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The Latest Breaking News from Queensland

Blackout threat to millions as power shortage looms

Millions of Australians in the country's east face the potential of blackouts on Monday night, amid surging demand.

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Malcolm Turnbull calls for gas export limits as energy regulator caps prices in Queensland

Former PM says state and federal governments should ‘make sure all the gas we need is available here’

The Guardian - AU

Historic Murray River paddle steamer Pride of the Murray moves to Longreach

After an epic 2300-kilometre journey from country Victoria, an historic paddle wheeler is taking on a new life in outback Queensland.

ABC News

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Push for dress code tattoo bans to be included in Queensland’s Anti-Discrimination Act

Dress codes banning face and neck tattoos in Queensland venues could soon be reviewed by law-makers, as a businessman urges the Human Rights Commission to stamp them out.

ABC News

Thousands of Queenslanders in the dark over COVID-19 hotel quarantine fee waivers

As of this month, 16,762 Queenslanders are either still having their hotel quarantine waiver applications processed or considered — or they've been rejected.

ABC News

How much are power prices increasing by? Why are they going up? What can I do to save on electricity?

We're all bracing for higher electricity prices to kick in from July 1, but just how steep the increase will be depends on which state or territory you're in.

ABC News

Wallabies, coal and a town called Dingo: the battle over a Queensland mine proposal

A mining lease being sought for a proposed coalmine is being challenged in the state’s land court

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Swifts stay alive in Super Netball season

The NSW Swifts will be praying for a Melbourne Vixens victory - by at least five goals - to stay alive in Super Netball after beating the Queensland Firebirds.

AAP

Queensland police to crack down on e-scooter riders ahead of new safety measures

The new rules are coming into effect in November, including changes to speed limits.

ABC News

Free period products in Queensland state schools to improve access, reduce stigma

How vending machines providing sanitary products for free in every Queensland state school will help to end a certain type of poverty, period.

ABC News

Kaufusi avoids ban, free to play Origin II

Felise Kaufusi will be able to play in State of Origin II for Queensland after avoiding a ban for his elbow to the head of Sydney Roosters playmaker Sam Walker.

AAP

Glass House Mountains native logging proposal unites bikers, residents, environmentalists

Anger is brewing about a Queensland government proposal to log native forest near the Glass House Mountains just two years before it becomes conservation land.

ABC News

Queensland has eight coal-fired power stations. What's their future?

Queensland's eight coal power stations have had several unplanned outages recently, contributing to energy price increases. But what will happen to these stations in the future?

ABC News

Queensland Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll on containing COVID, discontent in the ranks and tackling domestic violence

It is now three years since Katarina Carroll took on the job of Queensland' first female Police Commissioner, with the honeymoon period usually afforded to new leaders to settle in their new role evaporating with catastrophic natural disasters and a global pandemic.

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‘Gloriously gnarly’: what professional botanists plant at home

Wild as some may look, botanic gardens are orderly places, where everything is planted for a reason. But home gardens are different, altogether more personal

ABC News

Winter wonderland in north Queensland as frosty temperatures blanket paddocks in ice

Temperatures plummet in "tropical" north Queensland, leaving paddocks and fields west of Mackay blanketed in white frost.

ABC News

Pets in Crisis program gets funding boost to help Queensland families escape domestic violence

A crisis accommodation program for the pets of families escaping domestic violence is set to get an extra $200,000 in funding from the Queensland government.

ABC News

International rodeo career beckons for breakaway roper Ariana Varischetti

Ariana Varischetti, from Mackay in north Queensland, joins an increasing number of Aussies from the bush who are pursuing a professional career on the international rodeo circuit.

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Police investigating fatal boat crash off Stradbroke Island

Queensland Police are investigating a fatal boat crash that happened in the Canaipa Passage. near North Stradbroke Island.

ABC News

Tongan volcano pumice expected to wash up on Townsville beaches this year

A geologist says it's not uncommon for black lumps of compressed sediment, or even coal, to wash up on Queensland beaches. But soon you could find pumice from Tonga's volcanic eruption.

The Guardian - AU

As the temperature cools, the heat is on Chris Bowen

Gas shortages, reported delays to major projects and coal-fired power woes are among the gifts handed to the new energy minister

ABC News

ABC News Queensland's Jenny Woodward on how weather presenting has changed over her 47-year career

ABC News Queensland weather presenter Jenny Woodward reflects on her career and how her job has changed over more than four decades.

ABC News

For 30 years, crooked cops extorted and intimidated these sex workers. Until the women fought back

For decades, a group of crooked Queensland cops known as the Rat Pack ran a murky system of bribes and extortion. But they never dreamed that the sex workers they exploited would bring about their downfall.

AAP

Origin experience has Dearden wanting more

Tom Dearden has said a week in Queensland's Origin camp was the perfect way to work on his fitness and learn from some of the greats of the game.

AAP

No 'impediment' to Tamil family visa: PM

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has hinted the Nadesalingam family will be able to get permanent visas following their return to the Queensland town of Biloela.

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