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Litmus test: why Queensland’s election matters to Albanese and Dutton

The state vote could have major implications for both leaders as issues such as cost of living and nuclear energy are debated ahead of a federal poll

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Queensland woman Natasha Ryan remembered as more than just the ‘girl in the cupboard’

Also known as Tash Black, the 40-year-old was at the centre of one of Australia’s most famous missing person cases

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Former 'girl in the cupboard' missing person dies

A woman who made international headlines when she was found in a cupboard after going missing for years, has died at the age of 40 in central Queensland.

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Hot sauce and a muster dog: on the ground at Beef2024, the southern hemisphere’s biggest cattle industry expo

Emissions, sustainability and windfarms are front of mind at Rockhampton’s Beef Week celebrations

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Sustainability and tech at the heart of beef event

Advances in agriculture will be a focus of Beef Week which starts in Rockhampton on Sunday, with more than 120,000 people expected at the triennial event.

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Keeley adds piece to Dolphins back-row selection puzzle

Former Knight Oryn Keeley will play his first game for the Dolphins in Rockhampton where he can make a claim for a spot in a hotly contested position.

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Cyclone forecasting boosted by artificial intelligence offers earlier path tracking

European AI model predicts tropical cyclone nearing the Queensland coast closer to Rockhampton than Cairns by late next Thursday

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Car could hold answers in shooting death investigation

Police have revealed the identity of a man shot dead in central Queensland as they appeal for information about a car seen near where his body was found.

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Neighbours row over ‘lorry-sized’ granny annex to cottage in village north of Bristol

There were concerns the extension would be used for short-term lets

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Police charge Rockhampton prisoner Barry Bloomfield after alleged hospital escape

A man who had been jailed for assault is found two days after he allegedly ditched his handcuffs and fled from a Rockhampton hospital.

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Large crocodile to be relocated from Fitzroy River water sports area near Rockhampton

A floating trap has been set up in the Fitzroy River in Rockhampton to try and catch a large crocodile spotted upstream from a recreational water sports area.

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Rockhampton man jailed for one-punch attack on jockey Ashley Butler in nightclub

Jockey Ashley Butler was celebrating one of the biggest wins of his career in a Rockhampton nightclub when he was punched in the head, leaving him with a broken jaw so severe his young daughter didn’t recognise him.

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Queensland sovereign citizen loses bid to carry guns after Rockhampton arrest attempt

Nevin John Cartwright loses his gun licence after attempting to get the officer-in-charge of the Rockhampton Police Station arrested.

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Search for missing elderly man Peter Roach scaled back in Rockhampton

A land, water and air search for 80-year-old Peter Roach — who is non-verbal and has a medical condition that can cause confusion — is scaled down in Central Queensland.

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What can we learn from the marriage equality vote about supporting First Nations people during the Voice debate?

In recent months in Australia, we have seen vigilante racism in Rockhampton, booing, abuse and vitriol directed at First Nations footy players, and the appalling treatment of First Nations children jailed in adult prisons.

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Elderly Rockhampton man Peter Roach an in-patient prior to disappearance

Queensland Police are continuing a search for Peter Roach, 80, who is non-verbal and has a medical condition that can make him confused. He left the local hospital Sunday afternoon. Search efforts have failed to locate him.

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From the pedigree to the novelty – why these guinea pig lovers put their pets on show in central Queensland

You might think they’re just a humble children's pet, but guinea pig breeding is serious business with owners going to great lengths to prepare their animals for show.

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One Nation sets up ‘local action groups’ and an event with a Queensland vigilante mob leader

Malcolm Roberts is headlining an event called ‘Let’s tackle the crime wave together’ with a former head of a white-nationalist ‘patriots’ group.

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Police warn against 'vigilante behaviour' in Rockhampton as men face trespass charges

Tensions reached boiling point in Central Queensland on the weekend when a group of residents marched on the homes of alleged offenders in Rockhampton. Police today charged two men with trespassing.

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Vigilante fears: Queensland man accused of chasing stolen car had ‘edged weapons’, police say

Two other men charged with trespass after mob descended on Rockhampton home on Sunday

The Guardian - AU

Queensland MP cancels meeting with Rockhampton mob leader Torin O’Brien

Cancellation comes after Guardian Australia revealed O’Brien’s previous links with a far-right ‘patriots’ group

The Guardian - AU

Facebook blocks Rockhampton mob leader as Queensland MP prepares to meet with him

Indigenous community says the plan to meet with Torin O’Brien only legitimises his offensive views

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Rockhampton mob ringleader was head of ‘patriots’ group that posted anti-Islam content

Torin O’Brien led a far-right group that was deregistered as an incorporated association in 2015

The Guardian - AU

‘We’ll end up with a death’: Queensland police commissioner puts vigilantes on notice

Katarina Carroll says mob of people who surrounded Rockhampton house on Sunday were acting on incorrect information

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Police warn against vigilante action in Rockhampton after anti-crime protesters march at alleged offenders' homes

Police and human rights advocates warn against vigilante behaviour after a group of residents marched on the homes of alleged offenders following an anti-crime rally in Rockhampton, on one occasion chasing a person down the street.

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