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The Latest Breaking News from Queensland

The Fine Cotton ring-in racing scandal cost Wendy her career, but she's bounced back

Wendy got unwittingly involved in horse racing’s biggest cheating scandal. She lives with the consequences today.

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Patu lifts Reds to earns Super W victory

The Queensland Reds have surged late to take a five-point win against the Brumbies in Friday evening Super W action.

AAP

Man crushed after wrong button pushed

A man was crushed to death on a Queensland drill rig after a co-worker tried to shut down machinery but repeatedly pushed the wrong button, a coroner has heard.

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South-east Queensland rail commuters warned of widespread Easter train network closures, disruption

For the four-day Easter long weekend from April 15, all lines into Brisbane City will be halted.

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Qld taxpayers funding Trad's legal case

Queensland taxpayers are funding a legal bid by former deputy premier and treasurer Jackie Trad to stop the corruption watchdog publishing a report on her.

AAP

Qld has 11 virus deaths, cruises to return

Queensland has recorded another 11 COVID-19 related deaths and 6103 new cases as Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk talks up a returning cruise industry.

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Qld premier denies union cabinet breach

Queensland's premier insists an email in which a union leader instructed a minister how to vote in cabinet was "stakeholder consultation".

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Russian oligarchs with business interests in Australia sanctioned amid Ukraine war

The Australian government has slapped sanctions on two more Russian oligarchs, including the president of Russian aluminium company Rusal, which has a 20 per cent share in the Queensland Alumina Refinery in Gladstone.

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Qld safety guard accused of rape, torture

An online complaint led Queensland police to charge a night-safety security officer with rape, torture, strangulation, deprivation of liberty and extortion.

AAP

This charity is clothing flood victims in new, brand name clothing for free

Thread Together diverts brand new, designer clothing from landfill to people in need has expedited the opening of its first permanent hub in south-east Queensland.

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Brumbies ready for the Reds rivalry that is driving Australian rugby

Just one try per game has separated the Brumbies and the Queensland Reds over the past two seasons. With both sides unbeaten in the first month of Super Rugby Pacific, the rivalry is set to reignite.

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Defence has environmental and security concerns about Clive Palmer's proposed central Queensland coal mine

Mining billionaire Clive Palmer is facing an unlikely adversary in his bid to have a central Queensland coal mining project approved. His proposed site overlaps the expansion zone of the Australian Defence Force's Shoalwater Bay training ground.

ABC News

‘Obsessed by coal’: former Queensland LNP minister hits out at Morrison government

Bundaberg mayor Jack Dempsey says voters in his region ‘oppose coal’ and want no new mines

The Guardian - AU

Government sanctions oversight protecting oligarchs’ Queensland interests

Russian mineral magnates Oleg Deripaska and Viktor Vekselberg have been conspicuously absent from Australia’s sanctions regime.

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Annastacia Palaszczuk laughs off questions in parliament about minister instructed by union

Mark Bailey says emails to union secretary were ‘rookie error’ after Queensland CCC report finds no evidence of corrupt conduct

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Qld calls for federal flood-alert upgrade

The Queensland government has called on its federal counterpart to help upgrade the state's warning network after recent flooding inundated the southeast.

ABC News

Private healthcare providers say they were left in the dark over Wellcamp's medical services contract

Annastacia Palaszczuk said a contract for the Wellcamp quarantine facility was awarded to Aspen Medical without going to tender because no-one else could do the job – but some private healthcare providers are challenging this.

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What states and territories are doing to help Australians buy electric cars

State and territory governments are investing in charging infrastructure and offering a range of incentives to reduce the financial burden on Australians wanting to make the switch to electric cars.

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The Guardian - AU

How lightning killed nine Queensland cattle in one strike – and what it has to do with climate change

Experts say lightning strikes 1.5bn times a year, but global heating is causing them to shift further away from the equator

The Guardian - AU

Urannah Dam funding would direct $500m to company run by LNP-linked figures

North Queensland water project faces serious questions about its lack of economic benefit

AAP

Police probe two Qld shooting incidents

Police are investigating whether two shooting incidents that occurred within 12 hours of each other in the central Queensland city of Rockhampton are connected.

AAP

Qld records 10 COVID deaths, 7190 cases

Another 10 COVID-19 deaths have been recorded in Queensland while the state also has 7190 new cases.

The Guardian - AU

Barnaby Joyce tags $500m for Queensland dam despite lack of environmental approvals

Environment groups say Urannah Dam project could destroy rare freshwater turtle habitat while feasibility studies suggest dam is not viable

AAP

Patients wait 12 weeks for a GP in Qld

The Senate inquiry into GP services in rural Australia has heard of long wait times for a doctor in parts of Queensland, and poorly funded Indigenous services.

AAP

Union boss directed Qld govt minister

Emails released in a previously confidential report show a Queensland government minister was instructed by a union boss on how to vote in a cabinet meeting.

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