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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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Pleasing none, Albanese presents consensus position on rising power bills; gets tentative tick

Anthony Albanese has ultimately stepped in for the consumer on energy, but limited the fallout to industry.

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Daniel Knuth to face fresh charges relating to alleged child exploitation

The son of a Queensland MP will spend Christmas in prison after prosecutors revealed to the District Court today he would face fresh charges relating to alleged child exploitation.

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Victorian schoolies urged to monitor for meningococcal symptoms after case linked to Queensland celebrations

An 18-year-old who was celebrating the end of school on Queensland's Sunshine Coast is diagnosed with meningococcal disease.

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Queensland health minister defends patient wait times at emergency departments amid worst figures in years

Only 68 per cent of Queensland public hospital emergency department patients were seen within the recommended times last financial year, new data shows.

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A Qld Driver Says She Was Fined $1K Bc New AI Cameras Couldn’t Tell Her Vape From Her Phone

"Quite clearly holding my trusty vape and my phone is in the passenger seat," she wrote in a FB post.

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Qld swelters through heatwave temps

A heatwave warning remains in place across much of Queensland, as authorities urge residents to take precautions.

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Gympie family dies in light plane crash in United States, police continue search for father

A mother and daughter from Queensland have been confirmed dead in a light plane crash in the United States with hopes fading that their pilot father will be found alive.

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Australia's first complete plesiosaur fossil discovered in outback Queensland

Palaeontologists who visited a remote property to investigate reports of a large fossil have confirmed a discovery dating back 100 million years.

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Queensland's coal royalties up $2 billion due to 'distorted global energy markets'

Queensland predicting an extra bump in coal royalties, after lifting a decade-long freeze on rates.

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The Loop: January 6 committee to make criminal referrals, mass blackouts in Ukraine, Trump's company convicted of tax fraud

What's coming up today, what Australia is searching for and the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick look at this morning's key stories.

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Great Sandy National Park cabin project sparks concerns over further privatisation across Queensland

Conservationists fear an eco-tourism development between Noosa and Rainbow Beach could have flow-on consequences for other environmentally protected areas.

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Rural Queenslanders relive close calls with heart problems as mobile health service proves its worth

David was moving cattle across his flooded farm when he felt "massive pains" in his chest. This is what he wants you to know.

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More than Ukraine war to high coal prices as debate over price caps continue

Why price controls might not work when coal supply is so short

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Coal gets Queensland budget back in black

Queensland will seek compensation for capping domestic coal prices, as exporters warn the state's own higher royalty charges are "killing the golden goose".

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Queensland graziers unearth 100m-year-old plesiosaur remains likened to Rosetta Stone

Amateur fossil hunters find skull connected to body of marine giant elasmosaur for the first time in Australia

The Guardian - AU

Queensland royalty rises for coal now expected to provide $3bn windfall

Treasury had initially predicted the new system would increase revenue by $765m this financial year

The Guardian - AU

Not ‘desirable’ tenants: mother of five told to lie about number of children when applying to rent accommodation

Submission to inquiry into Queensland Greens rent-freezing bill says family is now homeless

The Guardian - AU

Temperatures forecast to reach mid-40s as heatwave hits northern Australia

North of Western Australia, NT and Queensland to swelter in up to 47C as ‘monsoon break’ allows build-up of intensely hot air mass

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Qld beef farms drive deforestation: report

A report by two conservation groups says Queensland beef farmers cleared about 1.53 million hectares of land to create pastures between 2014 and 2019.

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