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Qld power station won't run at full capacity until 2024

Queensland state-owned electricity generator CS Energy has flagged that its Callide power station may end up running at reduced capacity for almost three years.

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Prisoner checks 'substandard' in hours prior to death

Queensland Police found a Brisbane Watch House officer did not complete adequate safety checks on Aunty Sherry, an Indigenous woman who died in custody.

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Queensland whistleblower ‘vindicated’ by former Logan mayor Luke Smith’s guilty pleas

Sharon Kelsey, fired as Logan CEO after reporting misconduct, says Smith’s admission of guilt was a long time coming

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Capewell laces up for star Cowboy's aerial assault

Brisbane were exposed by breakout North Queensland star Jeremiah Nanai in the corresponding game last season and Kurt Capewell is intent on avoiding a repeat.

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Queenslander facing 22 charges after alleged Newcastle break-in spree

"Police will allege in court the man, from Queensland, had broken into homes at Hamlyn Terrace, New Lambton, Merewether, Cameron Park, Randwick, Eleebana, and Valentine."

Newcastle Herald

Qld agrees to allow donor-conceived people the right to know the identity of their donor. Here’s why it's important

Last week, the Queensland government accepted in principle recommendations from a 2022 inquiry into the rights of donor-conceived people.

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Rising flood water in north-west Queensland causing logistical nightmare for emergency services

Supplies are being flown, trucked and shipped thousands of kilometres across the state to remote communities in the Gulf of Carpentaria isolated by flood. But as waters continue to rise, operations are becoming more complicated.

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Medical gels made from spinifex grass to provide 'safer' treatments, jobs for Indigenous Australians

Scientists in outback Queensland are combining traditional Aboriginal knowledge with western medicine to develop a new treatment for conditions such as arthritis, while also creating STEM jobs for First Nations people.

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Energy costs, poorly built houses leave Queensland renters stuck in hot conditions

A new report shows some rental homes topped 40C during summer as tenant advocates call for the Queensland government to extend electricity bill rebates.

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Gastric bypass surgery helped seven members of this Queensland family lose weight and gain confidence

Seven members of the same Queensland family have had obesity surgery, collectively shedding hundreds of kilograms in weight.

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Ex-Qld mayor pleads guilty years after watchdog probe

A former Queensland mayor has pleaded guilty to offences that arose from an investigation by the state's corruption watchdog, five years after being charged.

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A TikToker Has Called Out A Luxe Queensland Rental For Simply Massive Levels Of Misdirection

What in fresh hell is this?

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Donor-conceived woman welcomes Queensland government's in-principle support for register

Sarah found out she was donor-conceived on her 18th birthday. It would take her a decade to find her donor but proposed law reforms in Queensland could change that for others.

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Queensland to spend $5bn on 1,100km CopperString power line to unlock renewables potential

‘Eureka moment’ project will provide future energy certainty and trigger new minerals processing, Palaszczuk government says

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Queensland government buys $5 billion CopperString 2.0 to connect north-west to national electricity grid

Promised for years, the 1,100-kilometre overhead transmission line will transmit electricity from the North-West Minerals Province to the grid near Townsville.

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Qld to spend $5b to link northwest to the national grid

The Queensland government has taken over the planned CopperString 2.0 project to build an 1100km electricity transmission line from Townsville to the northwest.

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Queensland watch house officers repeatedly failed to properly check woman was breathing, inquest told

CCTV footage showed woman had been lying on floor behind concrete wall that blocked officers’ view on night of her death in custody

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Future of Qld lawyer's corruption charge to be decided

A jury has been discharged in a Brisbane lawyer's corruption trial, with the matter adjourned for three weeks for the prosecution to consider the proceeding.

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Queensland considers third-party car insurance reform

Queensland is looking at a shake-up of the state's compulsory third-party car insurance scheme amid concerns over premium competition and insurer profitability.

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Cell safety concerns raised at inquest of 'kind woman'

The Queensland Coroners Court has started a hearing into the deaths in custody of Shiralee Deanne Tilberoo in 2020 and Vlasta Wylucki in 2018.

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Heavy monsoon season drenches northern Australia

Far north Queensland residents are on flood watch as monsoon rains deluge northern parts of the country.

ABC News

Corruption trial against Queensland lawyer Sam Di Carlo involving Ipswich development dropped after 'flaw' found in case

The prosecution had alleged Mr Di Carlo began offering and providing former Ipswich mayor Paul Pisasale with gifts and services, including paying for sex workers, in return for his support for a development in Ipswich in 2016.

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Flooding in Far North Queensland cuts roads as some areas receive more than 300mm of rain

The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a flood watch covering hundreds of kilometres of river systems in the region, as the wet season deluge continues causing landslides and havoc on roads.

AAP

Young playmaker Lynagh delivers again for Reds

Young Reds playmaker Tom Lynagh backed up his Super debut with another impressive showing in Queensland's crushing win over the Western Force.

The New Daily

Worn-out solar panels and batteries face Queensland landfill bans

A possible ban on dumping end-of-life solar panels and batteries into landfill has been put on the agenda for the Sunshine State.

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