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Motion on transgender woman playing sport splits Queensland Parliament

Katter's Australian Party introduced a motion in parliament, which gained the support of the LNP and One Nation, that says transgender women shouldn't be allowed to play in women's leagues to "protect women's rights".

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Yacht captain James 'Jimmy' Blee, allegedly linked to dead cocaine diver, arrested trying to board international flight

A man allegedly linked to the death of a diver — along with the discovery of millions of dollars worth of cocaine in Newcastle this week — is arrested while trying to board an international flight in Cairns.

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Queensland's federal seat of Dickson sees LNP's Peter Dutton in tight contest against Labor's Ali France

Even after sitting MP Peter Dutton doubled his margin in 2019, his seat of Dickson remains marginal. Is it in play in this federal election?

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Gympie bracing for deluge as flood alerts issued by BOM for several south-east Queensland communities

Several south-east Queensland communities are on flood alert after days of heavy rain, with Gympie bracing for six-hourly falls of up to 160 millimetres early Friday and into the evening.

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Sperm-donor-conceived Queenslanders turn to DNA databases to track down biological fathers

When Kerri Favarato was conceived by donor sperm, the process was cloaked in secrecy, and her two-decade search was fruitless until she turned to a DNA database. She now hopes the quest to know one's genetic identity becomes easier under proposed reforms in Queensland.

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Clive Palmer's United Australia Party is promising to cap mortgage interest rates. Can it be done?

With the cost of living surging and interest rates rising for the first time in more than a decade, a cap on mortgage repayments would come as welcome relief for millions of borrowers. But can it be done and who would end up paying for it?

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Sacred sites being put at risk due to native title law, Queensland review told

Push to stop native title claimants being automatically treated as authorities on cultural heritage

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Missing man found in flooded southeast Qld

A man who went missing north of Brisbane, after rainfall and flooding inundated isolated a campsite, has been found safe and well.

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O'Connor Super return boosts Reds' mood

James O'Connor will return for Queensland but there are a host of key absences for Australia's Super Rugby teams in crucial trans-Tasman clashes this weekend.

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Electricity prices are spiking, ten times as much as normal. Here are some educated guesses as to why

Electricity prices in the short-term (“spot”) wholesale markets in Australia are surging again.

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NAPLAN woes after statewide outage affects first day of testing in Queensland schools

It was the first day of NAPLAN testing but a statewide government internet outage meant some state schools were delayed from starting or impacted during the test.

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Qld kicks off health practitioner laws

Queensland's health minister has tabled new laws to regulate health practitioners, which are set to be adopted nationally.

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Qld councils broke finance reporting law

Queensland's auditor-general says 60 per cent the state's local councils are at moderate or high risk of not being financially sustainable.

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The East Coast Is Set To Cop A ‘Widespread Drenching’ So Kiss Your Vitamin D Goodbye

No more!!! Please!!!!

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Queensland police union drops fierce opposition to domestic violence inquiry

Union boss says his view of inquiry into police ‘cultural issues’ changed after Hannah Clarke inquest

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Queensland floods: woman dies after vehicle is swept away as more heavy rain forecast

Two fellow passengers had a narrow escape at Mount Ossa, north of Mackay, as SES responds to more than 100 calls for help in Queensland

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DV inquiry to probe Qld police culture

The Queensland government has appointed the president of its children's court to head an inquiry into the police response to domestic violence incidents.

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Queensland lockdowns drive spike in food delivery worker injuries

New research shows migrant delivery drivers are particularly vulnerable to injury, with more serious injuries reported during Brisbane's lockdowns and bad weather.

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Western Queensland weather brings off-season rain as graziers relish drenching

Western Queensland graziers are quietly hopeful that a second downpour in just over two weeks will bring them a step closer to the end of a crippling drought.

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Qld foster children get new legal rights

Queensland foster children have been granted new legal rights after state parliament passed changes to protection laws.

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Could this finally be the La Niña's last hurrah as rain spreads south?

As the east coast deals with the latest round of tropical rain after a thoroughly wet season, the big question is if this is all going to end sometime soon.

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Woman dies in floodwaters as Queensland's north coast cops further drenching, BOM says records will be broken

Large parts of Tropical North Queensland and the central coast are expecting a further drenching as a severe weather system moves toward the coast, dumping record rain.

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One dead in Qld floods, dam releases start

A woman has died and emergency services have received more than 110 calls for help after intense, unseasonal May rainfall hit large parts of Queensland.

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‘One chance to get this right’: Queensland domestic violence inquiry must address police culture

Analysis: the landmark McMurdo report was first described as ‘just another woke report’ by the police union president

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Review of forensic DNA testing ‘falls short’ for Queensland victims, critics say

Specific cases may be examined to inform scope of review, no re-analysis of DNA samples will be done

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