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Queensland's wild weather sees more severe storms develop as state battles heatwave, threat of flash flooding

Severe storms that hit Brisbane, Logan, and parts of the Gold and Sunshine coasts ease but the Bureau of Meteorology says more storms have already formed and would continue through the evening.

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Qld set for "life threatening" flooding

More wild weather is set to signal an end to Queensland's heatwave conditions with the state's southeast bracing for "life threatening" flash flooding.

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Monsoon system wreaking havoc across Australia leaves towns cut off and roads flooded

Efforts to restore major supply routes in South Australia have been hampered by huge rainfalls but the weather system is expected to ease

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Queensland vets 'perplexed' by stringent rules forcing asymptomatic close contacts to isolate

If your dog gets bitten by a snake you're going to need a nearby vet. But what if they can't come to work?

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Qld man jailed for child abuse materials

Found with more than 500,000 files of child abuse materials, a 76-year-old far north Queensland man has been jailed for six years.

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Qld records 16 deaths, including child

Queensland has recorded another 16 COVID-19 deaths, including a child aged under 10, along with 9630 new cases amid calls for more children to be vaccinated.

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LNP wants Qld parliament recalled early

The Queensland opposition wants Parliament to sit ahead of schedule so the government can face questions about integrity allegations.

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Queensland records 16 new COVID-19 deaths, including a child aged under 10

A child aged under 10 is among 16 new COVID-19 deaths in Queensland, with the state recording 9,630 new cases.

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Elder abuse calls rise 30pct in Queensland

A new report shows that calls to Queensland's Elder Abuse Helpline have risen almost 32 per cent in 2020-21.

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Qld school gender contracts spark probes

Queensland's Non-State School Accreditation Board will probe a school's student gender and sexuality contracts, which are subject to human rights complaints.

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Queensland elder abuse helpline records almost 32pc increase in reports

"Fatigued" family members, Queensland's housing crisis, and COVID stress may be behind the dramatic increase in reports of elder abuse, a welfare group says.

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Nation records 69 Covid deaths as hospital numbers fall – as it happened

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Hot and humid weather across south-east Queensland, severe storm warnings issued by BOM

South-east Queenslanders experience another scorcher today, as the region endures unusually high humidity.

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Boosters 'critical' as high aged care COVID-19 death rates tipped to continue into March

Residents in up to 30 aged care homes across Australia remain without their booster shot, amid concerns high death rates of the elderly from Omicron will continue as late as March, a national advocacy group says.

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Queensland has an important network of private conservation areas, but they're dangerously exposed to mining

Australia has the world’s largest network of privately owned conservation areas that protect a range of rare wildlife, from bilbies to endangered fish.

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Queensland whistleblowers need better protection, Logan Mayor Darren Power says

The Mayor of Logan Darren Power says he understands why "people look the other way" instead of reporting corruption.

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‘Do what you reasonably can’: Queensland disability homes told to manage Covid alone

Exclusive: Emails reveal how state abandoned ‘rapid response’ plan for managing coronavirus in disability housing as Omicron hit

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Supercell storm tears off roofs, downs trees and cuts power across Brisbane and Logan

A supercell thunderstorm rips through Brisbane and Logan in south-east Queensland, tearing roofs off homes and bringing down trees and power lines, leaving thousands without electricity.

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Qld power demand peak amid heat wave

A near record power demand in heat wave conditions has led to blackouts in Queensland, prompting government warnings for people to limit their use.

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Qld needs tougher hate crime laws: report

A Queensland parliamentary committee says tougher laws and penalties are needed to combat racial abuse and hate crimes in the state.

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Australians survive big week of rains, floods, heat and humidity, but there is light at the end of the tunnel

Torrential rainfall and flooding in some parts of the state, horrible humidity in others. But there is light at the end of the tunnel.

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Fears of power outages as ‘unusual’ weather combination ramps up Queensland heat

Queenslanders urged to reduce energy consumption as high temperatures and high dew points leave state sweltering

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Review of Brisbane's Citipointe Christian College ordered over 'distressing' enrolment contract as lawyer questions its legal basis

Citipointe Christian College's enrolment contract demanding families denounce homosexuality and subscribe to traditional gender roles is condemned by the Queensland Education Minister and questioned by an LGBT advocate and lawyer.

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Former archivist slams 'huge integrity issues' in Palaszczuk government ahead of review into Queensland's anti-corruption watchdog

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is forced to defend the integrity of her government yet again after a former Queensland state archivist alleges government interference saw him pressured to water down annual reports.

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Vaccinated Taumalolo ready for NRL opener

North Queensland captain Jason Taumalolo will be available for NRL round-one selection after being vaccinated.

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