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Veterans’ affairs minister threatened to quit over budget; Australia reports 30 Covid deaths – as it happened

Andrew Gee calls backlog of veteran’s compensation payments ‘a national disgrace’; WA teenager among 30 Covid deaths across the country. This blog is now closed

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‘Pie in the sky’: Coalition’s $6bn dams pitch puts politics before process

Scott Morrison and Barnaby Joyce are touting themselves as nation-builders to Queensland marginal seats that swung its way last election

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Mason family devastated as inquest delayed

A coroner has adjourned hearings into the cold-case murder of Queensland teenager Annette Mason after lawyers asked for more time with a 'person of interest'.

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One in 50 Queensland students contract COVID as government slammed over ventilation audits

Queensland schools are being encouraged to reinstate mask-wearing protocols after a week in which more than 15,000 students tested positive.

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Qld man killed brother at child's party

A man who killed his brother with a single punch at a birthday party has been sentenced to a decade behind bars by a Queensland court.

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Qld unsure when 2nd Omicron wave will peak

Queensland is in the middle of a second Omicron wave but authorities aren't changing any public health measures.

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Queensland COVID-19 wave fuelled by BA.2 sub-variant expected to peak in April, health officials say

Queensland is dealing with its second Omicron wave of COVID-19 which is expected to peak in April. About 2,400 workers are currently not at work because they have had to quarantine or have tested positive.

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Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service charged over violent patient attacks on nurses

A major Queensland health service is facing charges for failing to protect two of its nurses who were seriously assaulted in separate attacks, with one suffering a brain injury and another having a knife held to her throat.

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Queensland, NSW floods, disease destroy bees needed to pollinate almond, macadamia and blueberry crops

Australia's crucial crop pollination industry is experiencing a worker shortage of its own due to the widespread flood damage to thousands of beehives.

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Homemade bomb that left Logan man seriously injured may have been targeted attack, Queensland police say

A blast from a homemade nail bomb that left a 52-year-old Logan man with serious injuries may have been a targeted attack, Queensland police say.

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Southern Queensland braces for potentially severe thunderstorms this weekend, with large hail possible

Residents of the Darling Downs region are being urged to prepare for a day of fairly active thunderstorms as a trough in Western Queensland deepens and moves east, bringing rainfall and possible hail.

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Queensland detects new case of Japanese encephalitis virus, two more suspected

Another Queenslander tests positive to the mosquito-borne Japanese encephalitis virus and two others have been identified as suspected cases.

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Qld bomb victim 'may have been targeted'

Police say an explosion south of Brisbane which left a man with serious shrapnel wounds to his chest, abdominal region and limbs may have been a targeted attack

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Man hurt in house blast in Logan

An exclusion zone has been established by Queensland Police in Logan after a man was seriously injured in a reported explosion and fire at a home.

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Queensland premier admits ‘blurring’ of lobbying rules may require changes to the law

Comments come amid questions over the duties of Annastacia Palaszczuk’s former deputy chief of staff at a Labor-aligned lobbying firm

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Rainbird's Tas shield history in big win

Tasmania have won their home Sheffield Shield match against Queensland inside two days, with Sam Rainbird taking the state's best-ever shield bowling figures.

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Qld housing crisis hits regional employers

Regional employers are struggling to fill vacancies because there is nowhere for new employees to live, Queensland's chambers of commerce say.

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Qld premier admits 'blurring' in lobbying

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has admitted "blurring" in lobbying rules as the opposition accuses the government of using lobbyists to "wash money".

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'No one else involved' in Qld dam deaths

Queensland police say a post mortem analysis of two bodies found chained together in a dam shows their deaths were not suspicious.

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Kunja people of south-west Queensland attain native title after 26-year battle for recognition

Spending almost half of her life knowing "nothing" about her heritage has culminated in a native title determination for a First Nations woman and the Kunja people, finding her "place in the world".

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Wildlife caused 445 Queensland electricity network outages in 2021, says Energex

If you've seen bags tied up or taped to poles in your neighbourhood, there's a good chance an animal has come to an unfortunate and untimely end.

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Queenslanders hit by COVID-19 and flooding are struggling to get their lives back on track

As health authorities warn another wave of COVID-19 has hit Queensland, some families, like the Brodies, have been unlucky enough to have caught COVID twice in just two months while also dealing with the disruption of the floods.

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$400M budget boost for inland highway

An 1100-kilometre freight route from Queensland to NSW will receive an extra $400 million in the upcoming budget for upgrades.

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Flood-hit Queensland renters have just days left to negotiate a break in their lease

With rental properties in short supply, many tenants are facing a difficult decision whether to stay or go

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Morrison government committed $5.9bn for dams without advice from water infrastructure board

Exclusive: Proposals for two Queensland dams have not been scrutinised by body set up to provide ‘expert advice’

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