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The Latest Breaking News from Queensland

Queensland MP claims she was drugged and sexually assaulted

Police investigating after Brittany Lauga allegedly assaulted in central Queensland town of Yeppoon

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'It's not ok': MP allegedly drugged, sexually assaulted

Queensland MP Brittany Lauga says she was drugged and sexually assaulted on a night out, with police aware of claims of similar incidents.

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Govt under fire with kids 'suffering' in watch houses

Advocates say children are suffering in Queensland watch houses and a state government Youth Justice Act tweak will only make the problem worse.

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Investors with questions: how a ‘clean food’ farm scheme born of Covid vaccine fears descended into rancour

Family Farms in NSW and Queensland promoted by Covid vaccine-sceptic group Parents With Questions were intended to operate outside a ‘corrupt’ food system. But not all has gone to plan

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Gillnet-free zones to protect endangered marine species

Five net-free fishing zones have been given approval in northern Australia to the delight of marine conservationists.

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Grocer monopoly price-gouging Torres Strait Islanders

Company monopolies and the need to have goods shipped from Cairns has left Torres Strait Islanders paying over-the-top food prices in Queensland.

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Suns coach Hardwick reveals quest ahead of QClash

Gold Coast coach Damien Hardwick has declared his club's ambition ahead of their spicy QClash against Queensland rivals Brisbane.

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Revamped emergency services to improve response times

Queensland emergency services will fall under new departments after state parliament passed laws to better align diaster management responses.

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State parliament votes to make sex work legal and safe

A fourth Australian jurisdiction has voted to fully decriminalise sex work in a bid to prevent discrimination and ensure safety.

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Australian red meat industry has recorded 78% reduction in emissions since 2005, industry report found

Drop is a result of reduced land clearing and greater vegetation regrowth, but experts say land clearing in Queensland may be significantly underreported

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Qld homes receive nation's biggest energy bill support

The Queensland government is delivering a major rebate amid the cost of living crisis in Australia's biggest energy cash splash for households.

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At the coalface: traditional owners demand protection

Traditional owners are pursuing a legal challenge involving Adani's Carmichael mine, seeking to force the Queensland government to protect a sacred site.

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McReight headlines Reds changes for Christchurch trip

The Queensland Reds will hope the inclusion of Wallabies flanker Fraser McReight can lead them to victory in Christchurch for the first time since 1999.

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Queensland Labor’s lurch to the right on youth justice shows a government that’s lost principles and perspective

Premier Steven Miles’ erasure of the human rights principle of ‘detention as a last resort’ for children defies logic

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Morning Mail: reef’s ‘year from hell’, PM eyes action on online misogyny, Trump fined for contempt

Bleaching and a summer of storm surges and cyclones have devastated corals off Queensland; Albanese prepares for tough debate with national cabinet

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After 25 years, logging and bushfires, a greater glider has been spotted in Deongwar state forest

Native forest logging will cease in south-east Queensland this year – but how long will it take forests to recover?

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Queensland’s $1.28bn community safety plan includes transporting detained children for schooling

Exclusive: The raft of new laws includes expanding a trial of metal detectors to now include shopping centres and other high-risk locations

Newcastle Herald

Lake Macquarie men charged over alleged cocaine import plot

Three Lake Macquarie men are facing life in jail.

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Three men charged after 500kg of cocaine worth $160m seized in Queensland

Men intercepted travelling on fishing boat off Gladstone in what federal police say is one of the state’s largest cocaine busts

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Weapon search laws extended in $1.2b safety pledge

Shoppers and pub patrons could be searched for weapons by police under a proposed expansion of "wanding" laws that have attracted interstate attention.

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Men charged after police bust 500kg cocaine import plot

Three men are facing life in jail after police foiled one of Queensland's largest cocaine importation plots, seizing more than 500kg of the drug.

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National cabinet eyes improved information sharing on gender violence offenders

‘There is no one single solution but what is clear is the status quo isn’t working,’ says NSW minister for the prevention of domestic violence and sexual assault

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Broncos re-sign Billy Walters, get Gosiewski transfer

Brisbane are set to welcome back-rower Jack Gosiewski from North Queensland, after also re-signing hooker Billy Walters on a two-year NRL deal.

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Gillmeister endorses Broncos hitman Piakura for Maroons

Brisbane forward Brendan Piakura plays with the physical impact that would make him an ideal Queensland enforcer in State of Origin says Trevor Gillmeister.

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Harsher laws for dangerous driving and evading police

Proposed Queensland laws could mean 20 years in prison for people who drive dangerously, evade police and cause death or grievous bodily harm.

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