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The Latest Breaking News from Queensland

Queensland lifts vax, check-in mandates

Unvaccinated Queenslanders can return to many venues after changes to mandates officially came into effect.

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Qld lures tradies for flood recovery

Queensland has launched a campaign to encourage interstate tradies to relocate and help with the southeast flood clean-up.

AAP

Queensland Health woes deepen as ambulances 'bypass' the regional hospital with no doctors

Locals say regional health services in Queensland are going from 'bad to worse' as the state government confirms patients are being diverted hundreds of kilometres from the Biggenden hospital because it has no doctors.

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Four dead after car, truck collide in Qld

Four young female backpackers are dead after a horrific collision between a car and a semi-trailer in southern Queensland.

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Regional Queensland's 'troubling' healthcare situation a result of bureaucracy, leaders say

Disillusioned residents say they feel the government has "lost the care factor" when it comes to regional Queensland's healthcare crisis. As further cut-backs hit desperate rural communities, government leaders say they plan to improve communication and fill vacant jobs.

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State of the states: six politics experts take us on a trip around Australia

Over the next six weeks, Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Labor leader Anthony Albanese will dash around the country, trying to secure as many precious votes as they can.

The Conversation

Law allowing honey bees to stay in Queensland's national parks set to pass

Beekeepers and farmers are relieved a bill extending honey bee access to national parks is set to pass, but conservationists say they are a "threat to wildlife" and management recommendations do not go far enough.

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Queensland's COVID-19 vaccination mandate has eased. These are the rules that remain in place

The vaccination requirement for some venues has been dropped — but here's what you need to know before thinking now is the time to delete the Check In Qld app.

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Early closure of Australia’s largest coal-fired plant could create electricity shortages without grid upgrades

NSW, Victoria and Queensland may face a reduction in reliability if new generation projects don’t progress on schedule, Aemo says

The Guardian - AU

Companies linked to Urannah Dam project donate more than $150,000 to Liberal National party

Detailed business case for Queensland project includes analysis that shows a negative return on investment

The Guardian - AU

'Brave hero' praised for running to help others in 'frenzied knife attack'

An inquest into Thomas Jackson's death happened in Warrington

Liverpool Echo

LFC fan and hero backpacker died trying to save woman from frenzied knife attack

Tom Jackson was stabbed in the head as he tried to save the life of a fellow traveller

Liverpool Echo

Four Korean backpackers die in car and truck collision on New England Highway between Warwick and Stanthorpe

Four women from Korea, who had only been in the country for a few weeks, are killed when their car crashes into a semi-trailer on the New England Highway on Queensland's Southern Downs.

ABC News

Below the Line: Does George Christensen's defection spell a win for One Nation? And are Australian parties 'lazy'? – podcast

George Christensen, the maverick Liberal-National Party member from far north Queensland, dropped the pre-Easter bombshell that he is no longer heading for retirement but joining One Nation. Today, the Below the Line podcast team unpack what this means for the major parties’ prospects in that seat and for the election…

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Wakka Wakka people win native title battle for traditional land, including Cherbourg

Twenty-five-year legal fight ends with Justice Darryl Rangiah saying the Federal Court was "not giving the Wakka Wakka people anything", but simply recognising what they had "always known".

AAP

Familiar venue for Vunivalu Super return

Queensland Reds winger Suliasi Vunivalu will return to Melbourne's AAMI Park for the first time since leaving the NRL after recovering from a hamstring injury.

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Federal election candidates in Hinkler must address youth unemployment, leaders say

Tanya Stevenson knows what young people need to find work. She believes candidates in this Queensland seat held by a Morrison government minister need to rethink their dated ideas.

Daily Mirror

Hero Brit backpacker died trying to save woman from frenzied knife attack

An inquest was told Thomas Jackson, 30, sustained several stab wounds when he went to the aid of fellow backpacker Mia Ayliff-Chung when they were both staying in Queensland, Australia

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Qld health under pressure amid COVID wave

Queensland's acting premier Steve Miles says the state has one of the world's best health systems but admits it is under pressure amid COVID-19.

ABC News

Commuters slipping through the 'gap' at train stations doubles, Queensland Rail data shows

The number of passengers falling into the gap between the train and the platform doubles, with Queensland Rail saying a reduction in commuters could be adding to the accidents.

The Guardian - AU

Queensland Covid grants were approved improperly and $96m may not be repaid, report says

Queensland Audit Office finds concessional loan scheme beset by administrative problems

Newcastle Herald

Help save a life this Easter weekend

There is an urgent call for blood donations this Easter long weekend after supplies have dropped to record low levels. There is currently only enough supplies of emergency blood type O negative to last one and a half days. For the first time, Newcastle Blood Donor Centre will open its…

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Coles recalls baby spinach packets sold in NSW, ACT and Queensland supermarkets

Coles is recalling packets of baby spinach sold in supermarkets across three regions due to potential salmonella contamination.

ABC News

George Christensen to get $100k payout after defecting to One Nation and an unwinnable Senate spot

National Party defector George Christensen appears on track to receive a $105,000 taxpayer-funded payout after his decision to contest an unwinnable position on One Nation's Senate ticket for Queensland.

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Electric buses to be rolled out in Queensland as Australian-first bus depot opens on Gold Coast

Australia's first 100 per cent electric bus depot will open its doors on the Gold Coast today, ahead of 30 new electric buses hitting Queensland roads from next month.

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