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Two brothers and a woman who allegedly shot dead two Queensland police and their neighbour have been linked to posts on conspiracy theory websites and forums.

On Monday night, two police officers, Constable Rachel McCrow, 29, and Constable Matthew Arnold, 26, were shot and killed, and two other officers were injured, after being ambushed by offenders at a remote property in Wieambilla, in Queensland’s Western Downs. A civilian was also shot and killed. Specialist police then…

A lot has changed in 12 months. Queensland is in the middle of a fourth wave as COVID-19 becomes part of everyday life, but virologists warn against complacency.

An inquiry into Queensland's forensic DNA lab hands its findings to government today, after months of public hearings that revealed a "toxic" workplace, "divided allegiances" and "complete failure" of responsibility.

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In today’s newsletter: commissioner pays tribute to officers shot dead at remote property; Guardian Essential poll finds room for optimism

Researchers discover "true giant wombats" weighing up to 130 kilograms that lived in central Queensland about 80,000 years ago.

Police have shot dead three people at a remote property on Queensland's Darling Downs after an ambush in which two officers and a bystander were killed.

An inquiry has recommended Queensland's embattled forensics lab be restructured and thousands of crimes reviewed due to "grave maladministration".