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Brisbane mayor calls for a daylight saving trial in Queensland 30 years after state's last referendum

The start of daylight saving for most states has again shown the north/south divide in Queensland, with the Townsville mayor saying it would not be worth it for northern regions.

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Canadian fossil hunters spend six months camping in outback Queensland each year, call it 'home'

Barb and Gary are a long way from their Nova Scotia roots, but over the past 14 years they have come to love the people and the country so much they now call it "home".

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How a gravestone clue about a flowering bush led to a family reunion in Almaden

With only a name and a puzzle about a grave marking "the spot near that white blossomed tree", Marion and Don Lawie's research connects a family to an outback Queensland town.

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Queensland strippers make disturbing allegations of wage theft, exploitation and sexual assault in clubs

Dancers at Brisbane strip clubs allege workplace failures, including wage theft, exploitative working conditions and sexual assaults as the state's law reform commission leaves strippers out of a review into sex work laws.

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Four state scandals that show what a federal anti-corruption commission could uncover

From Eddie Obeid to ‘Mr Ipswich’, state anti-corruption bodies have already shown how they can hold the powerful to account

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Science, justice and revelations from Queensland’s inquiry into forensic DNA testing

Advocates fear victims of crime are being left in the dark over alleged failures at a government lab

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Queensland’s renewable energy plan confirms the politics of coal have changed for good

Most now see opportunity instead of job losses – but Labor will have to match ambition with action if it’s to deliver on 80% renewables by 2035

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Qld man killed after multiple police shots

Queensland police officers fatally shot a man who allegedly advanced on them while armed with a knife.

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Queensland Gemfields communities in limbo 10 months on from mining moratorium

The state government is yet to reveal its plan for small-scale mining, 10 months on from announcing a temporary ban. Queensland hand miners say their livelihoods and communities are at stake.

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Paralympians welcome Qld Premier's title change after 'Minister for the Olympics' snub

Paralympic athletes say they welcome an addition of Paralympics to the Queensland Premier's formal titles but still question why it was left off in the first place.

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Winds of ‘radical change’: Queensland breaks up with coal in stunning week in energy

Annastacia Palaszczuk promised to ditch coal by 2035, leaving experts ‘gobsmacked’ given the state’s deep association with the fossil fuel

The Guardian - AU

Fleets of Toyota utes set to go electric thanks to small Queensland startup

Toyota's lack of eagerness in the electric vehicle market has left room for an Australian startup to bridge the gap.

The New Daily

Meredith bags five as Bulls rolled in Cup

Paceman Riley Meredith has taken career-best domestic one-day figures of 5-26 to help Tasmania dismiss Queensland for 144 in their Marsh Cup clash in Brisbane.

AAP

BOM says more rain on the way for east coast as the north-west cops a drenching

Rainfall records are tumbling in parts of the country while the east enjoys a period of relative calm, but forecasters say that will not last long.

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DNA retesting paused in Queensland after police fears process could exhaust evidence, inquiry hears

The inquiry heard Queensland police had concerns a blanket approach to concentrating the samples could make a profile unusable.

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Queensland government shelves controversial land tax changes as treasurer defends policy

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk denied the move was a backdown on her government's land tax policy.

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FBI expert critical of Qld forensic lab

An internationally renowned forensic expert has criticised Queensland's government-run forensic lab at an inquiry into DNA testing failures.

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‘Cowering before wealthy investors’: Queensland scraps tax changes targeting interstate landlords

Backflip comes after resistance from real estate industry and NSW’s refusal to hand over information

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Qld cabinet to consider Star Casino report

Queensland's Attorney-General has been handed the final report on Star Entertainment Group's casino operations in the state, now set for cabinet consideration.

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Queensland motorists warned roads still waiting for flood repairs could become more dangerous as harvests ramp up

Regional roads are in a bad state and they're about to get worse, with motorists warned the large number of trucks sent to collect a bumper harvest could see conditions deteriorate.

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Andrew 'Roy' Symonds Grandstand unveiled at Townsville's Riverway Stadium

The legacy of cricketing great Andrew Symonds will live on in north Queensland with a stadium named in his honour. His 10yo daughter says "it feels like he's going to be loved from every direction".

AAP

Qld shelves changes to land tax regime

A Queensland plan to calculate land tax based on holdings across the country has been shelved after pushback from other states.

Newcastle Herald

Caitlan Johnston's story: Koori kid to feared leader of Knights pack

"Playing with your cousins and mob out there, it is a different game. I think that is where a lot of my skills come from."

ABC News

Brisbane CBD changes over next decade to change the face of the city

A "collision of challenges and opportunities" is facing Queensland's capital as new projects and vision for the city's heart begin to roll out with gusto.

ABC News

Queensland's clean energy transition plan sparks fears for communities built on coal

For 36 years Ashley Cook has worked at a coal mine in regional Queensland, taking pride in his highly skilled dragline operator job. He's concerned about what the state government's energy plan could mean for communities like his.

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