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The Latest Breaking News from Queensland

Be prepared: north told to brace for spring bushfires

After recent above-average temperatures, the national council for fire and emergency services is predicting a risky spring fire season in northern Australia.

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Surprise state shines brightest in solar energy ranking

Victoria may have better coffee, NSW a more iconic bridge, but Queensland is winning the race for solar energy in a report card from the Climate Council.

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Grandmother's mystery death has Lake Macquarie family searching for answers

'She was much-loved, and we will all miss her.'

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Trial for tech that strips forever chemicals from water

There's rising global concern about a vast family of toxic man-made chemicals but Queensland scientists have developed a promising new solution.

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Mental health decline for smartphone, social media gen

Parents should talk to their children about excessive social media and smart phone use after data showing a rapid decline in young people's mental health.

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Locked in: Cowboys co-captain Cotter extends until 2028

North Queensland have received a boost ahead of their crunch clash with Canterbury with inspirational lock Reuben Cotter inking a three-year extension.

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End of the road for Qld's electric car rebate scheme

In a move advocates say is premature Australia's most generous electric vehicle rebate scheme will end almost one year early.

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Tiger mauls animal handler at Dreamworld theme park on the Gold Coast

Queensland ambulance service says woman suffered ‘arm injuries’ before being taken to hospital

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Major highway to remain closed after fiery crash

A key Queensland freight artery will remain closed for days after a crash and explosion damaged the road.

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Search continues for missing woman in far north Qld

Authorities are trying to locate a missing NSW woman in far north Queensland, having found a car near an iconic walking track.

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Long path to 'rare and devastating' Wieambilla shooting

Four constables in rural Queensland had no idea they would be ambushed by two brothers with rifles and delusions of police being demons wearing "meat suits".

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World record marks three years of Indigenous ceremony

A flash mob of didgeridoo and clapstick players has broken a world record in Brisbane, to mark three years of occupation at a central Queensland mining lease.

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Rare winds bring damage as winter heat sets records

As Queensland swelters through the last day of an unseasonably warm winter, severe winds and flooding are causing headaches in southeast Australia.

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Landowners lock the gate on mandatory fire ant baiting

A national program designed to stop the march of a deadly and destructive super pest is facing rising community resistance to mandatory baiting.

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Aussies set 200m pace at world junior athletics

Torrie Lewis and 16-year-old Queenslander Gout Gout are the fastest qualifiers in the 200 metres, while Tryphena Hewett has won Australia's fourth junior medal.

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Sydney records hottest August day since 1995 as Australia swelters through warm end to winter

Sydney passes 30C on Friday while Brisbane expected to reach mid-30s during weekend

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Fatal crash on major highway ends in massive explosion

A man has died in a fiery crash and almost 50 people were evacuated before a truck carrying chemicals exploded on a main highway.

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Police never needed to attend Wieambilla, families say

The families of two police constables killed in rural Queensland say there was no reason for the officers to attend the call-out that led to a fatal shooting.

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CopperString project blowout sparks council concern

A north Queensland mayor has accused the government of playing election politics after an enormous transmission line's costs increased by $1.2 billion.

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2032 seems miles away as Olympics plans hit an election

The Queensland premier's plan to upgrade an ageing athletics stadium for the 2032 Games may not come to fruition if Labor loses at the October election.

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Man accused of stealing caravan with family inside

A man has been charged after allegedly stealing a caravan in northwest Queensland while a family of five were still inside.

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Gran's 'highly unusual' disappearance, death a mystery

Police are looking for a grandmother's car and phone after her skeletal remains were found hundreds of kilometres away from home and where she was last seen.

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'No excuses': families demand action over police deaths

The families of two young police constables shot dead in a rural ambush want their loved ones' legacy to be changes that protect officers in the line of duty.

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Jailed kids locked in cells with no toilet, bed: report

An investigation into a youth detention centre has found children being locked in bare cells without running water, a toilet or even a bed - sometimes for days.

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Cowboys' Payten issues Storm warning, Taumalolo returns

North Queensland coach Todd Payten is not buying into any rails run against an understrength Melbourne as the Cowboys seek to secure a home final.

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