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Deaths trigger warning over illegal opioids in Qld

Queensland authorities have issued a warning about black market opioids, with police investigating potential deaths in relation to the drugs.

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Telstra outage leaves some users unable to make mobile phone calls

The company says the issue mostly affected customers in NSW and Queensland, but did not prevent triple zero calls

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Queensland police investigating if two deaths are linked to fake drugs spiked with opioid

Queensland Health say tablets tested positive for protoniteazene, an extremely dangerous and potentially life-threatening opioid that can be fatal, even in small amounts.

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Sexual assault victims receive inadequate access to interpreters by Queensland police, inquiry told

Alleged offenders in Queensland have a right to an interpreter if they need but victims don't have the same legal privilege and sexual assault support services say they're losing out.

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Queensland weather leaves Oakey shivering through coldest May morning on record

Queenslanders are shivering before winter has even arrived, with inland regions recording their coldest May morning on record.

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New crocodile detection device, behaviour experts to help improve safety from attacks in Queensland

Employing sonars and artificial intelligence, the warning system is expected to be installed at busy boat ramps as part of a suite of measures to reduce the risk of crocodile attacks in the state.

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Remains of missing pub landlord discovered inside two crocodiles

Mr Darmody’s death is the 13th fatal attack in the Queensland region

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Teen brothers with disabilities found naked and locked in room, commission hears

Counsel assisting the commission to submit that the violence, abuse and neglect suffered by the brothers was preventable, inquiry told

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‘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

The Guardian - AU

Qld police warn vigilantes angered by youth crime wave

Police have called for community calm after a vigilante mob frustrated by the escalating youth crimes surrounded homes in central Queensland.

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The Australian gecko that was named after David Attenborough (for a while)

The first animal named after David Attenborough, who turns 97 today, was an Australian gecko. But it didn't keep its name for very long. To understand why we need to go back to an infamous scientific kerfuffle.

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Mob surrounding Rockhampton home blocked by police amid tensions over youth crime

About 30 people descended on Queensland house following Facebook post that suggested two young residents were responsible for criminal activity

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Highly infectious RSV has already struck five times more people this season, and they're mostly kids

A highly infectious virus that particularly affects children under four is ripping through Queensland communities, with the state's cases up five-fold compared to last year.

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Sunshine Plaza security officer goes into cardiac arrest after alleged attack, calls for more police patrols

The workers' union is calling for more police patrols in shopping centres while hitting out at the "outrageous" work conditions of security officers following an alleged violent attack on a guard on the Sunshine Coast.

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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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