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Father faces Qld court over child's murder

The father of a five-year-old boy has faced a Queensland court charged with murder as police allege the child likely suffered abuse over an extended period.

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Star let banned high roller gamble in Qld

Star Entertainment allowed a patron banned from its Sydney casino by police to gamble at its Queensland venue even though it raised a "red flag".

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Unvaxxed Qld teachers to have pay reduced

The Queensland government will cut the pay of 900 of 54,000 public schoolteachers and education staff as a penalty for failing to get a COVID-19 vaccine.

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Queensland Star casino concerns referred to regulator that approved shareholder with alleged crime links

Queensland's Attorney-General Shannon Fentiman refers revelations of crime links involving a key shareholder of Brisbane's new casino back to the same regulator that didn't spot them in 2015.

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Women's football is expected to soar in Australia after the 2023 World Cup — but a lack of funding has clubs worried

After decades of disproportionately low government assistance compared to other codes like rugby league, rugby union and AFL, many football clubs are still lacking the basic facilities to accommodate female participants.

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Pay up: mining and gambling companies told not to expect sympathy over Queensland tax hikes

Campaigns against changes to coal royalties and betting taxes given short shrift by government and advocates

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‘Insanity’: entangled whale in Queensland sparks renewed calls for shark net removal

Fisheries department says an humpback whale was found ‘in poor health’ but ‘not badly tangled at the Gold Coast

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Queensland police operation shuts down drug and gun trafficking linked to organised crime, nine men facing 75 charges

Nine men aged between 21 and 32 are facing 75 serious drug and firearms trafficking charges after a four-month police operation targeting a south-east Queensland scheme allegedly linked to organised crime groups.

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Pharmacist prescription trial proposed as possible solution to the GP shortage faces indefinite delays

Some Australians are waiting longer than ever to see their GP, and one state has come up with a possible solution that would allow pharmacists to take over some of the doctors' prescription work. But a trial that was due to begin in June has now been delayed, with no…

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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.

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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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

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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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