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Senior manager of Queensland's DNA lab questioned about workplace culture, asking which employees were trying to get pregnant

Cathie Allen is asked if it was "acceptable management practice to be asking your senior managers to speculate as to which scientists on the staff are thinking about getting pregnant?"

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Qld raises concerns about NAPLAN 'washing'

Queensland Education Minister Grace Grace has raised concerns about how the scaling of NAPLAN results could be skewing the data.

AAP

Still no Shaun Marsh for WA in the Shield

Western Australia will again be without veteran Shaun Marsh for their Sheffield Shield clash with Queensland at the WACA Ground.

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Search scaled back for missing Qld woman

Police have scaled back the search for Tea Wright-Finger two weeks after she disappeared in north Queensland.

AAP

Treatment of LGBTQ+ students at Queensland colleges prompts review into independent schools accreditation

State education minister Grace Grace says review to look at regulation of non-state schools and measures to protect students

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University of Queensland's promising research to drastically reduce livestock methane emissions

A Queensland university claims its research into cattle has the potential to reduce methane emissions in Australia's beef industry by 30 per cent.

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Search for missing 19yo Tèa Wright-Finger in north-west Queensland scaled back

Despite a major land and air search, authorities have not found any sign of 19-year-old Tèa Wright-Finger, 15 days since her last known movements in remote north-west Queensland.

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Julia Creek endures hottest October day on record as outback Queensland swelters

Country towns are battling stifling temperatures as the mercury creeps past 40 degrees Celsius in rural Queensland. One town has broken the record for its hottest day ever.

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Morning Mail: Australian among dead in crush in Seoul

In today’s newsletter: South Korea in mourning after at least 153 deaths; top Queensland policeman accused of being ‘condescending’ by First Nation leaders; east braces for more terrible weather

The Guardian - AU

Hot in summer, cold in winter: Tips to make your old home energy efficient

Summers in central Queensland can get scorching, but Arthur Hunt has retrofitted his home with strategic blinds, awnings and trees. Here's how you can make your home energy efficient too.

ABC News

‘You people’: second-top cop accused of racialised language towards Queensland First Nations leaders

Exclusive: Deputy commissioner Steve Gollschewski allegedly pointed finger at senior elder in ‘aggressive’ and ‘disrespectful’ way

The Guardian - AU

‘They only had about 30 seconds left’: why cars become death traps in floods

With flooding across the nation, drowning rates are at a 25-year high, and driving through floods is a leading cause. So why do people still take the risk?

The Guardian - AU

Queensland families can now check if they're eligible for free or cheaper kindergarten

The Queensland government has launched a tool for families to see if they're eligible for free or cheaper kindergarten from next year, as part of its program to make it more accessible.

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Australia's Indigenous cricketing history explored in new documentary and exhibition We Are One

Two Queensland women are shining a light on Australia's first international sporting team — an all-Indigenous cricket side — with audiences around the country.

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Glenn Cooke's eclectic collection of souvenirs offers a unique insight into Queensland's history

He's an eclectic curator with an eye for quintessentially Queensland collectables, an encyclopedic knowledge of dates and events which shaped the Sunshine State, and a penchant for Hawaiian shirts.

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Terrifying moment carjacker armed with MACHETE taps on woman's window with creepy smile

The Queensland motorist, who was stuck in traffic and completely surrounded by other vehicles, said the sight of the grinning man clutching a huge knife was "absolutely terrifying"

ABC News

Central Queensland couple establishes brumby rescue clinic to challenge perceptions, inspire others

Paul Johnston and Moreen Levin have rescued and rehomed 300 brumbies across the nation and are hoping to inspire others to give the horses a new lease on life.

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NT government begins exploring criminalising wage theft, following Queensland and Victoria's lead

Following Victoria and Queensland's lead, the Northern Territory government is looking at strengthening laws around wage theft, commissioning a report into possible legal reforms, as Australia's permanent migration cap lifts.

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Land clearing at Queensland’s Deebing Creek angers Indigenous protesters

Bulldozers were halted after activists and First Nations people held a smoking ceremony at the site

ABC News

Queensland homeschooling registrations increase by 69 per cent

The education department is trying to find out what's fuelling the surge, but a parent and an expert say COVID-19 has played a significant role.

AAP

Qld gig couriers could get set conditions

Queensland has passed laws for courier conditions to be set, parental leave more flexible and domestic violence leave to be extended to casual workers.

ABC News

Queensland forensic lab boss Cathie Allen repeatedly accused of lying to DNA inquiry about crime scene testing processes

A senior manager at Queensland's troubled state-run DNA testing laboratory breaks down in tears as she is repeatedly accused of lying to a commission of inquiry during day two of her evidence.

AAP

'I am not a liar', Qld DNA lab boss says

The managing scientist at Queensland's DNA lab has repeatedly denied lying in evidence before an inquiry investigating a decision not to test certain samples.

ABC News

Cairns Regional Council in spotlight over ban of shared e-scooters on footpaths

While other Queensland cities are expanding the reach of shared e-scooters, one major tourism city is holding out.

ABC News

Floods 'worse than drought' as farmers helpless to stop their 'most expensive wheat crop ever' going under

After fertiliser costs doubled and diesel hit $2.40 a litre, many wheat growers will lose this year's harvest to flooding, stirring concerns for the financial and emotional wellbeing of those heavily invested in the crop.

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