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The Latest Breaking News from Queensland

Queensland police inquiry hears allegations of recruits being taught racism, officers being raped

State’s police commissioner reveals she too suffered sexual assault and harassment early in her career

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Fleay's barred frogs fight off renowned deadly fungus in NSW and Queensland

Research shows a riverine frog species home to NSW and Queensland rainforests has overcome a killer fungus that is harming frogs around the world.

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Queensland Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll recalls being 'attacked by a sexual predator', inquiry hears of sexism and racism

Commissioner Katarina Carroll says she made multiple complaints about incidents of sexual harassment in the 1980s and 1990s.

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Star Entertainment Group unsuitable to hold casino licence in Queensland, attorney-general finds

Shannon Fentiman says an independent review highlighted "major failings" and made very serious findings that adversely affect Star's character, integrity and honesty.

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Paine back, Bulls send Tassie in to bat

Tim Paine will make his first-class cricketing return in Brisbane, with his Tasmania side sent in to bat against Queensland at Allan Border Field.

AAP

Star found unfit to run casinos in Qld

Star has been declared unfit to hold a casino licence in Queensland after an inquiry said it failed to protect against money laundering and misled regulators.

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Concentrated solar thermal power touted as part of Queensland's clean energy future

An Australian company says its technology can help solve the problem of around-the-clock clean energy.

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Report finds 2,222 people sentenced for rape in Queensland in 16 years, but it remains an under-reported crime

Data compiled by the Queensland Sentencing Advisory Council finds almost 99 per cent of adult offenders received a jail sentence, with an average of 6.6 years.

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Backpackers return to regional Queensland for work and play post-pandemic

Foreign accents echo through the dormitories of regional Queensland hostels again, with a boom in accommodation bookings from international travellers in recent weeks.

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Qld police boss recounts sexual harassment

Queensland's police commissioner has told an inquiry she was subjected to sexual harassment early in her career.

AAP

Brisbane 2032 Olympics organiser defends sitting on board of fossil fuel company

Andrew Liveris says his position at Saudi Aramco means he ‘knows the solutions’ as he presides over climate-positive games

The Guardian - AU

Optus tells Victorians whose licences were exposed in data breach to register with roads body

Optus yet to give specific information about what to do next to those who used Queensland driver’s licences or a passport to sign up

The Guardian - AU

‘Fear of speaking out’: Queensland police officer’s sexual assaults went unreported for years, inquiry told

Counsel assisting the inquiry Ruth O’Gorman KC suggests system is ‘stacked against female victims’

The Guardian - AU

Queensland police commissioner grilled over handling of complaints against senior officers, inquiry hears

Former Queensland police deputy commissioner Paul Taylor was subject to a second, "quite serious" complaint at the time he made a sexist comment at a conference this year, Katarina Carroll tells an inquiry.

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Qld man charged with child stealing

A man has been charged with child stealing after Queensland police issued an emergency alert as they searched for a baby girl.

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Leaders urged to protect Lake Eyre rivers

Environmental groups and farmers are worried about major environmental concerns about the impact of gas developments on the Lake Eyre basin.

The Guardian - AU

Queensland police promoted officer who called colleague a ‘towelhead’ and had history of bullying

Inquiry hears briefing to Katarina Carroll suggested an apology be required from deputy commissioner

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Child sex crime duty-of-care reform push

An alleged victim of historical acts of sexual assault will meet with Queensland's Attorney General in a push for reform to ensure a proper police response.

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Christmas school holiday accommodation bookings impacted by staff shortage

Queensland's hospitality industry is booming but restaurant guests are being limited and hotel rooms are being left empty.

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Eric Vavaki faces possible deportation to Solomon Islands after paralysis leaves him homeless and unable to work

Solomon Islands man Eric Vavaki is set to be deported after a serious car crash caused the lower part of his body to be paralysed and being unable to find wheelchair-accessible accommodation or continue work as a deckhand.

The Guardian - AU

Flood warnings issued as east coast braces for heavy rain and storms – as it happened

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Beeping cricket ball inventor and Blind Bats founder Paul Szep celebrates progress in modified game

Former NSW and Queensland wicketkeeper Paul Szep says his beeping ball has allowed more people to participate more meaningfully in the sport.

AAP

Lewd Qld cop promotion a bad call: Carroll

Queensland Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll admits it was a bad decision to promote a senior officer after he made sexist comments.

The Guardian - AU

Queensland police’s reputation on the line as commissioner returns to domestic violence inquiry

Katarina Carroll’s first appearance was something of a public relations disaster – her second is being viewed by many as an interview to keep her job

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‘Shocked and saddened’: Queensland attorney general concerned by police failure to investigate alleged gang rape

Shannon Fentiman says she will meet with Karen Iles after raising the matter with the police minister

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