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The Latest Breaking News from Queensland

‘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

The Guardian - AU

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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.

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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.

ABC News

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.

ABC News

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

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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

The Guardian - AU

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.

AAP

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

The Guardian - AU

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.

AAP

Qld detects encephalitis at second piggery

Biosecurity Queensland says the Japanese encephalitis virus has been found at another piggery in the state, but it hasn't revealed the facility's location.

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Fatal Qld shed fire suspects seen on CCTV

Queensland police have released footage of a man and people in a car they suspect of having information about a fatal shed fire in the Fraser Coast region.

ABC News

Could rent control help to ease Australia's housing crisis?

Families are living in tents, caravans, cars, hotels or sleeping rough as Australia's rental crisis continues to worsen. Could the solution be regulating rent?

ABC News

'You want to cry, but you don't dare': Reporting on the Queensland and NSW floods disaster

ABC journalists reflect on covering the floods, scrambling to evacuate Brisbane HQ and the stories that resonated.

ABC News

Japanese encephalitis virus discovered at second Queensland piggery, expert warns it's likely 'here to stay'

The mosquito-borne Japanese encephalitis virus is discovered at a second Queensland piggery, with an expert warning the potentially deadly disease is most likely "here to stay".

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Budget being framed carefully: Birmingham

Simon Birmingham says the Morrison government will "very carefully" strike a balance between tackling the cost of living and not adding to inflation pressures.

The Guardian - AU

The map of Australia’s frontier massacres is done, but researchers say picture remains unfinished

‘Code of silence’ around mass killings and the technical definitions of massacres mean there is much more left to uncover

The Guardian - AU

‘Bringing huge hardship’: steep rent rises in Queensland force some to leave home towns

Renters in coastal and hinterland areas slugged most as interstate migration booms and workers abandon capitals

AAP

Former Qld MP's child sex charges dropped

Child sex charges against former Queensland government minister Trevor John Perrett will not proceed, a court has confirmed.

AAP

Qld defends dam amid flood condolences

The Queensland premier has extended condolences to the families of 13 people killed in the recent floods, while again defending Wivenhoe Dam releases.

AAP

Qld has three new deaths, defends mandate

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has defended the state's COVID-19 vaccine mandate as 6136 new cases and three deaths were recorded.

ABC News

Anonymous tip-off uncovers horrific alleged child abuse in north Queensland

An anonymous call to Crime Stoppers in January has uncovered shocking allegations of consistent and horrific child abuse in north Queensland.

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