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Drought-hit Queensland graziers 'over the moon' after biggest rainfall in more than a decade

Unforgiving dry weather and an absent wet season meant things were getting dire for Queensland graziers who had started selling cattle. But now the skies have opened up.

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Sacked Logan City councillors call for inquiry following resignation of CCC head Alan MacSporran

Former south-east Queensland councillors who believe they were "victims" of the Crime and Corruption Commission (CCC) say the resignation of the chair does not go far enough.

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Australia Day 2022: Fireworks launched to mark end of revelry and protests

Fireworks light up the sky as the curtain closes on a day of celebrations and protests after Australia welcomed more than 16,000 new citizens, with the nation urged to "walk together as one mob".

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Sydney underworld figure Ibrahem Hamze charged with soliciting a murder

Police charge Ibrahem Hamze with multiple offences, including soliciting a murder, after extraditing the Sydney underworld figure from Queensland overnight.

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Qld has nine deaths, 13,551 virus cases

Another nine people have died with COVID-19 in Queensland as the state reports 13,551 new virus cases.

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Queensland records nine COVID-19 deaths, 13,551 new cases, as Gold Coast hospitalisations drop after Omicron peak

There are 889 people in hospital including 47 patients who are in intensive care.

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Crowds march for Invasion Day protests – as it happened

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Funeral homes 'run out of room' for deceased amid staff shortages

Funeral and crematorium staff plead with the Queensland government to change their status to critical workers as demand for funeral services grows beyond what some in the industry can handle.

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How are Queensland's hospitals coping as COVID's Omicron variant peaks?

As the Omicron wave surges on the Gold Coast, the city's health service is dealing with eight wards full of COVID patients, and doctors warn they expect the tail of the peak to be "very long".

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Queensland’s Crime and Corruption Commission boss Alan MacSporran resigns

Departure comes after parliamentary committee found he failed to ensure watchdog ‘acted independently and impartially’

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Report reveals 11 COVID-19 deaths at two Brisbane aged care facilities, at least 50 across Queensland

At least 50 Queensland aged care residents with COVID-19 have died during the Omicron wave, including seven in one Brisbane nursing home alone, new data shows.

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Qld taxi driver charged with rape

Police have arrested a man on a string of offences including rape, alleging he used his job as a taxi driver to exploit women in Queensland's northwest.

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Head of Qld corruption watchdog resigns

Queensland Crime and Corruption Commission chairperson Alan MacSporran has quit almost two months after a scathing report into the watchdog.

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Queensland's Crime and Corruption Commission head Alan MacSporran resigns

Alan MacSporran advises the Attorney-General he will resign from the position as chairperson effective from this Friday.

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COVID-19 outbreak in Lotus Glen Correctional Facility, more than 100 inmates test positive

Prison authorities in Far North Queensland are dealing with the state's largest outbreak of COVID-19 in a correctional facility, with more than 100 inmates testing positive.

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Queensland teachers want RATs to be available in schools when classes resume

The Queensland teachers' Union has called for rapid antigen tests to be made available in schools, but the Premier has already flagged the government may not pursue surveillance testing in schools.

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Qld has 11 virus deaths, 9,546 new cases

Qld's virus death toll has increased by 11 as the state records another 9,546 COVID-19 cases and a double dose vaccination rate of just under 90 per cent.

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Queensland records 11 COVID-19 deaths, 9,546 new cases and 'significant rise' in hospitalisations as Omicron peak nears

Chief Health Officer John Gerrard tells Queenslanders to get their booster shots to increase their protection against COVID-19 as he further outlines what he expects to happen with the virus in coming weeks.

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Qld integrity commissioner's laptop wiped

Outgoing Queensland Integrity Commissioner Nikola Stepanov says the contents of a laptop seized from her office were "deleted without my knowledge or consent".

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Queensland families ditch classrooms for homeschooling during pandemic

As Queensland families wait to hear the government's back to school plan during the Omicron wave, many parents are ditching mainstream classrooms for homeschooling.

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Extent of devastation to turtle season becoming clearer in cyclone's wake

Dangerous swell and high tides have washed away hundreds of turtle nests on Queensland's coast, prompting fears for population in years to come.

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'I'm a part-time live-in girlfriend – I look after my man and he spoils me'

Kirsten Spresser, 25, from Queensland, Australia, says she is a live-in girlfriend, which means she looks after her boyfriend's needs while living a life of luxury

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When will Queensland reach its COVID-19 Omicron peak and what will happen next?

There are signs the peak of Queensland's COVID-19 Omicron wave is close, but even after it passes, the virus isn't going away.

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Paul Bongiorno: Australians deserve better than the best government money can buy

There is something grossly obscene when a billionaire can boast he is already running the most expensive political campaign in Australian history.

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Almost half of people seeking help for homelessness in NSW in past year did not get it, report finds

Unmet requests for accommodation in the state rose from 37.2% to 48.2% over five years and a growing number are also being turned away in Queensland

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