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The Latest Breaking News from Queensland

Australians lose $11.4b through pokies

An analysis of pokie machine data has found Australians lost billions of dollars to gambling machines in the past year.

AAP

For this teacher weighing up a return to the classroom, there are bigger issues than pay

As education leaders try to find solutions to the national teacher shortage, one teacher explains why she'd rather stay in a paddock than step back into a classroom.

ABC News

More people are dying on Queensland roads as experts unpack the impacts of COVID-19 on driver behaviour

More than 200 people have died on Queensland roads this year, as experts say more drivers are admitting to dangerous driver behaviour such as drink driving.

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Queensland Health has hundreds of thousands of people waiting for specialist outpatient care

Heather Jacobs has heart failure and angina and was told in December that she'd be seen at a specialist cardiology clinic within three months. She's still waiting.

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Queensland elective surgery patients face painful waits due to public hospital strain

Doctors warn patients are suffering, and becoming addicted to pain medication, as their conditions worsen during long waits for elective surgery at public hospitals.

ABC News

Cowboys youth excited for maiden finals

North Queensland will blood 10 players next weekend in the NRL finals - their first post-season appearance since 2017.

AAP

House prices on Qld's Granite Belt record 0.5 per cent increase, defying national trend

Continued interest from investors and people looking for a lifestyle change is helping keep property prices buoyant in this regional Queensland town.

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Inquest to probe Gareth Dodunski's death on central Queensland gas field nine years ago

Questions surround the death of 21-year-old Gareth Dodunski, crushed by hydraulic equipment on a gas field in central Queensland in 2013. His parents hope an inquest starting tomorrow will give them some answers.

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Friendly, loud and a little daggy: don’t let the Olympics change Brisbane too much

Mature, develop, sure, but let’s not mute Queensland’s capital just because the Games are nearly here

The Guardian - AU

Queensland proposal to remove more large crocodiles could raise risk of attacks, experts warn

Almost 8,000 people have so far signed a petition against the proposal which has been described as a ‘silent cull’

The Guardian - AU

AFL Premiership Cup visits Maitland as homegrown hero Heeney's Swans beat Demons

Aussie Rules' holy grail the AFL Premiership Cup called into Maitland on Thursday as part of a national tour ending at the MCG on grand final day on Saturday, September 24. Swans fans will be taking it as an omen with Maitland born Sydney Swans star Isaac Heeney and his…

Newcastle Herald

Geoff Wilson completes 600km Simpson Desert journey on wind-powered buggy

After 11 years of perseverance, a Queensland man has crossed the Simpson Desert driving a wind-powered buggy.

ABC News

Elliott Heads farmland to be developed into South Beach master-planned community

It's one of Queensland's last coastal suburbs with blocks of land under $300,000. But this beach haven is about to undergo a metamorphosis that's been decades in the making.

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Queensland activist Ben Pennings ordered to hand over his files on Adani

Pennings required to compile information he has about Carmichael coalmine and various campaigns

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Queensland police domestic violence inquiry extended after flood of submissions

More than 130 extra submissions received since QPS chief Katarina Carroll took stand

AAP

Qld govt backs DV inquiry report extension

A Commission of Inquiry into Queensland police responses to domestic violence has asked to hand in its report more than a month later than expected.

ABC News

Strawberry prices drop as supply increases, growers ask for consumer support at the checkout

From a record high of $11.99 for a punnet in June, strawberry supplies have now increased and are making way for more affordable prices.

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Fire ant program adds more suburbs to south-east Queensland control zones

A fire ant eradication team boss says there are concerns for a few areas of south-east Queensland, but the main worry is stopping them from reaching a major river system.

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Queensland Police domestic violence inquiry extends after 130 new submissions

The extension was requested following a "significant response" to evidence provided by Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll last month.

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Doomadgee Aboriginal organisation spells end of 'failed, wasted services', say local leaders

This Aboriginal community in north-west Queensland takes power off the government in a bid to eliminate cookie-cutter programs that have not delivered meaningful results in more than 15 years.

ABC News

Queensland approaches 2,000 COVID-19 deaths, new 'traffic light' COVID warning system announced

Queensland is poised to surpass 2,000 COVID deaths as the state’s Chief Health Officer John Gerrard foreshadows a "traffic light system" to warn the public of virus waves moving forward.

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'Some of them just come here and relax': The $600,000 NSW job few knew about, until now

John Barilaro may have brought the highly paid trade role to the spotlight, but what do NSW's six representatives to the world actually do? And, do the positions represent any value for money?

AAP

Rain cancels first day of Birdsville Races

Rain has left the Birdsville racecourse wet and muddy, forcing organisers of Queensland's iconic outback meet to cancel the first day of races.

ABC News

BOM's winter summary finds season not as cold or wet as it felt, though yearly rainfall records could still fall

Spring has arrived and the BOM's winter data is in. The results suggest some of us might be getting a bit soft, though yearly rainfall records still look likely to tumble in some areas.

AAP

Qld approves Carborough Downs coal project

The expansion of the Carborough coal mine in central Queensland has been approved by the state government, allowing the project to operate for another 11 years.

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