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Power shortages could hit eastern Australia as energy market operator scrambles to avoid outages

Aemo cancels alert on potential blackouts in Victoria but electricity shortfalls forecast to continue in Queensland and New South Wales

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Energy ministers trade barbs amid flurry of warning notices – as it happened

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Bowen confident blackouts to be averted

A major power crisis along the east coast has been avoided with the intervention of the regulator and cooperation of industry, Energy Minister Chris Bowen says.

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Queensland power prices have been capped and there's concern about blackouts. What you need to know

Fears about blackouts due to a shortage of energy in Queensland did not eventuate last night but the Sunshine State is not the only one with warnings ahead.

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Massive great white shark attacks surfer who desperately fights it off

Russell Specht shared his nephew's experience as beachgoers and swimmers were warned of sharks off the coast of Frenchman's Beach in Queensland, Australia, last weekend

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Big electricity consumers in Queensland cut use to avoid blackouts as NSW faces shortages

Market operator in talks with large consumers as country faces energy crisis mainly due to poorly performing coal-fired generators

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Mining magnate's widow in court over will

The widow of Queensland mining magnate Ken Talbot is taking court action against a lawyer who was retained to help her late husband make a new will.

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Queensland power blackouts averted as AEMO directs generators to protect network

After warnings of potential blackouts in Queensland, the Australian Energy Market Operator says it is using its powers to direct generators to avoid a power shortage.

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Qld Indigenous to be handed more control

The Queensland government will give Indigenous communities more oversight and decision-making power over services including housing, health care, and education.

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Lincoln Crowley first Indigenous person to be sworn in as Supreme Court Justice

Justice Lincoln Crowley was appointed to Queensland's Supreme Court this morning. He says it is "remarkable" the community has waited this long.

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Qld govt earmarks $750m for cancer centre

The Queensland government has announced a $750 million investment in a new cancer centre in Brisbane to help take the pressure off crowded hospitals.

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Blackout threat to millions as power shortage looms

Millions of Australians in the country's east face the potential of blackouts on Monday night, amid surging demand.

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Malcolm Turnbull calls for gas export limits as energy regulator caps prices in Queensland

Former PM says state and federal governments should ‘make sure all the gas we need is available here’

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Historic Murray River paddle steamer Pride of the Murray moves to Longreach

After an epic 2300-kilometre journey from country Victoria, an historic paddle wheeler is taking on a new life in outback Queensland.

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Push for dress code tattoo bans to be included in Queensland’s Anti-Discrimination Act

Dress codes banning face and neck tattoos in Queensland venues could soon be reviewed by law-makers, as a businessman urges the Human Rights Commission to stamp them out.

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Thousands of Queenslanders in the dark over COVID-19 hotel quarantine fee waivers

As of this month, 16,762 Queenslanders are either still having their hotel quarantine waiver applications processed or considered — or they've been rejected.

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How much are power prices increasing by? Why are they going up? What can I do to save on electricity?

We're all bracing for higher electricity prices to kick in from July 1, but just how steep the increase will be depends on which state or territory you're in.

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Wallabies, coal and a town called Dingo: the battle over a Queensland mine proposal

A mining lease being sought for a proposed coalmine is being challenged in the state’s land court

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Swifts stay alive in Super Netball season

The NSW Swifts will be praying for a Melbourne Vixens victory - by at least five goals - to stay alive in Super Netball after beating the Queensland Firebirds.

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Queensland police to crack down on e-scooter riders ahead of new safety measures

The new rules are coming into effect in November, including changes to speed limits.

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Free period products in Queensland state schools to improve access, reduce stigma

How vending machines providing sanitary products for free in every Queensland state school will help to end a certain type of poverty, period.

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Kaufusi avoids ban, free to play Origin II

Felise Kaufusi will be able to play in State of Origin II for Queensland after avoiding a ban for his elbow to the head of Sydney Roosters playmaker Sam Walker.

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Glass House Mountains native logging proposal unites bikers, residents, environmentalists

Anger is brewing about a Queensland government proposal to log native forest near the Glass House Mountains just two years before it becomes conservation land.

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Queensland has eight coal-fired power stations. What's their future?

Queensland's eight coal power stations have had several unplanned outages recently, contributing to energy price increases. But what will happen to these stations in the future?

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Queensland Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll on containing COVID, discontent in the ranks and tackling domestic violence

It is now three years since Katarina Carroll took on the job of Queensland' first female Police Commissioner, with the honeymoon period usually afforded to new leaders to settle in their new role evaporating with catastrophic natural disasters and a global pandemic.

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