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Rubbish from south-east Queensland flood washes up on K'gari (Fraser Island) beaches weeks later

Everything from e-scooter helmets to plastic bags and pontoons are washing up on the eastern side of Fraser Island (K'gari), with some debris travelling from up to 380 kilometres away from Ipswich.

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Taxi drivers call for fare increase as fuel prices spike, regions bear the brunt of rising costs

Queensland cab drivers are calling on the state government to increase taxi fares to offset the cost of rising fuel prices. The Department of Transport says it is discussing solutions.

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Queensland lags in COVID-19 vaccinations in children with hundreds aged up to 17 hospitalised during Omicron wave

New figures reveal hundreds of Queensland children ended up in hospital with the virus during the Omicron wave but the state is still lagging behind all other states in vaccination rates.

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Bilby blind dates through Charleville's Save the Bilby Fund help endangered species breed

Bilbies from outback Queensland are flying across Australia to meet their ideal partners, in a bid to save the endangered species.

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Fears thousands will become homeless when National Rental Affordability Scheme ends

With his rent set to almost double, George Parkyn and his dog, Baxter, could be homeless in a few weeks. He says there's no way he can afford to lease a property in the open market, and he's far from the only one.

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‘It’s wrong’: expert calls on Queensland to ban political donations from lobbyists

Accepting donations from lobbyists ‘defeats the purpose of donation transparency’, says public policy expert

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Queensland to have one of nation’s worst teacher shortages, modelling suggests

Modelling shows a 25% decline in the state’s high school teaching graduates over five years

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Is battling back-to-back disasters distracting us from fighting the climate crisis?

As floods follow fires, we need to hold our leaders’ feet to the flames – or, for that matter, to the water

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Reds ready for battle with Super Brumbies

Queensland are looking to continue their recent win streak against the Brumbies and topple them from their place at the top of the Super Rugby Pacific ladder.

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Report rejects Qld criminal age increase

A proposal to lift the Qld criminal age of responsibility to 14 has been opposed by a committee that instead recommends working with other states to aim for 12.

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Qld teen rapes classmate during lunch

A teenage boy who raped a classmate during a school lunch break has had his sentence reduced on appeal by a Queensland court.

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Brisbane floods damage University of Queensland glasshouses, result in 'huge loss of knowledge'

Scientists rue the cruel irony of a flood destroying priceless research into drought resilience at the Brisbane riverside campus.

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Homeless and looking for help – why people with disability and their carers fare worse after floods

Thousands of people have been displaced from the floods in New South Wales and Queensland. Across the Northern Rivers, the floods have damaged at least 5,500 homes, with at least half of these expected to be uninhabitable.

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Qld premier's dept ignored bullying plea

The Queensland premier's department took no action after a top public servant rejected the integrity commissioner's plea for mediation over alleged bullying.

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Raiders deal with more NRL disruption

Canberra are ready to overcome more personnel issues as they head to Townsville to take on the North Queensland in the NRL on Saturday.

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Qld Trustee claims probed after TV report

The Public Trustee faces an independent review over claims it charged vulnerable Queenslanders huge fees, more than a year after a report revealed the practice.

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LNP leader reshuffles Qld shadow cabinet

Queensland Liberal National Party leader David Crisafulli has made changes to his front bench after Jarrod Bleijie was elected deputy leader.

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Queensland's Public Trustee system to be investigated after Four Corners report revealed high fees and financial mismanagement

The Queensland government orders two separate investigations into the state's Office of the Public Trustee, after a Four Corners report revealed exorbitant fees and dire financial mismanagement.

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Alert system forms part of Qld flood probe

A review of the flood disaster that killed 13 people in southeast Queensland will include effectiveness of emergency alerts and agency co-operation.

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Cruise ship ban to end; nation records 24 Covid deaths – as it happened

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Mathematical model created by Queensland researcher set to speed up development of future COVID-19 vaccines

A Queensland researcher develops a mathematical model that can predict the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines, offering hope for producing vaccines more quickly in future.

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Qld premier takes aim after slur claim

Two senior public servants have been told to sort out their issues after Queensland's integrity boss claimed a bureaucrat directed a derogatory slur at her.

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Fears 'discriminatory' COVID vaccine mandate could kill Queensland country shows

The Queensland government is being accused of discrimination and double standards, with the fate of struggling agricultural shows riding on whether health officials will drop a COVID-19 vaccine mandate that does not apply to many other users of showgrounds.

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Trapped, stripped of assets, and silenced. And it's all perfectly legal

When the Public Trustee is given the keys to your life, speaking out publicly is illegal, and it can block you from trying to regain your freedom. Four Corners went to the Supreme Court to reveal the hidden ordeals of those who have escaped the system.

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Queensland human rights commissioner warns against extending Covid emergency powers

Scott McDougall says the public’s willingness to accept restrictions on their rights might be tested in future pandemic waves

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