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The wild weather of La Niña could wipe out vast stretches of Australia's beaches and sand dunes

Australians along the east cost are bracing for yet another round of heavy rainfall this weekend, after a band of stormy weather soaked most of the continent this week.

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BHP proposal to extend Queensland coalmine until 2116 ‘delusional’, activists say

Proposed expansion would cover about 4,000 hectares and involve clearing of habitat for the koala, greater glider and other threatened species

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More heavy rain is expected to fall across multiple eastern states this weekend, here's what you need to know

While the wet weather is expected to clear by Monday, the Bureau of Meteorology is predicting flooding for many parts of eastern Australia over the weekend.

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Calls for broader investigation of Queensland Police Service after inquiry hears evidence of sexism and racism

A human rights activist calls for further probes of Queensland police culture and "a huge vacuum clean out" of the service.

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Marnus opens brightly as Bulls take charge

Test star Marnus Labuschagne opened his red-ball season among the runs as Queensland put Tasmania to the sword on day two in Brisbane.

AAP

Police shouldn’t be ‘hung, drawn and quartered’ over ‘silly comment’, Queensland union boss says

Ian Leavers says many officers feel ‘under siege’ as a result of serious allegations heard at an inquiry

The Guardian - AU

Queensland Police Union president Ian Leavers tells inquiry racism and sexism not widespread in service

Union president Ian Leavers says he does not believe sexism and misogyny was "rife" within the Queensland Police Service.

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Ex-health boss's nepotism charges dropped

Charges against the former chief executive of Queensland's biggest public health service have been dropped eight years after he was stood down.

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Former Queensland Health Metro North boss Malcolm Stamp has corruption charges dropped

It had been claimed Malcolm Stamp arranged a job for his daughter when he was the chief executive of Metro North Health and Hospital Service, but the charges were withdrawn by the prosecution.

ABC News

From drought babies to rain babies, families in western Queensland welcome drenching

In a change from dry conditions, families whose babies were born during the drought are now welcoming "rain babies" born in the record-breaking wet.

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Qld whale tangle 'worst-case scenario'

A rescue is under way off a Sunshine Coast beach after a whale entanglement reportedly involving a mother and calf caught in a shark net.

AAP

Queensland is the most expensive place to build in Australia with construction costs set to continue, CoreLogic says

Queensland's construction costs had the highest quarterly rise nationwide, according to a new report by a leading property analyst group.

ABC News

Qld overhauls sex, relationship education

Specialist advisers and professional development time for teachers are part of efforts to improve education about healthy relationships in Queensland.

AAP

Regional Queensland councils turn to modular homes to help solve crippling housing shortages

There is hope an ambitious plan to build 40 new houses in four months will help address the accommodation crisis in some of the most rural and remote towns.

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Why can Queenslanders with medicinal cannabis prescriptions be charged for drug possession?

A Queensland woman who was charged with drug possession over her medication says laws need to change. Here’s what she wants other users to know.

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Flood warnings for eastern states as Melbourne receives half a month’s rainfall in one hour – as it happened

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Queensland's overhauled sex education teaches prep students consent basics, while teenagers learn 'how to say no'

Students as young as five will be taught body privacy as part of Queensland's overhauled sexual education that will today see educational materials rolled out across the state.

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Central Queensland cattle handler, 4, knows his way around Texas longhorns

Ever since Jace learnt to walk, he has had no trouble putting bulls and heifers in their place. His central Queensland family owns a stud of about 90 registered Texas longhorn cattle.

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Qld premier backs cops as DV inquiry ends

The Queensland premier admits the police force has "deep-seated" cultural issues with misogyny, sexism and racism, but those exist throughout society.

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Pub apologises for refusing to sell wine and spirits to Indigenous customers from Palm Island

A north Queensland hotel says it has removed a sign that said Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people could not be sold wine and spirits.

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The Loop: Man charged over Optus text scam, Sydney's record-breaking rainfall, and your first look at the Super Mario Bros movie

Get up to speed on today's headlines with The Loop.

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Players see Hannay as ready for NRL job

Valentine Holmes claims Josh Hannay is ready for a full-time head coaching job in the NRL after working with him at North Queensland and State of Origin level.

Manchester Evening News

'You don't go from sitting in a pub to being shot dead by police in 10 minutes': Heartbroken family of Manchester-born man, 24, desperate for answers

Luke Gilbert allegedly lunged at officers with a pen knife - his family claim excessive force was used

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Queensland police officer sentenced for helping daughter cross border during COVID closure

A former south-east Queensland police officer is ordered to complete 120 hours of community service after pleading guilty to helping his daughter breach the state's COVID border restrictions last year.

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Sunshine and Gold Coast properties have boomed since 2020, now they're leading the real estate downturn

It is a long way from a bust, but the booming property prices in Queensland's two most popular regional centres are leading sunshine state's downturn.

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