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The Latest Breaking News from Queensland

Aftershocks expected after south-east Queensland shaken by 5.6-magnitude earthquake

Quake occurred on Saturday morning at Kilkivan, about 170km north of Brisbane

The Guardian - AU

Rare ‘brain-eating amoeba’ detected in drinking water supplies in Australia

Naegleria fowleri is one of the world’s most dangerous water-borne microorganisms

The Independent UK

Australian teenager who fatally stabbed British woman wins appeal to reduce sentence

His sentence has been reduced by almost 18 months

The Independent UK

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A rare ‘brain-eating amoeba’ has been detected in Queensland water. Can I catch it by drinking tapwater? Or in the shower?

One of the world’s most dangerous water-borne microorganisms, commonly called a “brain-eating amoeba”, has recently been detected in two drinking water supplies in south-west Queensland.

The Conversation

Queensland council blocked from evicting homeless people sleeping in tents at city park

Supreme Court finds issuing move on orders to homeless placed them at ‘serious risk of harm from being exposed to the elements’

The Guardian - AU

Plan to extend Queensland coalmine would bulldoze ‘critical’ koala habitat

Glencore says it is working with state and federal governments to minimise the impact of flora and fauna in the 680ha area west of Mackay

The Guardian - AU

Test shooter and defender make Super move to Queensland

Star netball shooter Donnell Wallam has been lured home by the Sunshine Coast Lightning while the struggling Firebirds have landed Kiwi keeper Kelly Jackson.

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Season seems over early for Cowboys hit man Coen Hess

North Queensland enforcer Coen Hess looks to have played his last game of the NRL season after being handed a three-match ban.

AAP

Pharmacists could one day work in GP clinics. Here’s what’s in it for you

You’re discharged from hospital with some painkillers but aren’t sure if they’re safe to take with the heart medication you’ve been prescribed for years or the vitamins you take now and again. So you ask your GP. They recommend you see the pharmacist in the next consulting room for advice…

The Conversation

Supercars Queensland: Broc Feeney dominates third race as championship march continues

Broc Feeney has underlined the Supercars Sprint Cup title he secured on Saturday by demolishing the field in the third and final race of the weekend in Queensland.

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Supercars Queensland: Feeney dominates third race as championship march continues

Broc Feeney has underlined the Supercars Sprint Cup title he secured on Saturday by demolishing the field in the third and final race of the weekend in Queensland.

Autosport

More than half of calls to Queensland domestic violence helpline unanswered for full month last year, report finds

Audit of DVConnect commissioned by LNP government reveals ‘damning’ findings, minister for prevention of domestic and family violence says

The Guardian - AU

'Not good enough': thousands of DV calls go unanswered

Thousands of women have abandoned their calls to a domestic violence helpline after they went unanswered, with a state minister saying it is "not good enough".

AAP

Morning Mail: Putin dampens peace talk hope, what parents think of YouTube, could Toronto’s house price slump happen here?

Russian president cools expectations of diplomatic breakthrough; Queensland remains ‘deforestation capital of Australia’

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Queensland land-clearing figures show state remains ‘deforestation capital of Australia’, conservationists say

Overall clearing was up 3%, with almost half in Great Barrier Reef catchment areas while 21% was remnant woodland, government data shows

AAP

Hard lesson as crumbling state schools face $441m fix

Repairing a state's schools will cost hundreds of millions of dollars, with the revelation coming a day after teachers went on strike over pay and conditions.

The Guardian - AU

Arsenic in the damper, campers driven off a cliff: the murky historical links of AACo, Australia’s largest beef producer

Jesse Gregson led massacres of Aboriginal people before joining the Australian Agricultural Company as its longest-serving superintendent

The Guardian - AU

Thousands of Queensland teachers have gone on strike with 600,000 school students affected. What happens next?

Thirty rallies held across Queensland after more than 50,000 union members vote to strike for first time since 2009

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The Conversation

When it comes to weapons on Australian streets, do our perceptions match reality?

It seems each week we see news stories about drive-by shootings or the use of knives or other sharp implements in violent public acts in Australia.

The Conversation

Queensland teachers are striking. It’s not just about money – they are asking for a profession worth staying in

Queensland’s public school teachers will walk off the job on Wednesday in their first statewide strike in 16 years.

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'This is the moment': teachers strike over wage deal

Thousands of educators have walked off the job, shutting down a city CBD as they marched on parliament, as union officials flag more action.

The Guardian - AU

The massacre of sleeping settlers that unleashed a savage war in central Queensland

Families on both sides of the conflict investigate the mass killing that Australian rules founder Tom Wills escaped – and the decimation of ‘a tribe of beautiful people’ that followed

AAP

'Toxic' culture at DNA lab adds to backlog of problems

Ongoing problems at a beleaguered DNA lab have been laid bare by a former Federal Bureau of Investigation expert.

The Independent UK

Australian towns blanketed by heaviest snowfall in decades

A cold air front brought snow to parts of Queensland for the first time in 10 years

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: PM seeks call with Netanyahu after march; second Queensland DNA lab bungle; and a coffee rave

Anthony Albanese is seeking a call with his Israeli counterpart after at least 100,000 people marched across the Sydney Harbour Bridge for Gaza

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