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Annie Cannon-Brookes buys Dunk Island with plans to develop

Annie Cannon-Brookes, wife of tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes, strikes a deal to buy the beleaguered Dunk Island, off the coast of Far North Queensland.

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Qld premier defends housing policies

Queensland's premier has defended her housing policies after a report found thousands of people were likely missing out on homes due to government failures.

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Queensland jockey Leah Kilner makes 'wonderful' recovery, asks about horses

Leah Kilner's family speaks about the Queensland jockey's "wonderful" recovery, including the "really special" moment after she woke from her coma.

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Widespread frost expected for Queensland tomorrow, cold weather warnings for graziers

The frost is expected to stretch from the southern interior to the far north, with cold mornings expected to continue into the weekend.

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History lessons steel NSW for Origin test

NSW must look to past State of Origin wins in Brisbane as guidance in how to stop Queensland on their home turf.

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Queensland proposal to ban CSSP will drive up feral pig numbers, critics say

Readily available poisons used to control feral pig numbers could soon be banned in Queensland, which critics say could heighten the risk of devastating diseases spreading in Australia.

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Women's rugby league hits new era as first U18 Queensland Schoolgirls team takes to field

When Nancy was 10 she took to a footy field for the first time. Now she's one of 19 women playing for her state and vying for a spot on the national team.

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COVID-19 outbreaks could hit two-thirds of Queensland's aged care facilities in third wave of Omicron

More than 160 Queensland residential aged care facilities are dealing with active COVID-19 outbreaks, with the third Omicron wave threatening to hit harder than the January peak.

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The three best Indigenous NSW and Queensland State of Origin players, as named by Ricky Walford and Jharal Yow Yeh

Naming Queensland and New South Wales's three greatest Indigenous Origin players is no easy task, so we've left it to Ricky Walford and Jharal Yow Yeh to make the tough choices.

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Struggling health systems brace for 5,000 COVID-linked daily hospital admissions amid early flu peak

Some 6,500 health staff are off work in Queensland, NSW and Victoria as Covid and flu place pressure on hospitals

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From ragdolls to miracle comebacks: the five best State of Origin deciders

The greatest of the game threes, featuring heroes and villains and everything in between (and yes, that includes The King)

The Guardian - AU

Park funding goes to tourists over habitat

Managers of underfunded national parks in Queensland have reported being pressured to spend more money on visitor facilities than the environment.

AAP

Search efforts for Qld boaties scaled back

Search efforts for three fishermen who failed to return in waters off far north Queensland will be scaled back.

AAP

Jacob Saifiti ready to smash Kalyn Ponga in Origin decider, if he can catch him

"On Wednesday night, he's just another Queensland player."

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Queensland Audit Office highlights lack of modelling to address rising social housing demand

An audit office report finds Queensland Housing Department has no model to predict future demand on the state's social housing register, and that plans to build more than 6,000 new dwellings will be nowhere near enough to meet demand.

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COVID-19 cases in Queensland hospitals likely to pass 1,000, CHO says, as isolation rules change

Triage tents are being used outside some hospitals in south-east Queensland, with the number of people hospitalised with COVID-19 across the state likely to exceed 1,000 in coming weeks — the highest number of the pandemic so far, health authorities say.

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History no help in Origin decider: Slater

Queensland coach Billy Slater won't hear of his side's historical dominance in State of Origin deciders, insisting his players need to earn the result.

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Two people exposed to Hendra virus horse

Two people exposed to a horse infected with Hendra virus in North Queensland are set to receive antibody treatment.

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Qlders missing housing due to govt lapses

The Queensland government is failing to effectively manage the social housing waiting list and ensure people's needs are being met, a report says.

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Queensland ambulance program helping acute mental health crisis patients at home

From hours waiting in a hospital emergency department to having treatment at home within 90 minutes, this new Queensland ambulance program is helping people in acute mental health crisis.

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Fossil fever sees visitors flock to outback Queensland after slow start to tourist season

Fears that high fuel prices and a rise in flu cases would dampen this year's outback tourist season have been quashed after crowds of people visited rural Queensland.

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End of rapid Covid test and telehealth subsidies criticised – as it happened

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Hope Hendra virus antibody therapy will stop deadly disease developing in two humans exposed to infected horse

Two people who have been in close contact with a horse that was infected with Hendra virus in Mackay, North Queensland, will receive an antibody therapy on "compassionate" grounds, aimed at preventing them from developing the deadly disease.

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More private schools denounce homosexuality, diverse gender identity in enrolment contracts

The schools are part of the Christian Community Ministries and have been accused by human rights lawyers of exposing students to potential discrimination, after enrolment forms demanded prospective families support beliefs denouncing homosexuality and diverse gender identity.

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Police 'just dismissed' requests for help from domestic violence murder victim, daughter says

The daughter of a domestic violence murder victim says women in Queensland are forced to play a game of "Russian roulette" as to whether they are going to get proper support from police.

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