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With authorities in Queensland scaling back COVID protocols, here’s a look back at where we were 12, 24 and 36 months ago

Queensland's fourth year of living with COVID-19 begins today – marking the anniversary of the first time the state's then Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young warned the public of a novel coronavirus emerging out of China.

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Australian park rangers say 'Toadzilla' could be world's biggest toad

Australian park rangers believe they have stumbled upon a record-breaking giant toad deep in a rainforest.

Reuters

Nearly 6-pound 'Toadzilla' found in Australia breaks the record for largest toad

Cane toads are notorious pests in Australia, colonizing habitats and poisoning other wildlife. Park rangers euthanized the 5.95-pound animal, whose body will be donated to the Queensland Museum.

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Irving case prompts review of redress options for miscarriages of justice

Exclusive: Australia is alone among democracies who have not ratified UN provision enabling legal remedy for someone wrongfully convicted or imprisoned

The Guardian - AU

‘Toadzilla’: Record-breaking cane toad found in Queensland in Australia

The amphibian weighing 2.7kg and described as ‘like a football with legs ‘ was discovered by shocked park rangers

Evening Standard

Police review footage of Noosa incident allegedly involving former Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke

Queensland police have confirmed they are investigating an incident in a public park in Noosa last week, allegedly involving former Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke and his partner, Jade Yarbrough.

ABC News

Top cop apologises to LGBTIQ+ community

The Queensland Police Service has apologised and issued a statement of regret for historical mistreatment and discrimination against LGBTIQ+ people.

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What a crock: second Stradbroke Island crocodile sighting confirmed as dugong

After hours of debate among locals, Queensland’s acting premier Steven Miles declared that rangers had spoken

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Ardern endured ‘unprecedented’ level of abuse; Australian Open schedule slammed; and a ‘Toadzilla’ in Queensland

Political figures say attacks on New Zealand leader may have contributed to her stepping down

The Guardian - AU

Dugong stirs croc spotters off Brisbane

A gentle dugong has caused a stir near Brisbane after locals momentarily thought the mammal might be a three-metre saltwater crocodile.

AAP

Pipeline of discontent is running hot

The Hunter Gas Pipeline could run almost entirely across travelling stock routes between Newcastle and the Queensland border according to a man who surveyed the route in the mid-2000s.

Newcastle Herald

'Toadzilla' found in national park

A giant toad weighing in at a record-breaking 2.7 kilograms has been found next to a hiking trail in north Queensland.

AAP

Qld Police To Investigate Michael Clarke Jade Yarbrough’s Heated Altercation In Noosa

Queensland Police have not yet laid charges.

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Forecasters warn there's 'no room for complacency' for Queensland's summer cyclone season

After torrential rain and flooding in central and north Queensland, conditions are ripe for an active summer cyclone season, forecasters say.

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Population pressures leave schools at capacity as Queensland set to open four new state schools

Four new state schools costing almost $330 million will open their gates to students in south-east Queensland next week, as the region grapples with the pressures of soaring population growth.

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Bruce Highway on track to be flood resilient, but may never be flood-proof

This week's deluge has resulted in 12 sections of Queensland's Bruce Highway being cut, stranding travellers and causing significant freight issues.

ABC News

Australia misses another deadline to implement international anti-torture treaty

Australia misses another deadline to implement an international anti-torture agreement, with the country's three largest states accused of dragging their feet and bickering with the Commonwealth over funding.

Daily Mirror

Teen boy, 15, dies after he's electrocuted by power lines and flung 30 feet into river

The teenager was climbing on a line close to a train bridge in the city of Gladstone in the Australian state of Queensland when the power pole exploded and sent him flying into the creek below

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Queensland man jailed for 12 years for child abuse material after US tip-off

The Moreton Bay man was charged after a tip-off from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in the US.

AAP

Man jailed for 'repulsive' child sex chats

A Queensland man has received a landmark sentence as the first to be convicted of encouraging sexual abuse of a child overseas under new minimum jail terms.

ABC News

Teenage boy dies after electric shock in Gladstone, central Queensland

A central Queensland boy died at Gladstone after he came into contact with live electrical wires and fell.

ABC News

North Queensland wildlife rangers travel to North Stradbroke Island to help investigate saltwater crocodile sighting

Wildlife rangers are searching waterways on North Stradbroke Island off Brisbane after reports a large saltwater crocodile was sighted in mangroves near the town of Dunwich amid further reports of sightings today.

AAP

Police raids over neo-Nazi signs in Qld

Neo-Nazi banners have been seized with three men facing charges after police raided properties over offensive images being posted across southeast Queensland.

AAP

Gabba funding for Olympic makeover unclear

The Queensland government says it's still working on a funding deal for Olympic infrastructure amid reports the Commonwealth no longer wants to fund the Gabba.

The New Daily

Watch: Ardern resigns, Suspicious Sydney death, Queensland shooting

Watch: New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has resigned from her role, and will step down by February 7th. An elderly man in Sydney's south west

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