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Mayors returned after council elections in Queensland

Local council polls and two by-elections have coincided on a big day for voters in Queensland, where one candidate in particular has drawn close attention.

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Two by-elections provide govt early election gauge

Two by-elections are providing the Queensland premier with a timely gauge of his October poll chances, but it's not looking good for him.

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Make Australia afraid again: must we have our own Trump moment for Peter Dutton to become PM?

In a new Quarterly Essay, Lech Blaine profiles the leader of the opposition. In this extract he considers the former Queensland policeman’s chances of getting the top job

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Teenage girl survives suspected shark attack at beach

A teenager who suffered minor injuries after a suspected shark at a Queensland beach has been taken to hospital in a stable condition.

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German tourist bitten on leg by dingo at tourist spot

A German tourist has jumped on the bonnet of a car to get away from a dingo after being bitten on the leg in the latest incident on a popular Queensland island.

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Time to stop using term ‘long Covid’ as symptoms no worse than those after flu, Queensland’s chief health officer says

Researchers compared the symptoms and impairment of Covid and influenza patients a year after they tested positive

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Premier likens election to 'Everest' after poll slump

The Liberal National Party is on track to win Queensland's October election according to an opinion poll - and the premier says he is not surprised.

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Concerns raised over solitary confinement in Queensland youth detention after deaths of two First Nations boys

Government report says placing children in prison isolation can affect their health and wellbeing in ‘severe, long-term and irreversible ways’

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Queensland Labor vulnerable on two fronts as Greens target Brisbane’s commuter belt

Housing pressures and the cost-of-living crisis mean Steven Miles’s government is under threat from the Greens in Brisbane and the LNP in the regions

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Asbestos fragments found in Queensland mulch stockpile

Authorities are trying to locate 24 people who were recorded accessing asbestos contaminated mulch at a central Queensland council depot.

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Significant failures in youth detention system: report

Queensland's youth detention system is failing with more children behind bars than in the rest of the country, the Child Death Review Board has found.

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Queensland electoral commission warns council candidates to behave amid ‘highly acrimonious’ election campaign

Concerns raised over election’s integrity as Redland City Council campaign draws state’s largest number of complaints

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Corruption watchdog to probe whistleblowers' claims

Queensland's health minister says it is concerning whistleblowers are allegedly facing reprisal for speaking out about patient care at a tuberculosis unit.

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From talk to torque: sovereign steel for solar economy

Manufacturer Orrcon Steel has joined forces with a global energy firm to supply torque tubes made from 100 per cent Australian steel for solar panel tracking.

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Woman faces court over crash that injured Greens MP

A 26-year-old woman has faced Brisbane Magistrates Court over a crash which left a Queensland Greens MP in hospital with serious injuries.

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Cowboys' Drinkwater targets NSW jersey as Ponga looms

North Queensland fullback Scott Drinkwater has a classic battle ahead with Newcastle's Kalyn Ponga which he hopes can move him closer to a cherished NSW debut.

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NSW discover the 'next Smith, Warner' in win over Bulls

NSW have ended their Sheffield Shield season on a high, Ollie Davies a standout as they defeated Queensland by five wickets to snare third spot on the table.

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Tracker fitted on 'high-risk' dingo at holiday mecca

Rangers have fitted a tracking collar on a dingo after it entered a fenced off township and displayed "high-risk" behaviour at a popular Queensland island.

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PM denies 'favourites' in under-fire GST carve-up

A GST carve-up system lambasted by a state treasurer as "absurd" does not play favourites despite repeat claims of unfairness, the prime minister insists.

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Davies heroics puts NSW on track for win against Bulls

NSW are still well and truly in the box seat of their Sheffield Shield clash in Brisbane despite a late fightback from the Bulls on day three.

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More than $1 million in drugs seized at prison

Multiple people have been charged with attempting to smuggle drugs into a Queensland prison in the past two months.

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Reds name rookie playmaker for Super clash with Rebels

Queensland's Harry McLaughlin-Phillips will make his Super starting debut against Melbourne, while star NSW fullback Max Jorgensen is out with a hip injury.

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Kelly Wilkinson: Brian Earl Johnston sentenced to life in prison for Queensland murder

Former US marine to spend at least 20 years behind bars for murdering estranged wife at her Gold Coast home

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Asbestos detected at two Queensland sites

A transfer station has been closed and another site under investigation after asbestos was detected in central Queensland.

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Man charged with 116 offences 'targeted girls online'

A Queensland man has been accused of targeting two girls online before being charged with more than 100 offences following an extensive police investigation.

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