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The Latest Breaking News from Queensland

Queensland police commissioner vows to do more to protect whistleblowers after inquiry revelations

Officers who made complaints say internal witness support unit is understaffed and overwhelmed

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Foster says fraud case is 'fatally flawed'

Peter Foster says charges laid against him over an alleged $2 million Bitcoin fraud are "fatally flawed" and he expects Queensland police to drop them.

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Major shake-up of Queensland's emergency services sees budgets and frontline workers boosted

The Queensland government announces a restructure of the state's fire and emergency services, with hundreds of additional staff and a $400 million boost over four years.

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More firefighters part of Qld restructure

The Queensland government will spend $400 million on extra firefighters and equipment upgrades by 2026 as part of a major emergency services restructure.

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Whales wave goodbye to Queensland coast as turtle nesting season gets underway

Whales wave goodbye to the Queensland Coast as the turtle nesting season gets underway.

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Queensland parents of students with disabilities demand more inclusive schools, call for fix to 'broken' system

The Queensland government implemented 17 recommendations of an independent review into education for students with disability, but parents say there needs to be a "culture change".

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Queensland family fights to stop schools from determining children’s education based on disabilities

Unable to get Taylor Lloyd, 15, included in mainstream classes at his high school, his mother says she had to turn to home schooling

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Queensland's forecast budget surplus more than doubles to $4.3b off the back of a booming housing market

Queensland more than doubles its expected budget surplus after the booming housing market pumped billions of extra dollars into the state's pockets.

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Giant hail from the Queensland tropics gives rare insight into severe weather events

Recording-breaking hail has been analysed in a bid to develop better models and forecasting for severe storms.

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‘Severe storms’: Twin weather alarm for Sydney, Melbourne

Millions of Australians face the imminent threat of dangerous storms, with severe storm warnings in Sydney and Melbourne on Tuesday.

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Qld denies hindering UN prison inspectors

The Queensland government has denied hindering UN prison inspectors, saying they were only stopped from visiting some detainees with severe mental illness.

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Qld lab boss 'feels dreadful' for mistake

Queensland Health's director-general was given incorrect information about crime scene DNA sample tests by the director of the state forensics labs.

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Qld posts record surplus on bumper taxes

The Queensland government has more than doubled its predicted 2021/22 budget surplus to $4.3 billion on the back of higher-than-expected tax receipts.

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Queensland lawyer Michael Bosscher charged over alleged involvement in $4.5m money laundering syndicate

A series of search warrants across Brisbane uncover $70,000 in cash hidden in safes under stairs at a Brisbane address allegedly connected to a $4.5 million money laundering syndicate.

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Qld coal miners plan action over pay deal

Workers at four BHP-Mitsubishi Alliance coal mines in Queensland have voted to take industrial action over job security provisions in a fresh pay agreement.

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Wild wallabies relocated to secret, safe location in Far North Queensland project

A booming population of wallabies on a sports field was causing havoc and traumatising a community. Now the animals are being moved to a secret location.

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Moree assesses flood damage as the Murray River peaks in Echuca with more wet weather on the way

Woman’s body found in flood waters, as heavy rainfall continues across New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland

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Large parts of central and north Queensland hit by hail as storms, heatwave lash state

A severe thunderstorm warning remains in place for a large part of the state.

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Online bookies say Queensland betting tax increase could end up stripping $1.75bn from state’s revenue

RWA claims state’s racing industry will suffer after corporate wagers deprioritise Queensland races to mitigate widened tax

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Police search for missing 19yo Tea Wright-Finger at Richmond in north-west Queensland

Police, SES volunteers, council staff and helicopters are involved in a major land and air search for a 19-year-old woman missing in "challenging terrain" east of Mount Isa.

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Acting head of Queensland forensics lab says she had no experience in DNA profiling, did not understand 'urgent' police concerns

Lara Keller tells an inquiry into forensic DNA testing in Queensland that, although she is a scientist by background, she had no experience in DNA profiling.

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DNA lab chief 'failed to understand issue'

The boss of Queensland's forensics lab believed no cases were being compromised and she failed to understand the issue with DNA testing being raised by police.

ABC News

Extreme three-day heatwave warning for Far North Queensland

Temperatures in North and Far North Queensland have begun to rise as the region prepares to swelter through days where temperatures could reach 40 degrees Celsius.

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Inadequate ‘Victorian era’ NSW prisons below state’s own standards

United Nations inspectors have suspended plans to look at Australian prisons after NSW and Queensland blocked access.

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Queensland’s top cop condemns woman’s alleged murder by ex-partner

Queensland's top cop says the "absolute tragedy" of a young woman's alleged murder is unacceptable and should not have happened.

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