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Central Queensland cattle producer Alan Acton dies in Bingegang helicopter crash

Tributes are flowing from around Queensland for well-known cattle producer Alan Acton, 65, who died in a helicopter crash while mustering on a property west of Rockhampton.

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Ipswich is our heartland: Jones talks up NRL expansion

ARL commissioner Kate Jones says the NRL is determined to expand to 20 teams as Brisbane Firehawks and Brisbane Jets powerbrokers promote southeast Queensland.

AAP

Cowboys and Tigers reveal maiden NRLW signings

Emma Manzelmann will go down in the history books as the first-ever NRLW player for North Queensland, while Kezie Apps' move to Wests Tigers has been confirmed.

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Record heroin shipment seized in Queensland drug sting

Authorities have seized Queensland's largest heroin shipment as part of an operation targeting an international drug smuggling operation.

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Huge heroin haul hidden in concrete before record bust

A shipment of heroin with an estimated street value of almost $270 million has been detected at the Australian border, with the drugs hidden in concrete blocks.

AAP

Australian Federal Police report largest ever detection of heroin in Queensland after 336kg shipment seized

Federal police say the seizure, which has a street value of about $268 million, is the second-largest heroin shipment ever detected in Australia.

ABC News

Queensland tourism industry bracing for wave of last-minute Easter school holiday bookings

Fewer people have booked holidays this Easter school holidays but hotels and airlines are ready for a last-minute surge.

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Maree and Rhiley Kuhrt remembered by friends and family after plane crash near Proserpine

Friends and family have shared heartfelt tributes to a "beautiful" western Queensland couple who died after their light plane crashed near Proserpine on Sunday.

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About 4 million Queenslanders contracted COVID-19 at least once in 2022, Chief Health Officer says

About 4 million Queenslanders contracted COVID-19 at least once last year, infecting more people in a single year than any other virus in the state's history, Chief Health Officer John Gerrard said.

ABC News

Jury told woman set up woodchipper murder for insurance

Queensland woman Sharon Graham has been accused of planning the murder of her ex-partner via a fake woodchipper accident in order to claim his life insurance.

AAP

More staff, funding allocated to Townsville maternal unit after damning review

The only public high-risk maternity service in regional Queensland will be allocated more staff and funding to respond to delays.

ABC News

Palmer's Waratah coal mine denied environmental licence

A major coal mine slated for Queensland's Galilee Basin has suffered another blow after a landmark court ruling recommended it not proceed.

AAP

Wreckage of plane carrying pilot and his pregnant wife found in central Queensland

Rhiley Kuhrt and his wife, Maree, were on their way to visit family when their Piper Cherokee crashed

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Queensland on the front foot against sex discrimination

A legal requirement to take steps to eliminate sex discrimination and harassment has the Queensland government's support as it flags law reform.

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Queensland to abolish clause used to discriminate against LGBTQ+ people

Palaszczuk government accepts report into law that enabled Brisbane’s Citipointe Christian College to warn teachers they could be fired for being openly homosexual

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Michael Slater charged with assaulting police at Noosa

Former Australian cricketer and commentator Michael Slater is accused of assaulting and obstructing Queensland police following an alleged domestic

The New Daily

Newlyweds dead in central Qld air tragedy

The bodies of a recently married Queensland couple have been found in the wreckage of a plane that went missing in central Queensland.

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Queensland police’s lack of body camera footage of fatal Mareeba shooting labelled a ‘farce’

Civil liberties campaigner says if Australian SAS soldiers can wear body cameras, so should tactical police

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Search under way after plane vanishes in central Qld

A plane with two people on board is missing in central Queensland after failing to arrive at an airpark west of Proserpine in Queensland. The Australian

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Wreckage of missing plane found in central Queensland

A rescue helicopter crew has spotted the crash site of a plane that disappeared with two people aboard in central Queensland.

ABC News

Roma becomes training ground for highland dancers heading to Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo

While tartan kilts aren't necessarily suited to the hot climate, a small Queensland town has produced another dancer who will take the stage at the prestigious Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo.

ABC News

Bundaberg Hospital's emergency department wait times some of Queensland's longest

Queensland Health figures show the Wide Bay's three public hospitals – Bundaberg, Hervey Bay and Maryborough — had the highest number of patients who stayed in an ED longer than 24 hours.

The Guardian - AU

Dutton’s leadership safe for now, Liberals say, despite calls for change of direction after historic loss in Aston

Malcolm Turnbull says the party’s future rests on its ability to move back to the centre

AAP

League great Backo critically ill after heart attack

Sam Backo is in a Cairns hospital in a critical condition after the Canberra, Queensland and Kangaroos rugby league great suffered a heart attack.

AAP

Walsh studying Gutherson in bid for Qld Origin debut

Brisbane NRL fullback Reece Walsh wants to improve his defence and work rate to earn a Queensland jersey, and sees Parramatta's Clint Gutherson as a role model.

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