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North Queensland coach Todd Payten expects a hostile environment when his side clashes in their derby with Brisbane at Suncorp Stadium.

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Worker dies at Queensland coal mine

A man has died after suffering critical head injuries while working at a coal mine in central Queensland.

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Brisbane River reopens to boaties

Although clean-up efforts continue, Brisbane River has reopened to boating enthusiasts following the Queensland floods, with a warning to watch out for debris.

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Dams can shore up some regional votes, but are they good for water security? No, some say

Building dams is popular with farmers and voters, but others are not convinced they are a water security solution in the long term.

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Man dies in underground coal mine in Central Queensland after being struck in the head

A 58-year-old dies in an underground coal mine at Moranbah in Central Queensland after suffering critical head injuries.

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Insurer calls for disaster control funding

Insurers want urgent disaster mitigation funding, after claims rose by more than 50 per cent, and NSW and Queensland face more flood risks.

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Veterans’ affairs minister threatened to quit over budget; Australia reports 30 Covid deaths – as it happened

Andrew Gee calls backlog of veteran’s compensation payments ‘a national disgrace’; WA teenager among 30 Covid deaths across the country. This blog is now closed

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‘Pie in the sky’: Coalition’s $6bn dams pitch puts politics before process

Scott Morrison and Barnaby Joyce are touting themselves as nation-builders to Queensland marginal seats that swung its way last election

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Mason family devastated as inquest delayed

A coroner has adjourned hearings into the cold-case murder of Queensland teenager Annette Mason after lawyers asked for more time with a 'person of interest'.

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One in 50 Queensland students contract COVID as government slammed over ventilation audits

Queensland schools are being encouraged to reinstate mask-wearing protocols after a week in which more than 15,000 students tested positive.

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Qld man killed brother at child's party

A man who killed his brother with a single punch at a birthday party has been sentenced to a decade behind bars by a Queensland court.

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Qld unsure when 2nd Omicron wave will peak

Queensland is in the middle of a second Omicron wave but authorities aren't changing any public health measures.

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Queensland COVID-19 wave fuelled by BA.2 sub-variant expected to peak in April, health officials say

Queensland is dealing with its second Omicron wave of COVID-19 which is expected to peak in April. About 2,400 workers are currently not at work because they have had to quarantine or have tested positive.

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Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service charged over violent patient attacks on nurses

A major Queensland health service is facing charges for failing to protect two of its nurses who were seriously assaulted in separate attacks, with one suffering a brain injury and another having a knife held to her throat.

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Queensland, NSW floods, disease destroy bees needed to pollinate almond, macadamia and blueberry crops

Australia's crucial crop pollination industry is experiencing a worker shortage of its own due to the widespread flood damage to thousands of beehives.

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Homemade bomb that left Logan man seriously injured may have been targeted attack, Queensland police say

A blast from a homemade nail bomb that left a 52-year-old Logan man with serious injuries may have been a targeted attack, Queensland police say.

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Southern Queensland braces for potentially severe thunderstorms this weekend, with large hail possible

Residents of the Darling Downs region are being urged to prepare for a day of fairly active thunderstorms as a trough in Western Queensland deepens and moves east, bringing rainfall and possible hail.

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Queensland detects new case of Japanese encephalitis virus, two more suspected

Another Queenslander tests positive to the mosquito-borne Japanese encephalitis virus and two others have been identified as suspected cases.

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Qld bomb victim 'may have been targeted'

Police say an explosion south of Brisbane which left a man with serious shrapnel wounds to his chest, abdominal region and limbs may have been a targeted attack

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Man hurt in house blast in Logan

An exclusion zone has been established by Queensland Police in Logan after a man was seriously injured in a reported explosion and fire at a home.

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Queensland premier admits ‘blurring’ of lobbying rules may require changes to the law

Comments come amid questions over the duties of Annastacia Palaszczuk’s former deputy chief of staff at a Labor-aligned lobbying firm

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Rainbird's Tas shield history in big win

Tasmania have won their home Sheffield Shield match against Queensland inside two days, with Sam Rainbird taking the state's best-ever shield bowling figures.

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Qld housing crisis hits regional employers

Regional employers are struggling to fill vacancies because there is nowhere for new employees to live, Queensland's chambers of commerce say.

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Qld premier admits 'blurring' in lobbying

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has admitted "blurring" in lobbying rules as the opposition accuses the government of using lobbyists to "wash money".

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'No one else involved' in Qld dam deaths

Queensland police say a post mortem analysis of two bodies found chained together in a dam shows their deaths were not suspicious.

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