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The Latest Breaking News from Queensland

NRLW star Ali Brigginshaw retires from State of Origin

Ali Brigginshaw has played her last game for Queensland, announcing her retirement from State of Origin.

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PM pledges help for flooded graziers 'doing it tough'

Anthony Albanese has boosted financial support for outback communities impacted by devastating floods as an ex-tropical cyclone threatens to return.

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Arrest warrant for man days after carer's body found

A man is set to be extradited to Queensland over the alleged murder of his carer following an interstate arrest and high-speed chase.

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'Mud army' descends on town as flood clean-up begins

The clean-up has started at a rain-hit town but another is bracing for dangerous flooding as residents cope with the aftermath of ex-Tropical Cyclone Koji.

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'Changed forever': disaster zones face long recovery

With hundreds of structures destroyed and livestock lost in fires and floods, large parts of rural Australia will never be the same amid ongoing disasters.

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Morning Mail: a possible loophole in hate speech laws, PM urged to rethink US relations, flood fears in Queensland

Draft legislation suggests using religious text could be a defence against tighter rules; Bob Carr says Trump presents a ‘colossal challenge’

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What is the global water cycle and how is it amplifying climate disasters?

Floods, droughts and heatwaves continue to dominate headlines around the world and in Australia.

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‘A serious amount of rain’: central Queensland flooding could isolate some communities for months

‘I don’t think anyone realised how bad it would get,’ says one resident, who says she might need a boat or a helicopter

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Cyclone leaves trail of damage as floods isolate towns

Residents of isolated communities might be cut off for months, with roads and water supplies damaged by heavy rain left behind by ex-Tropical Cyclone Koji.

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Human remains found in bushfire area – as it happened

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Thousands without power, roads cut as cyclone hits

Residents in Australia's far north are bracing for torrential rain and flooding as ex-Tropical Cyclone Koji continues its march across the state.

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NBL confirms rescheduled Taipans-Bullets clash

The NBL has confirmed the Cairns-Brisbane clash postponed because of a cyclone threat in Far North Queensland will now be played on January 12.

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Black Saturday-affected towns told to leave before predicted wind change causes ‘dangerous’ fire conditions – as it happened

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In Queensland, tens of thousands of cattle die of thirst and hunger encircled by fresh water and grass

‘It sounds completely absurd,’ one grazier says. ‘But they are actually perishing because they are not drinking’

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Livestock flood losses set to triple as cyclone looms

Graziers are bracing for more heavy stock losses from flooding that has left communities isolated as a potential tropical cyclone looms.

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Few claims coming for Qld floods, as Katter wants dams

Insurers are yet to see a deluge of claims from the northwest Queensland floods, reflecting the predicament of under-insured farmers and producers.

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2032 Olympics Host City Heats Up: DP Jarrod Bleijie Calls Critics 'Loopy' and 'Bunch of Nimbys'

Brisbane unveils a $2.3B stadium inspired by Queenslander homes for the 2032 Olympics, facing criticism over heritage, environmental concerns, and political sparring.

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Double whammy deluge looms over disaster-hit regions

Communities already smashed by flooding are frantically trying to resupply ahead of more forecast heavy weather.

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Slow and soggy: life goes on in isolated flood-hit town

While travellers stranded by floodwaters begin fraying at the edges, locals have accepted uncertainty is a part of life in outback Queensland.

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Nationals great Ron Boswell, more effective than pretty

Ron Boswell was a deal-maker and implacable opponent of extremists during his 31 years as a Queensland senator.

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Tributes flow for 'giant' of Queensland politics

Former Nationals senator Ron Boswell has died aged 85, and is being honoured for his more than three decades in federal politics.

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Morning Mail: Maduro pleads not guilty in US court, bushfire warning for city suburbs, Stokes’ sweary Ashes spat

The deposed Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro appears in court; report warns homes on outskirts of Australian are at risk from LA-style fires

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Police commissioner says extension ‘not about stopping free speech’ – as it happened

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Cyclone threat for flood zone as federal aid unveiled

A possible tropical cyclone threatens to exacerbate damage from recent flooding as the prime minister announces relief measures for devastated farmers..

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‘You’re ringing an old lady in outback Queensland for life advice’: travellers worried about floods skip AI and pick up the phone

Flooding across the state’s north and west blocks roads and cuts off towns at a time of year when so many are on holidays

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