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Prehistoric crocodile fossil, Kronosaurus queenslandicus, lingers far from home at Harvard

While the world's only mounted Kronosaurus queenslandicus fossil is at Harvard University, palaeontologists say there are better specimens still waiting to be found in outback Queensland.

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Rental car shortage creating tourism headache in Queensland as production delays stymie supply

Visitors returning to Australia's tourism hot spots are experiencing an acute shortage of rental cars as companies struggle to restock, with some having reduced their fleet for COVID-19.

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Community groups angered as Queensland government proposes logging in state forest

Plan would see selected hardwood natives in area dubbed ‘Ferny Forest’ cut down this year

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‘There’s no escaping this crisis’: Queensland family of five struggle to find a stable rental

Rebecca Brown was just home from hospital when she was told ‘the owners want to move in, they want the keys ASAP’

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Qld Police policies 'inadequate': coroner

Queensland Police procedures were "inadequate" and officers were not properly briefed before a violent offender was shot at a hospital, a coroner says.

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First Nations challenge over approval of Clive Palmer’s coalmine begins in Queensland

Case centres on whether proposed Galilee Coal Project would harm climate and limit human rights

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Fatal shooting of Tyson Jessen while under police guard shows failure of 'good police practices', Queensland coroner finds

Queensland police officers were not provided with adequate information when tasked with guarding a violent criminal who was shot dead at Ipswich Hospital, Queensland's state coroner has found.

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Qld coal seam gas waste plan criticised

Activists warn a draft Queensland government plan would allow the coal seam gas industry to simply bury waste brine, posing a risk to the environment.

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Bennett confident on Munster pitch

Wayne Bennett has shrugged off concerns over the Dolphins' roster shape for NRL admission, saying he is still trying to get Cameron Munster as early as 2023.

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Queensland education department staff urged to report integrity breaches as public interest responsibility

Teachers and employees of Education Queensland are being encouraged to call out and report breaches of integrity within the workplace, as the Opposition says there is a "problematic" culture across the Labor government.

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Qld education boss in corruption crackdown

Queensland education staff are being warned of a zero tolerance approach to fraud and corruption as misconduct allegations dog the government.

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Townsville deluge breaks April records set in 2000, rainfall to ease

Record breaking rainfall has prompted flooding in Townsville, with some residents being rescued by SES.

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Queensland's coal seam gas industry still has a big salt problem

A leading environmental engineer says the issue of waste salt from the coal seam gas industry has been underestimated and the current plan put forward by the gas industry would require indefinite monitoring.

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Patient ramping edged up in southeast Qld

Queensland Ambulance Service figures show about 46 per cent of patients were ramped more than 30 minutes in the southeast during December 2021.

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Gumby gumby trees and other Aboriginal medicines to be researched by CQ University

Researchers are delving into the properties of gumby gumby trees and other traditional medicines in partnership with a Ghungalu elder from central Queensland.

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BOM says wet Queensland outback weather set to spread to parts of SA, NSW and Victoria as cold fronts hit WA

The outback rain has left some families with no choice but to keep their breaks going and the BOM says it is likely to spread. While torrential falls continue in tropical Queensland, showers linger on the east coast and cold fronts hit the west.

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Queenslanders with disabilities left in limbo as wheelchair-accessible taxis fail to turn up to bookings

Queenslanders with disabilities are waiting hours for transport as a lack of taxi drivers and rising fuel costs leaves a shortage of wheelchair-accessible taxis on the roads.

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Queensland police update procedures after promising to act on officers accused of domestic violence

Manual amended to require additional paperwork, with reviews on a case-by-case basis

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Qld man charged after knife threats

A Queensland man has been arrested after allegedly threatening four people, including a 15-year-old girl, with a knife in Bundaberg.

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Coalition candidate says net zero by 2050 is a ‘flexible plan that leaves us wiggle room’

Standing in Queensland electorate of Flynn, Colin Boyce says Scott Morrison’s commitment to UN is ‘not binding’

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'I don't think Anzac Day will ever die'

More than half a century after he was plucked from a Queensland property and sent to a warzone, a Newcastle Vietnam veteran says he believes the Anzac spirit will live forever.

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Veteran does solo dawn march down Brisbane street as Queenslanders flock to Anzac Day services despite rain

Queenslanders turned out in force despite the rain, with one inner-city Brisbane street supporting a lone digger who marched through a Paddington street.

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'Waterproof' Queenslanders mark Anzac Day

Thousands endured wet weather to surround the Shrine of Remembrance and pay their respects in the heart of Brisbane.

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As Australians mark Anzac Day, chance find sheds light on female veteran's WWI story

The album was found in a cupboard during renovations to an aged care home. At first Martha Burns, Queensland's first female dentist, was though to have been its owner — but that doesn't match up with the history of her service during the war.

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Queensland plan to build cabins in beachside national park angers communities

State government proposes ‘eco-tourism’ accommodation in Sunshine Coast national park

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