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Queensland has recorded its deadliest 24-hour period of the COVID-19 pandemic, with 24 people succumbing to the virus including 16 in aged care.

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Queensland records largest number of COVID-19 deaths, with 24 people dying in the latest reporting period

Queensland records the highest number of daily deaths so far, with 24 people passing away in the latest reporting period — 16 of those were recorded in aged care.

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Queensland cancer battler Fred Conway wants to close the healthcare gap

While Bidjara and Badara elder Fred Conway is "determined not to cark it", he says health care needs to be more accessible for Indigenous Australians.

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Vic won't water down COVID check-in rules

Check-in requirements at Victorian venues that don't require proof of COVID-19 vaccination will remain in place despite Queensland ditching them.

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Lower house sits late to continue religious discrimination bill debate – as it happened

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Queensland Premier apologises to public servants who 'weren't listened to' when raising integrity issues in her government

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk apologises to public servants who felt they weren't listened to in the past when raising concerns about integrity processes within the Queensland government.

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COVID-19 cases expected to surge as Queensland students return to face-to-face learning

An infectious diseases expert says Queensland schools will see a rapid rise in children testing positive to COVID-19 by the end of the week now that students have returned to classrooms.

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Queensland government faulted for slow response to gas seep and calling Knitting Nannas a ‘risk’

Exclusive: Conservationists claim lack of urgency after water and gas found bubbling ‘uncontrolled’ from former exploration bores

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Qld govt urged to act on farmers' concerns

The Queensland government has been urged to "urgently act" amid farmers' concerns about a $10 billion resources project west of Brisbane.

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Khawaja hopes history repeats for Bulls

Queensland captain Usman Khawaja is hoping Sam Truloff can seize his Sheffield Shield chance with the Bulls in the same way he did in his SCG Test return.

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Woman jailed after stealing nearly $1m to play gaming app that never paid out

As 'gambling disorder' is officially deemed a disease, a Queensland mother is sentenced to more than six years' jail for swindling vast sums from her boss to play a phone app that would never pay out.

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Queensland gas commission calls for urgent action amid allegations of illegal development

The state government and a Shell-owned gas company are being called on to "urgently act" amid an investigation into alleged unlawful development.

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Indian coal magnate Gautam Adani becomes Asia’s richest person after solar energy drive

Despite controversy over Queensland coal mine, the tycoon’s investments in green energy at home have helped his wealth rise to $88.5bn

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Covid-19 Australia data tracker: coronavirus cases today, trend map, hospitalisations and deaths

Guardian Australia brings together all the latest on active and daily new Covid-19 cases, as well as maps, stats, live data and state by state graphs from NSW, Victoria, Queensland, SA, WA, Tasmania, ACT and NT to get a broad picture of the Australian outbreaks and track the impact of…

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Queensland calls on federal government to match $600m commitment to fix Paradise Dam

The $1.2 billion project is expected to create 250 jobs for the region — and Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk wants the federal government to help with the cost.

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'I’m not going to waste my time on prayers': how secular teachers navigate working in religious schools

The recent case of a Christian school in Queensland asking parents to sign a contract, stating, among other things, homosexuality is immoral and their children will only identify as their birth gender, sparked a furore across the country. It also highlighted an ethical issue many staff face: what action to…

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Qld police appeal over woman's death

Detectives have appealed for information from the public as they investigate the suspicious death of Queensland woman Krishna Chopra.

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Qld could fund $1.2b dam alone: minister

The Queensland government has committed $600 million to upgrading the Paradise Dam and it's calling on the federal government to match that funding.

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Qld elderly urged to get booster shots

Queenslanders have built up immunity to COVID-19 through vaccines, but authorities are concerned not enough older people have had their boosters.

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Queensland records 12 new COVID-19 deaths, 5,178 new cases, with child infections down

There are 663 COVID patients in public hospital in Queensland with 42 in ICU and 22 of those ventilated.

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Mishandling of COVID-19 outbreak at Jeta Gardens exposes 'cracks in the wall' at Queensland's troubled aged care facility

Jeta Gardens aged care resident Chan Kai Let only received her first COVID-19 shot the day Queensland's borders reopened — months after her family was wrongly told she had been vaccinated.

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Calls for Queensland's COVID-19 check-in app to be scrapped as restrictions are eased for some businesses

The ritual of queuing or fumbling with a phone to check-in with the COVID-19 app is over for Queenslanders attending venues where vaccination proof is not mandatory.

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Drummer opposed to vaccine mandates gets the jab after coming down with COVID

It was the day before Christmas when drummer Damien Campbell learned he had COVID-19.

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Google Maps to fix directions after years of trapped travellers around Burketown

Locals are fed up with rescuing tourists following the app's directions when travelling through Queensland’s Gulf region, citing the strain it puts on community resources.

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Health services inquiry in Cairns told of critical GP shortage, mental health and aged care crisis

Dementia patients travel 700km for care, nursing students live in tents and the Cairns region has the highest suicide rate in the state, an inquiry into Queensland's health services hears.

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