's why.

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Weather for National Day of Mourning public holiday, showery AFL grand final

Renewed and increased flooding is expected in inland areas today before rain puts a dampener on the east coast's National Day of Mourning tomorrow.

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Five revelations from the 'shocking' report into Queensland forensic lab DNA bungle

Public hearings haven't begun yet – but already the inquiry's interim findings, released yesterday, are sending shock waves across government and the justice system.

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North Queensland Cowboys superfan spends thousands on flights to watch this year's games

Ronaleen "Crocky" Murphy will be clutching her Cowboys cross tightly as her team runs out on to the field against the Parramatta Eels. There's a lot riding on it after she and her husband spent more than $22,000 this season on travel to watch the team play.

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What's open and what's closed in Queensland on the National Day of Mourning for Queen Elizabeth II?

In a snap sitting of Queensland parliament last week, the state government passed laws on what would and wouldn't be open for the one-off holiday.

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How the pandemic triggered Australia's worst rental crisis

Advertised house rents have hit record highs in 85 per cent of suburbs profiled in exclusive new data. These maps reveal the areas facing the biggest hikes in rent since the start of the pandemic.

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Queensland urged to hold its nerve in face of ‘baseless’ campaign linking land tax hike to housing crisis

Academics, economists and tenant groups have dismissed the claims by state opposition and real estate group

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‘Massive missed opportunity’: NSW could make $23bn with tiered tax on record coal profits

‘Small number of fossil fuel-exporting companies are making windfall gains,’ says analyst advocating for Queensland system

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Ibac to investigate Victorian police responses to family violence

Anti-corruption watchdog’s probe comes as Queensland’s inquiry is extended after influx of submissions

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Coal royalty hike damaging mining industry and investor confidence, Queensland Resources Council says

The Queensland Resources Council wants the state to scrap its 40 per cent royalty hike on some coal exports, saying the new rates put the industry's viability at risk.

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Virgin Orbit chooses Wellcamp Airport in Queensland to launch rockets within two years

A regional Queensland airport is set to become the third Virgin Orbit site in the world to launch satellites into space within the next two years.

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Queensland's COVID-19 mandate for masks on public transport to be scrapped

With mask rules for public transport due to end from Tuesday midnight, Health Minister Yvette D'Ath asks people to respect those who choose to continue wearing them.

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Queensland premier ‘shocked’ by review into state’s DNA lab as police retest thousands of samples

Annastacia Palaszczuk says immediate action needs to be taken after report reveals potential testing failures at the state’s forensic crime lab

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Some Queensland patients waited almost eight hours on an ambulance stretcher as ramping peaked in June

Some south-east Queensland patients were left on an ambulance stretcher, waiting for an emergency department bed for almost eight hours, official figures reveal.

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Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk 'shocked' by interim findings of inquiry into Queensland's state-run forensic testing lab

Health Minister Yvette D'Ath said the situation was "extremely serious" and could lead to "the potential of miscarriage of justice".

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Spit hood ban was not easy: Qld police

Queensland police say the decision to ban the use of controversial spit hoods in watch-houses was in direct response to community concerns.

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Qld police task force reviews DNA evidence

Queensland Police has established a task force to review evidence samples for additional DNA testing, with a report into the state's forensic lab imminent.

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Bureau of Meteorology forecasts 41-degree day for Julia Creek as Queensland outback swelters

The BOM says some outback towns will experience temperatures eight degrees above average. Julia Creek is tipped to endure Queensland's hottest temperature of 41 degrees.

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