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Toowoomba community tells of robberies, threats and fear to leave home as police commissioner acknowledges crime spike

Harrowing stories of Queensland pensioners being mugged at ATMs, youths roaming the streets with machetes and children being too scared to leave home have been aired at a town hall meeting.

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Queensland to progress on ‘historic’ Indigenous treaty while pledging new crackdown on youth crime

Annastacia Palaszczuk says bill to create truth telling and healing inquiry will be introduced next week

The Guardian - AU

Treaty vision includes new truth and healing inquiry

Queensland will set up a First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth Telling and Healing Inquiry under legislation to be introduced next week.

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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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Downer frontrunner to produce Queensland's next generation trains from Torbanlea site

A regional Queensland town is preparing for a new era of manufacturing and a jobs boom as Downer is announced as the preferred supplier to build and deliver 65 next generation trains.

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Advocates say children are being held in adult watch houses in Queensland for weeks at a time

Advocates and lawyers say Queensland's youth justice system is at crisis point, with some juveniles reportedly held in adult watch houses for weeks at a time.

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Downer EDI chosen to make 65 trains in regional Qld

Downer EDI is the preferred supplier of 65 new Queensland trains at a new hub in the city of Maryborough with a contract to be signed next month.

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Queensland’s draconian approach to youth justice sets kids up to fail

Tightened bail laws have led to a spike in children being imprisoned – the long-term damage caused by short-term, vote-chasing politics

The Guardian - AU

Police ministers to work on national gun register

National cabinet has agreed to the need for an increase in information sharing about guns across states and territories after a fatal Queensland shootout.

AAP

Queensland government considers giving affected GP clinics more time to make arrangements for payroll tax

The Queensland Treasurer is in discussions with Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk about a plan to pause the implementation of payroll tax assessments on some GP clinics in a bid to curb increasing doctor fees.

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Gun import tariffs suggested as Queensland pushes for firearms registry at national cabinet

Federal police union says new register could be funded through criminal seizures or new weapon tax

The Guardian - AU

Qld to deploy hundreds of junior doctors

More than 800 junior doctors will be deployed in health facilities across Queensland as part of an increase in frontline health workers.

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World's best actors to grace Gold Coast as Queensland locks in AACTAs awards

The awards will draw Russell Crowe, Nicole Kidman and Cate Blanchett to the Gold Coast's red carpet.

ABC News

Qld govt keen on Copperstring takeover

The Queensland government has indicated it will take over a 1000-kilometre high voltage electricity transmission network in the northwest of the state.

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Queensland tops nation for child detention and youth repeat offenders, Productivity Commission data reveals

More than half of the Queensland children released from supervision in 2019-20 offended again within 12 months, according to figures just published by the Productivity Commission.

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Qld youth reoffending rate worst in nation

New data on recidivism rates among young people comes as the Queensland government works to implement a plan it says will drive down youth crime.

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Qld focuses on youth justice, hate crimes

Laws designed to tackle youth crime in Queensland will be ready for the return of parliament as the state government outlines it's most pressing priorities.

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With authorities in Queensland scaling back COVID protocols, here’s a look back at where we were 12, 24 and 36 months ago

Queensland's fourth year of living with COVID-19 begins today – marking the anniversary of the first time the state's then Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young warned the public of a novel coronavirus emerging out of China.

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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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British couple killed in helicopter crash in Australia

Authorities have said that a British couple were among four killed in a helicopter crash that happened on January 2, 2023 in Main Beach, Queensland,…

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One Of Four People Killed In Horrific Helicopter Crash Identified As Sea World Chief Pilot

Three passengers remain in critical condition in hospital.

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Why now is the time for clueless politicians to wise up

If you had to define ‘clueless', you could quickly point to a growing list of examples from those with some rank, particularly politicians.

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Youth crime victims speak out amid calls for victims' minister in wake of Emma Lovell's stabbing in North Lakes

The tragedy of Emma Lovell's alleged murder prompts other victims of youth crime to speak out and demand further action from the Queensland government, including calls for a victims' minister.

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Queensland to introduce more severe criminal penalties for young offenders in wake of Emma Lovell's stabbing at North Lakes

The new measures target young offenders in particular, with sentencing to take into account their previous criminal activity and bail history.

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Neighbour killed in Queensland shooting Alan Dare farewelled at funeral, receive Queensland Police Service Medal

Alan Dare will receive a posthumous medal for bravery after he was gunned down in the deadly shootout on the Western Downs. Loved ones and police officers honoured the 58-year-old at a private funeral.

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