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The Latest Breaking News from Queensland

Qld Govt, Actual Villains, Used $$ Set Aside For Crucial Koala Research On A Fkn Rollercoaster

You cannot make this shit up, folks.

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No answers on Qld coal mine water dealings

Questions about dealings between the Bravus mining operation in central Queensland and state government-owned corporation Sunwater have gone unanswered.

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Low unemployment and immigration levels force Queensland businesses to look interstate for workers

Low unemployment and immigration levels are putting the squeeze on small businesses, forcing them to look interstate for workers.

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Secret dealings: state-owned Queensland water company refuses to outline Adani relationship

Sunwater says documents confidential after right-to-information request reveals dealings with mining giant

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New Idea To Stop Kids From Vaping Just Dropped: Sending *Checks Notes* Army Veterans To Schools

The sunny state of Queensland seems to be embroiled in a never-ending war against vapers. Specifically, vapers who duck out of their Modern History class to slurp a grape-flavoured Gunnpod in the dunny. Schools across the state have already installed “silent vape dectors” in bathrooms to stop kids from vaping…

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Witness accused of embellishing evidence

Queensland's corruption watchdog pressured a key witness to embellish evidence against a former health boss in an alleged nepotism scandal, a court has heard.

AAP

Koala research money used on rollercoaster

Almost $3 million of taxpayer money for a koala research centre has been 'repurposed' to build a rollercoaster at a Queensland theme park.

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Mackay council votes to paint over Blacks Beach skate park mural tribute to teen killed in crash

A Queensland council will destroy an artwork painted as a memorial for a local teenager because it did not have prior approval, sparking anger from the community.

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Queensland COVID-19 surge sparks calls for improved PCR access amid RAT accuracy fears

Mass testing clinics should be reopened and GP referrals for PCR tests should be removed as Queensland faces its third wave of COVID-19, health experts say.

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Qld floods bill tops $7.7 billion: report

Deloitte estimates the total cost of the southeast Queensland floods, which impacted half a million people and 18,000 homes and business, to be $7.7 billion.

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Former Longreach Pastoral College going up for sale, but no sign agriculture training will return

There are several parties interested in the former Longreach Pastoral College, according to the state government, and the site could be split up and sold as separate entities.

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Queensland quarantine facility to close

Queensland's Wellcamp quarantine facility is to stop accepting guests, with the $200 million complex no longer required amid the changing COVID-19 response.

AAP

Wellcamp COVID quarantine facility costing Queensland government more than $220 million after figures released in budget estimates hearing

The Deputy Premier reveals how much taxpayers paid to set up and run the controversial privately owned Wellcamp quarantine facility on the Darling Downs.

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Queensland COVID-19 cases and deaths remain high, but hospital caseload falls

Queensland's Deputy Premier Steven Miles says while COVID case numbers are high in Queensland, the hospitalisation rate is much lower than for other variants because of the higher vaccination rate.

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Queensland man granted bail over South Eastern Freeway crash in Adelaide foothills

Police said the man's truck crashed into six stationary cars and a bus when it was unable to stop at the bottom of the South Eastern Freeway on Sunday.

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Gym offers £3,000 signing-on fee for new personal trainers - but no one wants to do it

The Queensland company says it has been left with no choice but to resort to cash incentives amid a critical workers shortage

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Farm deaths in Queensland are nearly double that of any other state and funding cuts are said to be partly to blame

Advocates are calling for safety funding to be reinstated after alarming statistics showed 19 farmers died at work in Queensland last year, almost twice as many as any other state.

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Former American billionaire Chuck Feeney honoured by University of Queensland for multi-million-dollar donations

In a rare move, the "eccentric" former billionaire who prefers flying economy, and has generously donated more than $500 million to Australian causes, accepts an accolade in Queensland.

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Queensland police told victim her assault complaint was not ‘valid’ after speaking to perpetrator, inquiry hears

Commission of inquiry into QPS response to domestic and family violence hears from women who say police did not take them seriously

AAP

Ex-health boss's nepotism case in court

After an alleged nepotism scandal involving his daughter, a former boss of Queensland's biggest public hospital service is facing corruption charges.

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Former Queensland Health Metro North boss Malcolm Stamp returns to Australia to face corruption charges in Brisbane

The CCC alleged Malcolm Stamp dishonestly arranged for his daughter to be given a communication job with Queensland's largest public hospital service, of which he was the chief executive.

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Kurtjar win native title claim in Qld

The Federal Court has recognised the Kurtjar People as holding native title over 1.2 million hectares in Queensland's Gulf Country.

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Anti-COVID mandate protester Ashley Charles Watson convicted over Caneland Central march

Ashley Charles Watson, who was involved in a heated protest at a shopping centre earlier this year, has been sentenced in a Queensland court.

AAP

Qld auditor still probing Wellcamp project

The Queensland Audit Office has confirmed it's still waiting for outstanding information from the government as it probes the Wellcamp quarantine facility.

AAP

Queensland COVID peak still a month away

The latest modelling points to a caseload of more than 1600 COVID-19 patients in Queensland hospitals when the current wave peaks in late August.

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