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How a program successful in New York, Scandinavia and the UK could slow youth crime in Queensland

It's no secret that youth crime is on the rise in Queensland, but it's not the only figure trending upwards. Here's how a globally successful program might intervene.

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Parts of Queensland to shiver in cold weather this week as BOM warns of danger to livestock

People in some parts of Queensland are being warned to brace for cold weather this week as gusty winds blow in from the south — with a special warning for farmers with young livestock.

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Magic Round: Gold Coast Titans beat Parramatta 26-24, Nth Queensland Cowboys down Sydney Roosters 20-6, Wests Tigers beat St George illawarra 18-16

Magic Round wraps up with the Gold Coast Titans beating the Parramatta Eels at Lang Park, to complete a perfect weekend for Queensland team, after wins for the Cowboys and Wests Tigers.

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Easy Liberal wins likely in byelections in Robert's and Morrison's seats; support for rise in JobSeeker

On Saturday former Liberal minister Stuart Robert announced that he would soon retire from politics, setting up a byelection in his Queensland seat of Fadden.

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Sustainable aviation fuel made from alcohol to be produced in north Queensland

With port and rail infrastructure already in place, the project to create environmentally cleaner aviation fuel will be based in north Queensland.

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Queensland urged to prevent youth crime at its roots following Maryborough tragedy

Fatal car crash shows a different approach is needed to keep the community safe, leading children and human rights advocates say

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Disgraced Queensland former police commissioner Terry Lewis, who died aged 95, remembered as 'an evil man'

The first serving Australian police commissioner to be knighted was jailed in 1991 for official corruption after being named in the Fitzgerald Inquiry.

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Crocodile numbers rising in Queensland but culling is not necessary, researchers say

The first fatal attack in more than two years reignites debate about rising crocodile numbers in Queensland, but researchers say removing them from waterways is unlikely to prevent attacks on humans.

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Queensland's Tower Hill Picnic Amateur Race Club brings rural community together for 'wholesome fun'

Once a year, on an outback cattle station in the heart of Queensland, hundreds of people gather for one of the last grass-fed amateur horse races.

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Gold Coast family push to reduce stigma around foetal alcohol spectrum disorder

When her son Jazpa couldn't focus at school, Sam Pinnell thought she was a bad parent. A diagnosis of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder changed that.

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Leaked report shows Queensland child safety staff believe case loads are 'unsustainable' and 'problematic'

The report says workers believed their high case loads undermined their ability to help vulnerable children and families.

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Queensland gets cold snap, with sub-zero temperatures forecast for Darling Downs

It'll be chilly weekend ahead, with the first frost of the year predicted for inland Queensland next week.

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Maryborough crash tragedy shows draconian laws can’t eradicate youth crime

Weeks after passing ‘the toughest laws in Australia’, Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is forced to admit there’s no easy fix

The Guardian - AU

Reece Walsh's Magic Round performance proves once again he's ready for prime time, and that means State of Origin

Billy Slater will be judged harshly if he makes the "wrong" choice between Kalyn Ponga and Reece Walsh for State of Origin I. But between Walsh's form and Ponga's Origin III masterclass last year, there's no wrong answer, writes Jon Healy.

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Former Queensland police commissioner Terry Lewis, Joh Bjelke-Petersen's top cop, dies at 95

He was once the top law enforcement officer in Queensland, before being thrown in jail for corruption and stripped of his knighthood following the Fitzgerald Inquiry. Here's a look back at Terry Lewis's life.

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Man tells Supreme Court he was unaware heroin was in box shipped to nail salon

Queensland man Van Dung Vu tells the Supreme Court he did not know that the boxes meant to contain plastic gloves found in the boot of a car he was driving had originally been packed with 1.5kg of pure heroin.

The Guardian - AU

Tanya Plibersek rejects two Queensland coalmines over failure to provide detail on environmental impact

In issuing lapsed notices on projects, environment minister says she has ‘zero tolerance’ for failure to supply required information

The New Daily

Federal minister cancels two Queensland coal projects

The China Stone Coal and Range Coal projects have been cancelled because the companies involved have not being willing to show how they would protect nature.

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Queensland coal projects cancelled over failure to provide environmental impact information

The federal Environment Minister cancelled two projects over the failure of proponents to provide information on environmental impacts, which was requested over many years.

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Alex Shorey faces long recovery after inadvertently ingesting rat poison in Taiwan

The family of Queensland university student Alex Shorey say he is still weak, but has slept well after being flown back to Australia.

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Migrants call for better processes for international health workers amid dentist shortage

Shaily Sharma spent years struggling to make ends meet after moving to Queensland. A new interim report finds more can be done to fast-track international health workers gaining employment in Australia.

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MP Warren Entsch apologises after failing to declare thousands of dollars' worth of luxury accommodation

Following questioning from the ABC, federal MP Warren Entsch said "an oversight" was to blame for his failure to declare thousands of dollars in gifted travel.

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Queensland determined to keep the NRL's highly successful Magic Round in Brisbane

The city gets $30 million in kickbacks for tackling the logistical nightmare that is eight NRL games in three days at one stadium. Several states have approached the NRL for hosting rights.

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In Queensland, where you're most likely to get your car stolen, people are taking steps to foil would-be thieves

Queensland has been given the unfortunate title of the state or territory where you are most likely to have your car stolen.

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Milk drought in Far North Queensland dairy towns blamed on 'perfect storm'

A region once home to hundreds of dairy farms has been running low on milk, with supermarket shelves stripped bare of the essential item.

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