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The Latest Breaking News from Queensland

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.

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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.

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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.

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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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Young boy taken to hospital after being struck by car evading Queensland police in hit-and-run incident

A 12-year-old boy is in hospital after being hit on a crossing in Brisbane's south by an unregistered car evading police during an intercept.

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Heritage Bank and People's Choice merge, plans to keep head office in regional Queensland

After the official merger on March 21, 2023, the new entity will have 720,000 members, 1,900 employees, and more than $23 billion in assets.

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Hundreds at risk in Qld car fraud scheme

Hundreds of southeast Queensland drivers may have been stung by a sophisticated car fraud operation selling second-hand cars with tampered odometers.

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DV coverage may spur copycats: study

Graphic media coverage of domestic violence cases could contribute to "copycat'' behaviour, a new University of Queensland study suggests.

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Jury to ponder Qld pilot fraud case

The trial of a north Queensland pilot who allegedly flew members of Katter's Australia Party without an air operator's certificate has heard final arguments.

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Queensland children may be pleading guilty to crimes they didn’t commit to avoid bail laws, report says

Police minister Mark Ryan says nation-leading incarceration rates reflect what the community wants

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Qld top cop can fix service, premier says

Queensland's premier hasn't finished reading a report into the police response to domestic violence, but says the state's top officer has her support.

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Man charged over wife's golf buggy death

A man has been charged with causing the death of his wife in a golf buggy crash during their honeymoon in Queensland.

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Concerns for Qld children in crackdown

Queensland lawyers are concerned children are being locked up for crimes they didn't commit or low-level offences under the state's youth crime crackdown.

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Indigenous musician William Barton named Queensland Australian of the Year 2023

A Brave Life founder Melissa Redsell, child protection advocate Claude Harvey and Torres Strait Islander community leader Talei Elu were also honoured.

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Queensland's youth justice review reveals children held in watch houses for longer, possibly pleading guilty to crimes they didn't commit

The long-awaited report into the first six months of the Palaszczuk government's youth justice changes reveals that in some of the state's watch houses, young people were held for longer in 2021 than 2019.

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Australia’s ‘carbon capital’ charts a course away from fossil fuels and a boom-bust cycle

Queensland’s Gladstone council is pinning its hopes on a 10-year energy transition plan, amid concerns for its future in a net zero world

The Guardian - AU

Queensland watch house whistleblower labelled ‘dog’ in Facebook group for police

Exclusive: current and former officers appear to be involved in the conversation about the whistleblower on a private group

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