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Indigenous rangers make 'incredible difference' during Gulf of Carpentaria flood emergency

Hard-hit residents in Burketown, where nearly 40 houses were inundated, are praising the work of a small group of Indigenous rangers who were some of the first responders during and after the emergency.

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Groups fear landlords may use loophole to bypass Queensland’s new once-a-year rent-rise law

QCOSS and other tenant advocacy groups support the new rental measures but urge landlords to do the right thing, saying there is still ‘more work to do’ around housing reform

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Queensland government scraps plan to turn Griffith University student accommodation into emergency housing

About $2.1 million had been spent before the conversion was abandoned, in what the opposition said was a "chaotic" decision.

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Uni dorm housing plan ditched in favour of private buys

Buying homes on the private market represents better value than converting disused university beds into emergency accommodation, the Queensland government says.

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Flooded Gulf of Carpentaria communities shocked by generosity as truckloads of donations arrive

Much-needed supplies have arrived in flood-hit towns thanks to the work of two men and a handful of businesses, who say the government and media must do more to help.

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Queensland tenants and social groups welcome proposal to limit rent increases to once a year

But expert says limiting frequency of rent hikes without a cap is unlikely to make a difference amid rising rate of homelessness

The Guardian - AU

Queensland government faces backlash over move to consider rent caps

Comments by Annastacia Palaszczuk on limiting rent increases have been praised by some economists and panned by the real estate sector

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Using Queensland’s own laws to highlight the government’s youth justice failings does not make judges soft

The judiciary has exposed how children are being treated and yet it is still blamed for the recidivism that occurs as a result

The Guardian - AU

Qld government cops criticism over Gabba blow-out

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has confirmed $2.7 billion has been set aside for the Gabba stadium rebuild - more than double the amount estimated in 2021.

AAP

Children held in Queensland watch houses for almost 40 days, review ordered into escalating crisis

The mother of a 17-year-old describes the impact on her son of the 31 days he spent detained in a watch house cell intended for stays of up to two days.

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Elderly man who sparked renewed debate of youth crime dies in Queensland hospital

Ministers and police commissioner will attend community forum in Toowoomba as high profile youth crimes put Palaszczuk government under pressure

The Guardian - AU

Former LNP leader calls for 72-hour limit on children being held in Queensland watch houses

Exclusive: Deb Frecklington says the ongoing practice of detaining youth in adult facilities for weeks is ‘barbaric’

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Court's mass bail of youths triggers police appeal push

Queensland police are considering their legal options after a Townsville magistrate released more than a dozen youths from custody.

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‘Disgraceful and gutless’: Queensland deputy premier pilloried for attack on judiciary

Steven Miles said a magistrate’s decision to release children locked in Townsville watch house was ‘a media stunt’

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Townsville magistrate orders children be released from watch house amid heated youth justice debate

Exclusive: Queensland Police Service ‘exploring its legal options’ after several children granted bail

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Spare uni beds to be converted to emergency housing

University lodgings in Brisbane will be converted into emergency accommodation for people desperate for housing amid high rents and low vacancy rates.

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Queensland housing crisis leaving essential health workers without a place to rent

Registered nurse Colleen Clark has been searching for a new rental in Theodore since April last year without success, an experience that has left her feeling "hopeless and undervalued" despite rural health workers being in high demand.

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What a crock: second Stradbroke Island crocodile sighting confirmed as dugong

After hours of debate among locals, Queensland’s acting premier Steven Miles declared that rangers had spoken

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Gabba funding for Olympic makeover unclear

The Queensland government says it's still working on a funding deal for Olympic infrastructure amid reports the Commonwealth no longer wants to fund the Gabba.

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Qld boosts pregnancy services in Gladstone

A major Queensland hospital's maternity unit will operate 24 hours a day from January 30, but the state government says full birthing services are months away.

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Wet and wild weather nationally as Sydney expected to break cool spell

Australia is in for a wet and wild week, with much of the country expected to cop a barrage of foul weather.

ABC News

Gladstone mum to make 100km trip for birth as maternity bypass continues

Pressure mounts on the Queensland government to end Gladstone Hospital's maternity bypass, as doctors warn of a "medical emergency".

AAP

Qld motorists stranded as Bruce Hwy cut

Queensland's primary transport corridor has been cut off by floodwaters as the state is smashed by heavy rain and flooding.

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Storm damage in regional Victoria; Shooters party to refer NSW premier Dominic Perrottet to police over Nazi uniform – as it happened

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Fears mothers' and babies' lives at risk due to birthing bypass in central Queensland

Doctors are demanding an emergency roundtable meeting to discuss Queensland's maternity crisis amid fears mothers' and babies' lives will be at risk in the Gladstone region until the city's birthing bypass is lifted.

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