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Qld watchdog finalising laptop raid report

Queensland's corruption watchdog will send a report to senior public servants on its probe into the wiping of a laptop from the integrity commissioner's office

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Queensland school suspension figures show Indigenous over-representation

The latest figures show First Nations students account for more than a quarter of all school suspensions, exclusions and enrolment cancellations, despite Indigenous people making up a much smaller share of the overall population.

ABC News

Qld Premier sorry for Olympic plus one

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has apologised for inviting her partner to an informal meeting with Olympic officials following a farewell in Sydney.

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Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk apologises for partner Reza Adib's attendance at Brisbane Olympics meeting

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk had insisted the meeting was an "informal catch-up" when asked yesterday, and today apologised for his attendance.

ABC News

Search cut back for missing Qld fisherman

A search for a missing fisherman has entered a fourth day after he fell from a boat off the coast of north Queensland.

AAP

Woman dies after Qld waterfall plunge

A 19-year-old woman has died after she fell from a waterfall in far north Queensland.

AAP

Filmmaker Nathan Colquhoun captures sailor James Morrill's fight for Indigenous rights

The life of a shipwrecked British sailor who was taken in by an Aboriginal tribe is captured in a movie focused on his fight to protect his saviours from the brutalities of colonisation.

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Labor says power prices are going up. The Coalition says they aren't. Who's right?

“Power prices are going up”, shadow treasurer Jim Chalmers declared last week. But according to energy minister Angus Taylor, “No one’s household power prices have gone up.” So who is right?

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Clive Palmer, his money and his billboards are back. What does this mean for the 2022 federal election?

Clive Palmer has had a tough run leading up to the 2022 election campaign. He faced COVID-19 without the protection of vaccination in March, tripped at his National Press Club speech and reported being knocked unconscious for about 20 seconds when he fell during a rehearsal for his United Australia…

The Conversation

Central Queensland rehab service opens, patients to have local support

A first-of-its-kind drug and alcohol rehab centre has opened in regional Queensland. It means people won’t have to travel hundreds of kilometres for help or go without.

ABC News

Queensland woman Zoya Olepir helps rescue her brother from war-torn Ukraine

Queensland woman Zoya Olepir could not bear another sleepless night wondering if her brother was still alive in Ukraine. So she travelled to a war zone to rescue Viktor, who lives with Down Syndrome.

ABC News

Unions eye pay rises that reflect inflation as Queensland public sector agreements expire

Teachers, nurses, police officers and transport workers all have agreements set to end this year

The Guardian - AU

Queensland’s rental crisis spreads to manufactured home parks

Residents say rent rises add to cost of living pressures, with a push to peg them to increases in pensions

The Guardian - AU

Kurt Mann sidelined with ankle injury as Newcastle Knights set up camp in Queensland

Club officials are monitoring Mann, suspected to have high-grade ligament damage, which sees him likely out for upcoming clashes with the Cowboys in Townsville and Bulldogs in Brisbane as part of Magic Round.

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Sydney to NSW outback possible in EV

Fast chargers are now available for electric vehicles along routes connecting NSW with Victoria, Queensland and South Australia.

AAP

Fisherman still missing off Townsville

A large-scale search for missing Queensland fisherman Colin Palmer has entered a third day with helicopters and vessels scouring waters off Townsville.

ABC News

Building crisis hits rural communities as good seasons drive increased demand

Farmers wanting to spend big on infrastructure as Queensland's rural communities bounce back from drought, floods and the pandemic are struggling to get builders or materials.

The Conversation

The Nationals have good election prospects - but this does not guarantee Joyce's leadership

While the Liberal and Labor parties each face several nail-biting contests, the Nationals have fewer immediate concerns in this federal election.

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The Conversation

Why some beaches, including in Queensland, are getting bigger despite rising sea levels

In a warmer world, rising sea levels could render many coastlines, beaches, and reef islands uninhabitable, or destroy them altogether. The 1.09℃ Earth has warmed since pre-industrial times has already heightened seas by 20 centimetres.

ABC News

Calls to ban defence teams accessing sexual assault victims' records, and also give them proper legal representation

Confidential counselling and medical information from sexual assault victims continues to be used to undermine their credibility in court, despite laws protecting their confidentiality, a Queensland community legal service says.

ABC News

Aspen Medical was given more than $1 billion in government PPE contracts despite no experience in large-scale procurement

Private healthcare company Aspen Medical was given more than $1 billion in government PPE contracts, despite having no experience in large-scale procurement, a Four Corners investigation reveals.

AAP

Fifita injured, in doubt for Origin I

Queensland star David Fifita has suffered a knee injury and is in a race to play for the Gold Coast again before the State of Origin series opener on June 8.

AAP

Search continues for missing Qld fisherman

Police say there are no plans to scale back rescue efforts in the search for a fisherman missing off the coast of northeast Queensland.

ABC News

Smart watches distracting drivers, but what does Australia's law say about their use?

Just one swipe of your mobile phone while driving can land you in big trouble, but what about that other pint-sized device strapped to your wrist?

ABC News

COVID-19 exposed cracks in Queensland's aged cared and health systems leaving one family devastated

While the government claimed Queensland's heath system was coping with COVID-19, Caroline Ingerson says she saw "a system that was completely broken".

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