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Star fined $100m and threatened with a 90-day suspension of its Queensland casino licence

The state government also appoints a special manager after ‘major failings’ by casino operator

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Star Qld hit with record $100m fine

The Queensland government has fined Star Entertainment a record $100 million and appointed a special manager to rehabilitate the casino operator.

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Star Entertainment Group fined $100 million over Queensland casino breaches, given 12 months to 'get their house in order'

Queensland's Attorney-General Shannon Fentiman announces the penalties two months after she found the gambling giant unsuitable to hold a casino licence in Queensland, following a major report.

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Christmas pay rise for Qld nurses

Queensland nurses and midwives will receive a pay rise just in time for Christmas after a landmark enterprise bargaining agreement.

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Queensland country caravan trips on the agenda for families tightening belts this school holidays

As the cost of living soars and holiday accommodation in popular coastal spots gets harder to find over summer, travellers are ditching Queensland beaches for bush holidays.

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Australia's largest stockhorse sale tops its own record, grossing $5.3 million in Queensland

While others their age may be mowing lawns for $10 an hour, Abby Ellrott and her brother Riley have stepped into the arena to help their family make more than $120,000 in one afternoon.

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Queensland vet says heat stress, burnt paws real danger to dogs in summer

It doesn't have to be a heatwave to think about what's happening to your dog's feet. Vets say burned paws happen more frequently than you'd expect.

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Queensland government abandons Bradfield Scheme after review finds it completely unviable

A decades-long vision to drought-proof arid western Queensland has been abandoned by the state government after an expert review declared it completely unviable.

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Deaths of Qld children in care reviewed

More than half the children who died in Queensland's child protection system in 2021/22 did not die from natural causes, a new report says.

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Severe thunderstorms hit Sunshine Coast, south-east Queensland on alert after night of wild weather

Severe thunderstorms bringing hail and strong winds passes over parts of south-east Queensland after wild weather kept people awake and brought down powerlines overnight.

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Qld needs watchdog for vulnerable adults

A commissioner is needed to prevent adults at risk of abuse and exploitation from falling through cracks in the system, Queensland's public advocate says.

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NSW ‘almost ready to sign up’ to coal price cap to provide energy price relief

State’s energy minister, Matt Kean, says ‘It’s not about royalties, it’s all about consumers’, putting pressure on Queensland counterpart

The Guardian - AU

Latest study on Bradfield scheme in Queensland again concludes proposal doesn’t hold water

Despite repeated reviews of John Bradfield’s idea to use flood waters to irrigate central Australia, the scheme has not been shown to be feasible

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Drones to cut pathology test times in Qld

A fleet of drones will transport medical samples from Queensland communities to pathology labs in a new federally-funded partnership.

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No bail for truckie who planned NT escape

A Queensland truck driver charged over a fatal crash in 2004 has lost his bid for bail after talking to his partner about fleeing to the Northern Territory.

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‘Trying to text and call’: Australian girl, 10, was at sleepover when family died in US light plane crash

Queenslanders Christian and Misty Kath and their eldest daughter Lily killed when rented Piper Cherokee crashed off coast of Florida on the weekend

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Qld Bradfield Scheme 'not feasible': panel

An expert panel has rejected a scheme to irrigate western Queensland, but says four mini-water grids could help coastal areas adapt to climate change.

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Nyika's off-beat sanctuary for title shot

David Nyika could have set up base anywhere in the world, but has chosen Noel Thornberry's backyard gym in Gatton, Queensland for his boxing world title push.

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Glencore pulls out of $1.5 billion Valeria coal mine project in central Queensland

Glencore says its Valeria coal project is now under review, citing concerns around global uncertainty and a commitment to reach net zero emissions by 2050.

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TV streaming services look to regional Queensland towns for 'authentic' settings

The rural town of Jandowae didn't need many changes this week to transform the 1980s setting of Netflix's eight-part adaptation of Boy Swallows Universe.

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Electrical storms hit south-east Queensland with BOM forecasting more severe weather today

South-east Queensland is hit by an intense electrical storm that cuts power to tens of thousands of properties as the bureau warns more severe storms are forecast this afternoon.

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Country towns at 'greater risk' of running dry when drought returns despite recent floods

Despite all the flooding this year, experts warn that country towns are even more likely to run out of water during the next drought, but why?

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Gladstone's transition from fossil fuels offers heavy-industry workers 'plenty' of opportunities

Generations of Australians have relied on jobs in heavy industry to support their families, but as towns like Gladstone transition to renewable energy sources, Amber is among those jumping into new careers and believes anyone can do it.

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Queensland heatwave sends temperatures soaring across the state, with worst yet to come

Across the state, temperatures are above average by up to eight degrees Celsius and the heatwave conditions are expected to remain in northern and central Queensland until next week.

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Australian energy ministers to agree on promoting battery uptake but views on price caps differ

Gathering of state and federal officials in Brisbane on Thursday not expected to result in consensus on proposed price caps on coal and gas

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