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Push for 400 per cent increase in coal royalties

NSW coal royalties could increase by 400 per cent this financial year, leaving billions more to support regional communities undergoing energy transition, if a progressive royalty system that better reflected record coal prices was introduced.

Newcastle Herald

I was found guilty over a 15-minute, four-person protest. Council crackdowns on assembly have gone too far

We need to pay more attention to local government’s role in suppressing peaceful protest and criminalising marginalised people

The Guardian - AU

‘Primed for flooding’: Weather events could spell disaster for Australia’s east coast

Australians on the east coast could be in for months of rainfall and potential flooding following two key announcements by the nation's weather bureau.

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Qld Could Be Hit With Six Months Of Rain More Flooding Because Apparently It Never Fkn Ends

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Man linked to Amber Alert in Mackay region arrested and charged with domestic violence, drug offences

A north Queensland man linked to an Amber Alert last week has been arrested and charged with domestic violence and drug offences after a five-day search.

ABC News

Qld man held after child abduction manhunt

A man sought by police over the suspected abduction of children from a Queensland home has been arrested and charged with breaching a domestic violence order.

AAP

Ex-Catholic brother faces abuse charges

A former Catholic brother accused of indecent dealing and other charges while a Queensland school teacher in the 1980s is facing a committal hearing.

AAP

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Highway shooting link to Qld woman's death

Queensland police have released images of a car believed to be linked to a woman's death and a separate highway shooting in the state's north at the weekend.

AAP

Police make 52 arrests in North Queensland, disrupt statewide meth syndicate

Police raids from Brisbane to Mackay have seen meth, guns and $200,000 cash seized and more than 230 charges laid.

ABC News

Queensland to unveil Indigenous truth-telling inquiry as part of path to treaty

Three-year formal inquiry will detail injustices faced by First Nations people, with an independent First Nations Treaty Institute established in law

The Guardian - AU

NRL still in talks on grand final venue

The NRL are still undecided on where they will host the 2022 grand final as talks continue with both the NSW and Queensland governments.

AAP

Worker shortage, rising costs put pressure on Queensland businesses as confidence falls

The national worker shortage leaves a Queensland business owner struggling — as a new report finds a lack of staff is the main impediment to businesses being able to grow.

ABC News

Qld hydrogen tilt needs big renewable push

A future in which Queensland is a green hydrogen superpower will demand a huge investment in renewable energy and a considerable labour pool for construction.

AAP

Qld govt to unveil Indigenous treaty path

The Queensland government will set up an Indigenous truth-telling inquiry and appoint a panel to draft a treaty negotiation framework within 18 months.

AAP

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Promised funding to seal outback Queensland's Warri Gate Road in question after government change

After years of lobbying, outback residents thought they had finally won funding to seal a missing link between Australia's north and south. But the wait continues.

ABC News

Queensland farmers call for government review into drought declaration committees

For nearly 40 years, committees made up of anonymous members have helped decide who officially stays in and out of drought across Queensland. Graziers say the system isn't working.

ABC News

Chief scientist asked to intervene as coastal erosion 'disaster' worsens near Townsville

Queensland's chief scientist is being asked to intervene in the worsening coastal erosion 'disaster' near Townsville, which is threatening wetlands that provide a habitat to diverse fish and bird species.

ABC News

Queensland government to include truth-telling inquiry for First Nations peoples as part of Path to Treaty

The Queensland government has unveiled the steps it will take towards signing a treaty with First Nations peoples which will include a three-year Indigenous truth-telling inquiry as part of the process.

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BOM warns wet spring and summer could see more Queensland floods

Queenslanders are being warned to expect spring and summer conditions similar to the La Niña event that brought widespread flooding to parts of the state in February.

The Guardian - AU

Queensland police commissioner to front extra hearing of domestic violence inquiry

Katarina Carroll will discuss the force’s capability and culture after critics questioned why she had not been called to appear

ABC News

Woman found dead in Bluewater bushland was in relationship with man arrested over her death, Queensland police say

Queensland police say a Deeragun man, who is being questioned over the death of Tania Trickey, was in a relationship with her. Ms Trickey's body was found in bushland at Bluewater near Townsville at the weekend.

ABC News

Coronial inquest into three Indigenous women's deaths linked to rheumatic heart disease in Doomadgee continues in Cairns

Family members tell a coronial inquest examining the deaths of three Indigenous women in the north-western Queensland town of Doomadgee that "systematic, ingrained racism" was a contributing factor.

AAP

Man charged five months after Qld shooting

A man has been charged with the fatal shooting of a driver on Queensland's Darling Downs and is expected to face court on Monday.

The New Daily

Watch: Gunman charged after Canberra airport shooting, two women shot dead in Sydney, bulk billing scheme risks collapse

Watch: Canberra airport shooting. Two women shot dead in Sydney's south-west. Queensland police investigate death of Townsville mother. Australia's bulk

ABC News

Off-season native bee carers give macadamia farmer a pollination backup plan against varroa mite

Members of the public who welcome native beehives into their gardens in the off-season have helped a Queensland macadamia nut farmer bolster his defences against the threat of an invasive pest.

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