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The Latest Breaking News from Queensland

Spit hoods continue to be used on minors while ‘alternatives’ are explored, Queensland government says

The controversial device has been used eight times on children aged between 10 and 17 since 2019

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CCC asked employee to search boss's office

A hospital service staffer was asked by Queensland's corruption watchdog to search her boss's office for evidence of alleged nepotism, a court has heard.

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The 33-year-old mystery of vanished Rockhampton woman Michelle Lewis

Central Queensland woman Michelle Lewis, then aged 21, vanished with her bike in 1989. Her best friend wants closure.

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Qld funding boost for DV hotline

Queensland domestic violence hotline DVConnect will receive an extra $2 million to assist women and families over the next two years.

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Bronc-riding Australian women make history on US roughstock rodeo tour

Two trailblazing Queenslanders have made their mark at world-renowned rodeo events in the US that have traditionally excluded women.

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Home prices in 'affordable' regional Queensland towns continue to rise as national housing market drops

The Reserve Bank of Australia has once again raised interest rates for the fourth consecutive month, but this Longreach 20-something has no plans to miss out on life.

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How the Cherbourg Marching Girls moved in step from an Aboriginal mission to sporting history

Faced with a future of being "controlled" on a Queensland mission, a group of young Aboriginal girls from Cherbourg in south-east Queensland held their head high and marched towards sporting history.

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Jellyfish filmed by scuba diver off Papua New Guinea could be rare or new species

Marine biologists are excited over the sighting and filming of a jellyfish in the ocean off Papua New Guinea.

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Fresh food prices may be soaring, but how much of your cash is making it back to the farm?

Iceberg lettuce costing $10 a head recently hit the headlines, but why are fresh food prices so high, and how much is actually making it back to the farmer?

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Queensland corruption watchdog has ‘largely abandoned responsibility’ for complaints against police, inquiry hears

Crime and Corruption Commission investigates less than 1% of complaints with vast majority handled internally by QPS

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Drink-driving Qld mayor could be dismissed

A Queensland mayor convicted of drink driving remains under investigation and could still be dismissed from office under the Local Government Act.

AAP

Pacific farm workers who breached visas by working for wrong employers fight to get them back

The 24 workers in regional Queensland breached visa rules by taking on work from unapproved employers. But advocates say they were "vulnerable" due to issues with pay and conditions.

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Palaszczuk tells Dreamworld to 'do the right thing' after $2.7m in koala research funding spent on roller-coaster

Annastacia Palaszczuk says Dreamworld should invest in conservation after it was revealed her government approved the theme park's request to spend a grant on a new attraction instead of a research facility.

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Queensland police offer $500,000 reward for missing Rockhampton woman Michelle Lewis

Queensland police hope the reward will generate new leads in the suspicious disappearance of central Queensland woman Michelle Lewis. The appeal has been made as part of National Missing Persons Week.

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NRL grand final hosting decision looms

NSW Sports Minister Stuart Ayres has warned funding for further stadium projects may have to wait as the NRL weighs moving its grand final to Queensland.

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Push to solve Qld cold case disappearance

Cold case detectives hope a $500,000 reward will lead to new information about the disappearance of a 21-year-old Queensland woman in 1989.

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Qld koala boost after research cash swap

The Queensland government will provide more protection for koalas on the Gold Coast, with a four square kilometre site to become a dedicated conservation area.

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Gold Coast, Beenleigh rail users face major changes as Brisbane's Cross River Rail network is revealed

Rail commuters will be moving around south-east Queensland very differently from 2025, with the state government releasing plans for a major network shake-up to integrate its $5.4 billion Cross River Rail project.

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'Fingers crossed' Qld over worst of virus

A decline in the number of hospital patients with COVID-19 in Queensland may point to the state passing the peak of the current wave, the premier says.

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Hydro panels create sustainable water source at country school south-west of Mackay

Despite living in a First World country, young students at a small school in Queensland have gone without a basic human right — until now.

ABC News

YouTube sensation TrainGuy 659 turns childhood passion into unique career on the tracks and online

A love of trains put Joe Dietz on the fast track to internet stardom, and but he will not be giving up his day job driving cane trains in far north Queensland.

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Queensland’s Public Trustee agency faces questions over executor charges and allegations of fees for no service

Queensland's Public Trustee office faces accusations of excessive charges and fees for no service, while others say its business model contains an inherent conflict of interest.

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Queensland grazier finds two sets of twin calves in the middle of a bumper season

A leading veterinarian says the chance of beef cattle having multiple births is less than 1 per cent, which has shocked one grazier who found not one, but two sets of twin calves within the space of a week on her property.

The Guardian - AU

Six Queensland police officers accused of domestic violence within two weeks, inquiry told

Crime and Corruption Commission says one case involved allegations of strangulation and rape

The Guardian - AU

Home buyback scheme receives 443 applications from flood-hit Queensland property owners

About 2,000 homes remain uninhabitable, with evaluations set to begin for buyback program

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