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New push to bring Queensland’s lagging emissions targets into line with other states

Environmental advocates urge state to ‘do better than 30% by 2030’, and propose doubling of current targets

The Guardian - AU

Man in critical condition after being struck by lightning

A man is in a critical condition in hospital after being struck by lightning in south-east Queensland on Sunday.

The New Daily

Queensland government to launch parliamentary inquiry into vaping, with focus on children and teenagers

Annastacia Palaszczuk says Queensland's efforts to reduce smoking rates are being undone by a rapid rise in vaping — including in schools.

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Man taken to hospital after lightning strike as south-east Queensland battered by intense storm

A man is in a critical condition after being struck by lightning as storm warnings remain in place for parts of south-east Queensland.

ABC News

Queensland floods: Burketown residents warned of crocodile-infested waters ahead of expected peak

Authorities say community still in town could be isolated for up to two weeks with water levels continuing to rise

The Guardian - AU

Record-breaking Queensland flood peak predicted for Sunday: forecaster

A record-breaking flood in Australia's Queensland state was forecast to peak on Sunday, after almost 100 residents of an outback town were moved to higher ground.

Reuters

One-third of childhood sexual abuse is perpetrated by another child. Shannon Molloy tells his story – and urges us not to look away

Journalist Shannon Molloy is used to sharing his story. In his 2020 memoir, Fourteen (now adapted for the stage), he wrote about growing up gay in regional Queensland in the 1990s, enduring severe bullying.

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Queensland to hold inquiry into health risks of e-cigarettes amid concerns some contain toxic chemicals

More knowledge needed about whether vaping is a ‘stepping stone’ to smoking and to raise awareness of harmful effects among youth, premier says

The Guardian - AU

Queensland panel to look at vaping and recommend legislation

A parliamentary inquiry will look into the health risks of vaping and how many young people are using e-cigarettes

The New Daily

Flooding peaks in Gulf of Carpentaria with about 40 homes inundated in Burketown

Flood levels remain at unprecedented heights in Queensland's gulf region, where it will be weeks before evacuated residents can return home. Station owners say they fear what they will find when the water recedes.

ABC News

More rain across flooded Queensland region brings ‘extended peak’ – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Peak to come: A Qld town’s ‘worst-ever’ floods seen from the air, as residents flee

Residents of Burketown in Queensland are facing an anxious wait as water inundates their town, with flooding expected to peak.

The New Daily

Jewel in the crown land: catching a glimpse of butterfly under threat on a Queensland roadside

Bulloak jewels are already one of Australia’s most endangered butterflies. There are fears that fire could devastate their habitat

The Guardian - AU

Queensland windfarm backed by Apple and Andrew Forrest sparks warning over impact on threatened species

Windlab wants to put 80 turbines and 150km of tracks on site inland from Ingham to build the Upper Burdekin windfarm

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Queensland's Petaia again stakes his Wallabies claim

Queensland Reds fullback Jordan Petaia continued an outstanding start to the Super Rugby Pacific season with two tries in his side's loss to the ACT Brumbies.

AAP

Anxious wait as Queensland floods expected to peak

Residents of Burketown in Queensland are facing an anxious wait as water inundates their town, with flooding expected to peak.

AAP

Brumbies beat Reds, continue Super Rugby undefeated run

The Brumbies are now 3-0 for the Super Rugby Pacific season, beating the Queensland Reds 23-12 at GIO Stadium.

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Why The Fuck Are The Oscars Giving Away A Square Metre Of Rural Queensland In Its Goodie Bags?

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The Guardian - AU

Queensland floods: police say Burketown ‘not safe’ as dozens airlifted out

Residents in state’s rural west are bracing for the peak of record flooding on Sunday

The New Daily

Burketown evacuated as record downpour inundates far north Queensland

A Queensland town faces worst-ever floods, with communities and properties isolated as possible heavy falls raise risk of of flash floods.

Reuters

Heavy rain in Australia triggers flood evacuations in Queensland

Emergency services in Australia's Queensland state evacuated residents to higher ground on Saturday, as record-breaking floods sparked by heavy rain lashed the region's northwest.

ABC News

Outback Queensland town becomes first to trial emergency airstrip lanterns for RFDS

Pilots say flying to remote properties in medical emergencies can be like "walking into a dark room", but one tiny community is trialling a solution.

AAP

Queensland police question teen after man found dead

An 18-year-old man is helping homicide detectives with inquiries after a 58-year-old was found dead in a home in central Queensland.

AAP

Power cut off in Qld's northwest as flood levels rise

Rain is continuing to fall across large parts of Queensland, with evacuations under way as the northwest grapples with its worst floods in years.

Daily Mirror

Unbeaten sprinter End Assembly tests positive for cocaine and faces disqualification

End Assembly, one of the rising stars of the sprinting division in Queensland, could be stripped of his latest win after traces of the drug were found in a urine sample

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