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Road repairs on skids as rain, possible cyclone loom

More rain may jeopardise work to clear landslides in flood-hit far north Queensland, sparking fears roads may collapse with a cyclone threat looming.

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Steven Miles says Queensland crime is not ‘worsening’ as new data shows spike in assaults and domestic violence

Queensland premier rejects opposition’s interpretation of numbers, as the total crime rate remains below mid-2000s levels

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Cyclone threat looms again for flood-ravaged region

Weeks after record flooding hit the region, another cyclone threat may loom for far north Queensland with a tropical low set to form in the Gulf of Carpentaria.

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Demand for progress in youth justice reform in Qld

Queensland Premier Steven Miles has been given a deadline to provide an update on youth justice reform amid warnings of a group's intensified campaign.

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Power back on, school repairs fast-tracked after storms

The race is on to repair schools damaged across Queensland by wild weather but power has finally been fully restored in the state's southeast.

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Queensland storm rebuild could take years: premier

Queensland Premier Steven Miles has warned it could take years for storm and flood-damaged properties in the state's southeast to be repaired.

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Cost of wild weather hits $2 billion and counting

The disaster bill has already reached $2 billion in Queensland but the deputy premier expects that figure to rise after weeks of damaging weather.

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Cast your votes, close elections on the cards in 2024

Voters in Qld, the ACT and the NT will head to the polls in 2024, with a tight by-election contest in a federal Victorian seat also taking place.

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Girl, 9, among 10 people killed as storms batter eastern Australia

Mia Holland-McCormack was reportedly found unresponsive in floodwater a few kilometres from her home

Evening Standard

Ten dead after Christmas and Boxing Day storms in Australia

Thousands of homes without power as gusty winds knock down over 1,000 power lines in Queensland

The Independent UK

Gas, oil ban for remote ecosystem, years after promise

The Queensland government has banned new oil and gas developments in the Lake Eyre basin's rivers and floodplains, almost a decade after an election promise.

AAP

Queensland to ban new oil and gas drilling in Lake Eyre basin rivers and floodplains

Steven Miles has delivered on two of the environment movement’s most pressing concerns within a week of being sworn-in as premier

The Guardian - AU

Cape York braces for flooding as Jasper could intensify

Ex-tropical cyclone Jasper is still having an impact on far north Queensland eight days after hitting the coast and could intensify again on Christmas Day.

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Steven Miles’ flood response key to Labor’s election hopes as many undecided on new Queensland premier

Exclusive: union-commissioned poll shows slight bump in support for Labor after leadership change

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Tinnie Army hailed as heroes after flooding rescues

Amazing stories of rescues are emerging after a Tinnie Army was mobilised during devastating flooding caused by Tropical Cyclone Jasper.

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From COVID to climate: Queensland's new emissions pledge shows state governments are once again leading change

A striking development in recent years has been the increasing role of state governments in responding to global crises.

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Stranded residents evacuated from Aboriginal community

Wujal Wujal residents have been welcomed in Cooktown after being evacuated from the Aboriginal community on Tuesday afternoon.

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Residents of flooded north Queensland town Wujal Wujal arrive in Cooktown as evacuation efforts continue

Military evacuates 20 people to Cooktown as some residents of flooded Indigenous community choose to remain

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Queensland flooding first priority for new ministers

Queensland Premier Steven Miles tells his newly sworn in ministry '"it's time to get to work".

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'Divisive' Oly portfolio axed in new-look state cabinet

The revamped Queensland cabinet does not feature an Olympics portfolio, with new state premier Steven Miles saying it had become "divisive".

The Guardian - AU

Australian military called in as far north Queensland devastated by floods

Towns cut off leaving people without power and at risk from crocodiles after ex-tropical cyclone Jasper dumped 2m of rain

The Guardian - AU

Defence force deployed to north Queensland flood zones as thousands remain without power and supplies run low

Rain is finally easing, but emergency alerts remain for parts of the state’s far north, with communities from Cooktown to Innisfail cut off by record flood waters

International Business Times

Hundreds Evacuated As Flood Disaster Unfolds In Northeastern Australia

Stranded residents sheltered on a hospital roof as flash floods swamped northeastern Australia on Monday, with raging waters severing roads and flushing crocodiles into towns.

Al Jazeera

Hundreds evacuated as floods ravage northeastern Australia

More than 14,000 properties are without power due to heavy rains from Tropical Cyclone Jasper.

AAP

Housing portfolio grows in Queensland cabinet reshuffle

Queensland's Labor government has ushered in five new ministers as the successor to Annastacia Palaszczuk sets his sights on winning the 2024 state election.

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