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The Latest Breaking News from Queensland

Host of new rugby laws trialled to stop things driving players and fans mad

The new rules will be trialled at two Queensland Reds games

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Questions over land clearing in North Queensland where vulnerable species are thought to live

The loss of habitat likely to contain threatened animal and plant species has raised further questions about the effectiveness of state and federal environmental protection laws.

ABC News

Queensland plans to use 80 per cent renewable energy by 2035. How will it be achieved?

Hydro storage technology, a switch to solar and wind, and plans for a "SuperGrid" will all be needed to help Queensland meet its ambitious clean energy targets.

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Queensland's energy transition welcomed

Long-term energy targets have been welcomed as the Queensland government announced the modernisation of it's energy sector in a 10-year plan.

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Diesel pumps run dry at Mildura while north Qld drivers face long queues ahead of fuel excise increase

As people rush to fill up ahead of tonight's fuel excise increase, a Victorian service station runs out of diesel and operators across the country report long queues.

ABC News

Queensland government pledges to end reliance on coal-fired power by 2035

Annastacia Palaszczuk says state is facing a ‘climate emergency’ while unveiling $62bn energy plan

The Guardian - AU

Qld Reds to trial rugby rule refinements

Queensland Reds are to spearhead the potential introduction of fine-tuned rugby laws, in an effort to speed up the game and facilitate more ball-in-play.

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Qld lab failures miss crucial evidence

Frustration among Queensland police at the state-run forensics lab has been aired at an inquiry into delays and ineffective DNA testing by the facility.

AAP

Vapes and illegal tobacco seized from southern Queensland stores in police raids after tip-offs

Members of the public reported the suspected illegal sale of the nicotine products to police and Queensland Health amid a state-wide crackdown.

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Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announces $62b clean energy plan including 'world's largest pumped hydro energy storage'

Annastacia Palaszczuk announces a higher renewable energy target as part of the state's 10-year energy plan that she says will support 100,000 jobs.

ABC News

Anger as arsonists burn hundreds of hectares of crops and bushland in Far North Queensland

Police are searching for those responsible for deliberately lighting a series of fires that saw dozens of homes come under threat.

ABC News

Seqwater employee backpaid $380k, among nearly 800 staff underpaid by water authority

Nearly 800 employees of south-east Queensland's water supplier are underpaid by more than $7 million, with one employee owed $380k, with the final total yet to be established.

ABC News

Novotone keen to grow the scene with Cult Classic

DAVE the band drummer Gabe Argiris remembers fondly performing at Lass O'Gowrie's Beach Street festival and how it rapidly expanded their audience. Years later Argiris, now a promoter, musician and co-owner of Novotone studio, is aiming to shine a spotlight on the latest crop of bands germinating in the fertile…

Newcastle Herald

Police inspector tells DNA inquiry into Queensland's forensic lab murder was allegedly solved after sample retested

A police inspector tells the inquiry samples taken from an unnamed murder victim returned a usable DNA profile after being retested by Queensland's troubled forensic lab.

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High-rises potentially on the horizon for the seaside Queensland town of Bargara

The debate over height restrictions for developments along the coast of a regional Queensland town is back in the spotlight, but now the decision could be up to the state government.

ABC News

Queensland police inspector tells DNA inquiry 'shelved' murder scene samples yielded results with further analysis

A police officer giving evidence at the inquiry into Queensland's troubled forensic laboratory says "it was alarming" that samples from a murder case which had been "shelved" later yielded DNA results after further analysis.

ABC News

Queensland government set to unveil major investments along with 10-year energy plan

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk will today unveil what she has called "one of the biggest announcements our government has ever made", including the state's energy plan for the next decade.

The Guardian - AU

First Nations children account for 84% of Queensland youth detainees put in solitary confinement

Figures show nearly 26,000 ‘separations’ of Indigenous children in a year as advocates call for ban of ‘shameful’ practice

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Qld bets on pumped hydro, eyes coal's end

The "largest pumped hydro storage in the world" is at the heart of an energy plan allowing Queensland to be more ambitious with renewable and emissions targets.

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Qld lab refused to test evidence samples

More than 21,000 evidence samples collected from crime scenes across Queensland were never initially tested by a forensic laboratory, an inquiry has been told.

ABC News

Mother whose son took his life after learning debt hopes Robodebt royal commission will bring justice

A Queensland mother whose son took his own life just hours after learning he owed a Centrelink debt says she hopes the Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme will bring about justice for victims.

ABC News

Queensland DNA testing inquiry hears of senior scientist's 'sickening feeling' working in the lab

The lab is under scrutiny after years of mounting concerns over testing failures, and last week's bombshell interim report from Walter Sofronoff KC found "untrue" or "misleading" statements had been issued to the courts.

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Adelaide man jailed after continuing 'baseless and vile accusations' against MP during CB radio broadcasts

A man who received a good behaviour bond after broadcasting threatening messages towards a South Australian MP is jailed for eight months after continuing the abuse. He had previously avoided jail despite admitting he breached his bond by stabbing a woman and her dog in Queensland in 2017.

ABC News

Regional Queensland braces for wet end to September with rain and storms forecast for most parts

An already wet September is set to end with another soaking for many regional Queenslanders, as a band of storms sweeps across much of the state bringing hail, wind and rainfall.

AAP

Qld nabs millions in suspected dirty cash

Millions of dollars in suspected criminal proceeds have been seized in Queensland, the state's anti-corruption watchdog revealed as NSW mulls similar laws.

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