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Arrested T-shirt protester slams slogan crackdown

A teenager forcibly arrested at a protest for wearing a shirt marked with six words says new laws cracking down on slogans don't protect anyone.

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Dolphins keen for 2027 showdown with Eels in Las Vegas

Parramatta have been open with the NRL about being a home team in Las Vegas in 2027 against a Queensland-based opponent, and the Dolphins are more than keen.

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'Here to stay': locals dig in with post-flood mud army

For the third time in six years, a regional community has welcomed the mud army as volunteers help waterlogged regions following widespread flooding.

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Two teenagers die after ebike crash with motorbike south of Brisbane

Teenage boy and girl riding ebike, which police say was not displaying lights, were declared dead at scene in Greenbank on Thursday night

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We can’t coerce our way to social cohesion. Here’s what else governments should be doing

Last week, Queensland followed the New South Wales and federal parliaments by passing stronger hate crime laws in response to the Bondi terror attack.

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Bodies of Chinese tourists found trapped inside car in Queensland floods

Pair were on their way to take up fruit-picking jobs when they were caught in floods

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Queensland’s ‘from the river to the sea’ laws likened to Bjelke-Petersen era anti-protest regime

Health minister Tim Nicholls corrects claim alleged Bondi terror attack gunman Naveed Akram used controversial phrase, as laws roundly criticised

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‘Beggars belief’: calls for federal intervention after extension to ‘carbon bomb’ open-cut coalmine approved by Queensland government

Hail Creek is responsible for about 20% of Australia’s coalmine methane, while only producing 1% of the country’s coal

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'Police state': hate speech laws arrests spark anger

A government has been accused of overseeing an "authoritarian police state" after the Australia-first arrests of activists for reciting banned slogans.

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I’m in flooded northern Australia – how can I make sure my drinking water is safe?

Parts of northern Australia are battling record-breaking floods, after heavy rain caused major rivers across Queensland and the Northern Territory to break their banks.

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Charter owner charged over sophisticated 'black flight'

A "black flight" that allegedly flew two fugitives out of Australia to Indonesia has led to the arrest of an aviation company owner for people smuggling.

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Police believe bodies found in Queensland floods are those of missing backpackers

Two foreign tourists travelling to North Burnett region from Brisbane thought to be first flood-related deaths

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The scale of northern Australia’s record-breaking floods revealed in data and maps

Some river levels are still increasing after parts of Queensland recorded their highest three-day rainfall totals

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Two protesters charged on first day of Queensland’s ‘from the river to the sea’ ban

Alleged offences occurred after pro-Palestinian activists gathered outside state parliament within hours of new laws taking effect

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Seats lost, regional voters 'betrayed' in revamp

An electoral review has recommended scrapping seats, changing boundaries and renaming electorates as one state redraws the political map.

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Massive robotic warehouse to deliver thousands of jobs

Construction has begun on the biggest warehouse ever constructed in Queensland - a robotic customer fulfilment centre for Amazon Australia.

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Bundaberg floods: hundreds of homes and businesses inundated after river bursts banks

Bundaberg regional council says the full extent of the flood impacts will not be known ‘for probably a week’

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'Hyper-Australia': Nationals leader targets One Nation

The new leader of the Nationals has outlined his plan to take on One Nation after being elected to the top job following David Littleproud's shock resignation.

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The Queensland government has interfered with the state’s literary awards – again

The Queensland government has announced the state’s literary awards will move from their current home at the State Library of Queensland to “an alternative provider” – along with the blackwrite! fellowships for emerging First Nations writers. The move has been framed in the language of safety and hate speech –…

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Bundaberg residents told to evacuate immediately amid major flooding in parts of Queensland

The BoM has forecast flooding of the Burnett River at Bundaberg could rise to 7.5 metres by midnight

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'Leave immediately': warning for flood hit community

Rising floodwaters have revived unpleasant memories of a 2010 natural disaster and triggered an emergency warning for a rain-hit community.

The Guardian - AU

Pauline Hanson secured government solar rebate despite calling for subsidies to large-scale renewables to end

Exclusive: Spokesperson for One Nation leader says it supports rooftop solar, as Matt Canavan also defends using scheme

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‘They are safe here’: five Iranian women footballers granted humanitarian visas in Australia

Home affairs minister Tony Burke confirms US president Donald Trump’s overnight comments on social media that the players had been ‘taken care of’

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Queensland get lucky Shield draw as rain thwarts WA

Just five overs were bowled on Sunday as the Sheffield Shield match between Western Australia and Queensland finished in a draw.

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Leeser urges Labor to offer asylum to Iranian women’s football team – as it happened

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