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Aussie cricket legend Andrew Symonds dies in car crash

Legendary Australian cricketer Andrew Symonds, aged 46, died in a car accident on Hervey Range Road near the Alice River Bridge in Queensland, Australia when his car left the road and rolled, a Queensland police statement said on Saturday night.

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Albanese outlines Queensland voter pitch

Anthony Albanese has addressed the party faithful at a rally in Brisbane, as Labor tries to win back crucial Queensland seats.

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How Bob Katter became a rogue voice in federal parliament

Behind his unconventional character, the influence of Bob Katter and his family's brand run deep across the seat of Kennedy. So where did their history begin, and amid an election where voter uninterest is high, why does the Katter name turn heads?

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Cricketer Symonds killed in car crash

Retired Australian cricketer Andrew Symonds has been killed in a car crash in Far North Queensland, prompting widespread tributes for a 'great' of the game.

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Rural health at crisis point as towns go without local doctors, fund their own medical practice

Attracting and retaining doctors is an age-old problem for rural areas. Will the election be a game changer?

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Liberals launch new housing policy – as it happened

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Crisis accommodation for homeless youth under pressure in Cairns with no change since 1986

The population has more than doubled in one of Queensland's biggest cities over the past 36 years, but the small number of beds available for homeless young people has not budged, leaving services under immense pressure.

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Queensland's wet weather expected to ease, flood level of Mary River at Gympie to fall

Heavy rain falling across a widespread area of Queensland's south-east has mostly dissipated on Sunday afternoon, but the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has warned sodden catchments could still flood later in the week amidst light showers.

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Qld rains ease but flood warnings remain

Floodwaters continue to run in some parts of Queensland even as rain eases, with the Mary River in Gympie expected to peak at 16 metres.

AAP

Superyacht owner tied to Port of Newcastle cocaine haul refused bail

James Blake Blee appeared at Parramatta Local Court via video link on Saturday morning after being extradited from Queensland overnight.

Newcastle Herald

COVID-19 vaccination rates in regional Queensland children among lowest in Australia, but why?

Kids in regional Queensland are less protected against COVID-19 than children almost anywhere else in the country.

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Rain easing over saturated Queensland as flood alert remains for Gympie, Warwick, BOM says

South-east Queensland is bracing for another day of heavy rain and possible flash flooding as the Bureau of Meteorology warns the weather system that was predicted to dissipate will dump more rain over saturated areas.

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Coal not the only burning issue in Queensland’s blue collar seat of Flynn

With the LNP MP retiring and Labor reeling from its 2019 collapse, One Nation and the United Australia party will have a big say in this central Queensland seat

The Guardian - AU

Australian election 2022: from anti-vaxxers to revolutionaries, what do the minor parties running for the Senate stand for?

Know what’s behind the innocent-sounding names of more than 30 minor and micro parties running this election, and find out what the lesser-known groups are after – before you cast your vote

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Queensland shows what happens when liberals desert the Liberal party

The state Liberal National party’s pursuit of conservative causes has contributed to it being all but banished from Brisbane

The Guardian - AU

What is coercive control? These are the concerning behaviours

Queensland will soon criminalise coercive control, a distinctive pattern of malign behaviour closely linked to domestic homicide

AAP

Relief payments open to flood-affected Qld

Disaster relief payments are available to flood-affected Queensland residents, while people are warned not to get complacent as the heavy rain eases.

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An illegal, addictive opioid is available at grocery stores and doctors are concerned

Several patients unknowlingly became dependent on kamini, an Indian herbal aphrodisiac that contains opioids. Now doctors are concerend about its use.

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Supreme Court jury finds Gavin Parnell guilty of murdering Whitsundays man Jay Brogden

Fifteen years after 21-year-old Jay Brogden disappeared in the Whitsundays, a North Queensland man has been found guilty of his murder.

The Independent UK

Evacuations in Australia’s Queensland as heavy rain triggers more than a dozen emergency alerts

Many homes at risk of flooding now were also inundated in February

ABC News

Suspended senior doctor resigns from Mackay Base Hospital amid review into obstetrics and gynaecology

A senior Queensland doctor — who was suspended five months ago amid an independent review into obstetrics and gynaecology at the Mackay Base Hospital — resigns.

The Guardian - UK

Deadly floods follow week of torrential rain in eastern Australia

Analysis: Queensland flash floods have cut off communities and killed one woman, swept away in her car

The Guardian - AU

Hundreds escape flood waters in Queensland as state lashed by severe thunderstorms

More than 700 roads cut or affected by floods with intense rainfall set to continue in region between Caboolture and Gladstone

AAP

Conman Foster granted bail by Qld court

Conman Peter Foster has been granted bail after being extradited from Victoria to Queensland on fraud charges over an alleged multi-million-dollar Bitcoin scam.

ABC News

Maryborough residents seek flood relief, roads closed in Gladstone Region, but farmers welcome rain

Flood-affected Maryborough residents rush to apply for a Queensland-wide buy-back scheme, as roads are cut in the Gladstone Region after heavy rain overnight — but farmers are celebrating.

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