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High-risk gamblers 'actively encouraged' to come to Queensland's Star Entertainment Group's casinos, inquiry hears

Some high-risk gamblers were "actively encouraged" – and even incentivised – to travel to Queensland to gamble at Star Entertainment Group's casinos even though "red flags" should have seen them banned, an inquiry hears.

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Man charged with murder and torture over the death of 5yo boy in Far North Queensland

The boy was taken to Yarrabah Hospital on August 16 with life-threatening injuries then flown to Townsville for treatment, but died yesterday.

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Man charged with boy's murder in Qld

Police have charged a man over the death of a five-year-old boy in an Indigenous community in north Queensland.

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Do shark nets really keep us safe or are there better options?

Shark nets are the most common way to protect swimmers at busy beaches — but do they really keep us safe?

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Son-in-law 'involved in disappearance'

A detective says he believes the son-in-law of a missing World War II veteran had some involvement in the 73-year-old's disappearance in north Queensland.

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Child killer Rick Thorburn, who was convicted of murdering schoolgirl Tiahleigh Palmer, found unresponsive in Brisbane jail cell

Rick Thorburn, who was convicted of killing Queensland schoolgirl Tiahleigh Palmer, has been found unresponsive in his Brisbane jail cell.

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Gold Coast beachgoers flag down rescue crews to help whale caught in shark net in Currumbin

A surfer has jumped into action to help alert authorities after another whale was caught in shark nets — the fifth this season. But the Queensland government says it has no plans to remove the nets.

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Qld woman face barriers for abortions

Queensland woman still face barriers to getting abortions more than three years after the state decriminalised the procedure, a study shows.

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Flying foxes migrate south, putting Queensland towns on alert

Experts reveal what techniques are most successful in preventing backyard roosting, as towns prepare to be inundated by an influx of flying foxes.

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Mackay councillors to decide if they should be subjected to random drug and alcohol tests

Double standards about drug and alcohol testing could be about to change for one Queensland council, but there are calls for it to go even further.

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Another victim of former elite junior cricket coach Ian Harold King tells court of lasting impact of his abuse

Ian Harold King, a former Queensland state cricketer, is currently serving a 22-year sentence for offences against 10 other boys.

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Money laundering central to Qld Star probe

Star's anti-money laundering controls are central to a probe into the casino's Queensland operations, with interim CEO Geoff Hogg among a number of witnesses.

AAP

Cost of abortions causing Queensland women to consider self-harm, study reveals

More than 40% of women seeking help from pregnancy counselling service had exposure to family or intimate partner violence

The Guardian - AU

Queensland’s casino inquiry: what will it examine and what could happen to Star?

Public hearings are set to begin on Star’s suitability to keep its casino licences in Brisbane and the Gold Coast

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Queensland police officers who responded to domestic violence siege had only been given online training, inquest hears

An inquest examining police responses to a siege where a man killed himself in Townsville hears the Queensland police officers who attended had minimal or no domestic violence training.

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Queensland police commissioner’s evidence to inquiry sparks new call for submissions

Commission examining responses to domestic violence says Katarina Carroll’s appearance led to ‘further communications’ from officers

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Qld reviews off plan property contracts

Queenslanders are being invited to give evidence about their concerns about 'off the plan' home contracts as the government considers reforms.

Daily Mirror

Google Maps users baffled by huge jet spotted 'downed' in Australian rainforest

The jet, which looks like a standard Airbus A320 or Boeing 737, is well away from Queensland's established flight routes and could be appearing on Google Maps as a 'ghost' image

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Son-in-law allegedly confessed to murdering missing north Queensland man Leslie Ball, inquest hears

A re-opened inquest into the disappearance of a north Queensland man almost three decades ago hears his son-in-law confessed to his murder, telling a friend he killed him and another man before burying them "in the same grave".

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Qld police DV probe reopens for a week

An inquiry into Queensland police responses to domestic violence has reopened for submissions after being contacted about "cultural issues" within the force.

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Inquiry into Queensland police culture reopened for submissions as fallout over officers' sexist remarks continues

An inquiry into Queensland police culture reopens the period for submissions after sexist comments allegedly made by two senior police officers are revealed.

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Ex-teacher jailed again for sexual abuse

A 70-year-old former teacher who sexual abused boarders at a Queensland school has been jailed for offences committed against another boy in the 1980s.

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Fraser Coast killer whales could be survivors of 2013 pod stranding

Researchers are analysing footage of a "rare sighting" of killer whales off Queensland's coast to see if any are related to a pod which was stranded a decade ago.

Newcastle Herald

Stephen Galilee: why raising coal royalties is not the answer

Calls to introduce a Queensland-style royalties system in NSW are shortsighted, and potentially very damaging to the Hunter economy, writes Stephen Galilee

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South Korea looks to invest in Australian resources as trade links grow

It's a trade relationship worth more than $38.9 billion, and it could get even bigger as Korea looks to Australia for natural resources and energy.

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