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Shark nets go back in water at NSW beaches

Shark nets have returned to NSW beaches but conservationists say they don't protect humans and take a horrible toll on wildlife.

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Two horse racing participants suspended after launching investigation into photos of possible electronic 'jigger' being used

Queensland racing authorities have suspended two participants after a photo was circulated allegedly depicting a jockey holding an object in his hand that looks similar to an electronic 'jigger'.

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Qld govt won't expand Star casino probe

Queensland Attorney-General Shannon Fentiman says the inquiry into Star will make recommendations on reforms for casino operators in the state.

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Researcher using maths to help Antarctica recognised in Young Tall Poppy STEM awards

Twelve young Queenslanders have been recognised for their efforts in research, including a mathematician who codes models to help scientists understand vulnerable environments.

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Queensland police who arrested author Chelsea Watego did not also approach ‘aggressive white man’ at scene, tribunal hears

Indigenous academic alleges treatment by two officers during 2018 arrest amounted to unlawful discrimination on basis of her race, a claim the officers and state government denies

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Qld donor conception law reforms urged

The Queensland government has been urged to pass laws to ensure all people conceived by donor can access details of their donor's identity and medical history.

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Wife murderer Nicholson in Qld parole bid

The Queensland Parole Board will hear a parole application by murderer Clive Anthony Nicholson, who was jailed in 2006 for killing his wife Julie.

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Greens want two-year rent freeze in Qld

The Queensland Greens want to freeze rents for all residential properties in the state for two years and cap increases after that.

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Tributes flow for Qld plane crash victims

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton and the Queensland Farmers' Federation have paid tribute to three people killed in a light plane crash west of Brisbane.

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Storm cells sweep across outback Queensland bringing 'unusually' wet start to spring

A "remarkable" wet start to spring has graziers across outback Queensland welcoming close to 70mm of rain in a 24-hour period.

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Calls to repeal gag laws for those under guardianship and trustees

Across most of Australia it's a criminal offence to identify someone under the Public Guardian or Trustee, but the Queensland government is under pressure to change that.

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Final report into deadly Qld flood due

Queensland's Inspector-General Emergency Management will hand the state government the result of its review into the handing of the February and March floods.

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Rent freeze: what will the Greens achieve if it comes into effect in Queensland?

Greens bill being introduced to parliament will seek to freeze residential rents across the state for two years

The Guardian - AU

The Loop: Chris Dawson likely to appeal murder conviction, Queensland plane crash victims named, and squashing a world record in a pumpkin boat

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This That music festival cancelled for 2022

NEWCASTLE'S biggest annual music festival, This That, has cancelled its 2022 edition due to economic factors. After two years of COVID-caused cancellations, This That had planned to return to Wickham Park in its preferred springtime slot on November 5. However, on Tuesday festival organisers released a statement announcing the cancellation…

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Huge profits for fossil-fuel giants Woodside and Santos stoke calls for windfall tax

Senator David Pocock and Bob Carr among those urging Albanese government to claw back massive mining profits

AAP

Man dies after suspicious Qld house fire

A 65-year-old man has died in hospital after he was critically injured in a suspicious house fire in north Queensland earlier this month.

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Man investigated over fatal Ayr house fire dies in hospital

A man at the centre of a homicide investigation over a house fire in north Queensland has died in hospital, three weeks after his partner perished in the blaze.

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Diversity plan for Qld worker shortages

The Queensland government will encourage businesses to employ more women, people with disabilities and migrants to fill forecast worker shortages.

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Paul Green farewelled at funeral service at Wynnum-Manly Seagulls' Kougari Oval, with rugby league greats in attendance

The former halfback and coach of the North Queensland Cowboys and Queensland Maroons died earlier this month.

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Queensland plane crash victims identified as millionaire businessman Tom Strachan, son Noah, and pilot Garry Liehm

Millionaire businessman Tom Strachan, his son Noah and pilot Garry Liehm are identified as the three people who died in a light plane crash in the Somerset region, west of Brisbane, on Monday.

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Queensland taxpayers foot $2 million bill for inner-west Brisbane school planning

Five years, two preferred locations and millions of dollars later, the state government is still determining the best location for the new inner-west primary school.

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Investigators probe deadly Qld plane crash

Air crash investigators and Queensland police are probing a light plane crash west of Brisbane that killed three people.

ABC News

Social workers ease pressure on Gold Coast's stretched mental health services

Social workers are now at the frontline of the fight to mitigate Queensland's mental healthcare crisis amid a nationwide shortage of psychologists.

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Disability advocates calling for pensioners to re-enter workforce amid worker shortages

A mental health and disability support agency is desperately trying to fill 150 staff vacancies across regional Queensland as 1,000 hours of support work goes unallocated every week.

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