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Queensland Country Women's Association celebrates 100 years, sets sights on the future

They have raised millions of dollars for local communities and can rally volunteers better than most military forces. Now, members of the QCWA are marking a century of service.

ABC News

How Queensland's first specialist pain physio is helping patients cope with their chronic pain

The specialist pain physio says a big part of his job is helping patientsfocus away from a "fix" and understand their pain.

ABC News

Italian makeover: the Brisbane bottle shops evolving into wine bars

A number of independent wine merchants are taking up the hybrid store/bar concept and ‘building a community’

The Guardian - AU

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Murder charge after girl, 13, hit by car

A man has been arrested after a girl was fatally struck by a car during a disturbance on a street in northwest Queensland.

AAP

Moreton Bay Regional Council push flood-risk disclosure for Queensland property buyers

At present, Queensland does not have a comprehensive statutory disclosure scheme for home buyers.

ABC News

The evolution of the Ekka's show bags, which originally contained coal and condiments

Today's brightly coloured bags filled with treats, toys and trinkets are a far cry from those long ago, which included condiments and packets of Twisties that were recommended for kids by dentists.

ABC News

Man charged with murder after alleged hit-and-run in Mount Isa, north-west Queensland

Police have charged a 52-year-old man after a teenager was killed in an alleged hit-and-run in Mount Isa.

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Queensland renters living 'on knife's edge' after landlords issue new notices to leave in bid to stop 'lifelong' tenants

Brisbane woman Lyell Lamborn says she's living on a "knife's edge" after being handed a major rent increase and a notice to leave her worker's cottage following a new recommendation from Queensland's peak real estate body.

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Advocates criticise decision not to ask Queensland police boss to face domestic violence inquiry

Experts baffled by absence of commissioner, police minister and police union head among dozens of witnesses called

The Guardian - AU

CCC report on ex-Trustee not to go public

Allegations made against a former Queensland Public Trustee will not go public after the release of a state corruption watchdog report was blocked.

AAP

'I left with the kids and ended up homeless with them': the nightmare of housing wait lists for people fleeing domestic violence

People who flee domestic violence desperately need safe, affordable and secure housing. Our study of people on housing waiting lists in New South Wales, Tasmania and Queensland found private rental housing isn’t an option when leaving domestic violence.

The Conversation

North Queensland mass shooting: man charged with murder over three deaths near Bogie

Deceased victims of the shooting have been identified as Mervyn and Maree Schwarz, and Graham Tighe

The Guardian - AU

No shift on new fossil fuel projects: PM

New fossil fuel projects will be assessed case by case and nothing should be read into the planned rejection of a Queensland coal mine, the prime minister says.

AAP

Lions coach would be keen on Franklin

Brisbane coach Chris Fagan believes it would be "remiss" of the Lions not to talk to Lance Franklin if the forward is seeking a Queensland move.

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Repacholi debriefs on Origin win under "lippy" Captain Conroy

"There were a few tremoring Queenslanders when they saw the size of the NSW team."

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Man held over rural Qld shooting deaths

A 59-year-old man is being held in custody over the shooting deaths of three people from the same family on a cattle property in rural Queensland.

ABC News

Man charged with murder of neighbours on Bogie cattle property in north Queensland

Police have charged a 59-year-old man with the murders of three people and the attempted murder of a fourth on a rural cattle property at Bogie in north Queensland.

The Conversation

Friday essay: a slave state - how blackbirding in colonial Australia created a legacy of racism

In July 2021, Jack Dempsey, the mayor of Bundaberg, delivered an official apology for Northern Queensland’s past reliance on the indentured labour of Pacific Islanders, many of whom were kidnapped (or “blackbirded”) and forced to work on the state’s cane plantations. “To say sorry,” explained Dempsey, “is a start in…

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Southern Queensland weather forecast for another wet spring

Queensland farmers are getting ready for more rain over spring after the declaration of a key weather event.

The Guardian - AU

Queensland real estate body tells landlords how to skirt new no-grounds eviction laws

Renters express shock as property managers told to provide tenants with notice to leave at same time as new leases

ABC News

Man killed in two-vehicle crash near Northern Territory and Queensland border

Investigators have declared the scene of the crash, in a remote corner of the territory, a crime scene.

The Guardian - AU

Hospitalised Torres Strait victims denied domestic violence protection, police report finds

The internal Queensland police intelligence report found officer responses had heightened the risk of fatal consequences

ABC News

Tanya Plibersek proposes blocking Clive Palmer's Queensland coal mine on environmental grounds

Tanya Plibersek proposes rejecting Clive Palmer's Central Queensland Coal Project on the grounds it is likely to damage the Great Barrier Reef. It is the first time in Australian history a federal environment minister has set the wheels in motion to reject a coal mine.

The Guardian - AU

Tanya Plibersek says she will block Clive Palmer’s proposed coalmine near Great Barrier Reef

Australia’s environment minister says billionaire Palmer’s Central Queensland Coal proposal would likely have ‘unacceptable impacts’ on reef

ABC News

Queensland child commission, advocates call for use of spit hoods on minors to be banned

Queensland's Family and Child Commission says it's time to stamp out the practice, after the revelation that a hood was used on a child as recently as seven months ago.

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