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Tropical cyclone season is here and authorities fear Queenslanders are underprepared

Authorities and residents with first-hand experience of disastrous storms say Queenslanders need to do more to prepare for damaging storms.

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Queensland set to swelter through three-day severe heatwave thanks to Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle

Temperatures are set to hit 10C above average across southern Queensland this weekend with Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle bringing three days of heatwave conditions.

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Former LNP leader calls for 72-hour limit on children being held in Queensland watch houses

Exclusive: Deb Frecklington says the ongoing practice of detaining youth in adult facilities for weeks is ‘barbaric’

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Australian missing in Turkey found alive but two still unaccounted for – as it happened

Foreign minister Penny Wong’s update comes after Sydney man reported among dead in earthquake tragedy

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Court's mass bail of youths triggers police appeal push

Queensland police are considering their legal options after a Townsville magistrate released more than a dozen youths from custody.

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‘Disgraceful and gutless’: Queensland deputy premier pilloried for attack on judiciary

Steven Miles said a magistrate’s decision to release children locked in Townsville watch house was ‘a media stunt’

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Former Canberra bikie boss extradited to face NSW charges

Police allege that within days of being released on special and highly restrictive court orders in November last year, he had headed to Queensland.

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Low-intensity heatwave will bring summer back to much of Australia

Sydney’s wild weather has eased, but parts of the country will continue to swelter under extreme temperatures

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Theft of Stanley the sausage dog prompts more calls for tougher laws to target 'dognappers'

The theft of a dachshund puppy from a Logan home has reignited debate about the need for tougher penalties to deter pet thieves.

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Payten says expectations won't impact Cowboys in 2023

Todd Payten says the weight of expectations will not get the better of North Queensland in 2023 as his side seeks to go one game further this season.

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Clive Palmer responds after federal government rejects central Queensland coal mine

A mining magnate says he will take action after the federal government rejected his coal mine project near the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area.

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Vics on top in Shield as Queensland batters falter

Queensland are 182 runs in arrears of Victoria with only four wickets in hand after their top-order failed to fire on day two of the Shield clash at the MCG.

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Townsville magistrate orders children be released from watch house amid heated youth justice debate

Exclusive: Queensland Police Service ‘exploring its legal options’ after several children granted bail

The Guardian - AU

Cloncurry Westpac branch closure sparks outrage as residents fear more services will leave

Residents in a major mining and farming community are fighting the closure of a Westpac branch saying the move is "unacceptable".

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Housing advocates call for rent limits in Qld

Queensland housing advocates are calling for the state government to limit the amount and size of rent rises allowed each year to protect renters.

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Woman's suspicious death probed in far north Queensland

Queensland police are probing the suspicious death of a 38-year-old woman whose body was found at a home in the state's far north.

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Alleged NSW bikie boss to be extradited from Queensland

A senior Comanchero bikie is to be extradited to NSW after allegedly contravening a Serious Crime Prevention Order on the Gold Coast.

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North-west Queensland cattle country responds to good start to wet season, lifting graziers spirits

In 2019, cattle farmer Alistair Anderson was dealing with the "devastating" loss of half his herd. Four years on, the 81-year-old's property is in the best condition he's seen it in more than a decade.

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Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle 'speeding up' off Queensland coast as Norfolk Island braces for record winds

Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle has intensified to a category three system as it heads to Norfolk Island but is expected to remain well away from the mainland.

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Cross-code All Star's last league hurrah?

The first Māori to win Olympic sevens gold, cross-code star Amy Turner has returned home to play in what could be her last major rugby league match - now she's thriving in her career helping people with disabilities. Suzanne McFadden writes.

The Guardian - AU

Queensland’s refusal to give inmates condoms opens door to legal action, lawyers say

Government warned it could be found liable over contraction of sexually transmitted diseases in only state still opposing distribution

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Comanchero bikie Allan Meehan relocated to Queensland due to $3m price on his head, court hears

High ranking Comanchero Motorcycle Club figure Allan Meehan is remanded in custody after allegedly failing to provide relevant authorities with his address.

The Canberra Times

Former Canberra bikie boss arrested in Queensland

Allan Meehan was elevated to ACT chapter president after Pitsoni Ulavalu was fatally stabbed in Komokos nightclub.

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Rejection of Clive Palmer coal mine will not affect other proposals, federal government says

The Queensland government has rejected a major coal mine proposal under national environmental laws for the first time, but insists that will not affect 18 other projects under review.

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Thunderstorms lash NSW, heatwaves across Australia to come

Sydney and surrounds have been hit by vicious thunderstorms, but in the coming days and weeks, much of Australia will be feeling the heat.

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