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Trapped, stripped of assets, and silenced. And it's all perfectly legal

When the Public Trustee is given the keys to your life, speaking out publicly is illegal, and it can block you from trying to regain your freedom. Four Corners went to the Supreme Court to reveal the hidden ordeals of those who have escaped the system.

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Queensland human rights commissioner warns against extending Covid emergency powers

Scott McDougall says the public’s willingness to accept restrictions on their rights might be tested in future pandemic waves

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Queensland integrity commissioner Nikola Stepanov accuses Public Service Commission boss of misogynistic slur

Queensland integrity commissioner Nikola Stepanov says the head of the state's Public Service Commission, Robert Setter, called her a "b***h on a witch hunt" during a phone call in 2018.

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‘Bitch on a witch-hunt’: agency head says he didn’t make slur against Queensland integrity commissioner

Nikola Stepanov told a parliamentary committee that “I was called that term” by the Public Service Commission chief executive

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Qld Health Minister diagnosed with COVID

Another two people have died of COVID-19 in Queensland while 3797 new cases have been recorded, including Health Minister Yvette D'Ath.

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Albanese level with Morrison as better PM in Newspoll as Labor maintains big lead

This week’s Newspoll, conducted March 9-12 from a sample of 1,520, gave Labor a 55-45 lead, unchanged since last fortnight. Primary votes were 41% Labor (steady), 35% Coalition (steady), 8% Greens (down one), 3% One Nation (steady), 3% Clive Palmer’s UAP (down one) and 10% for all Others (up two).

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Diesel price increase impacts transport, agriculture and consumers will face higher supermarket prices

The soaring cost of diesel will have significant impacts on freight, transport, agriculture and your household budget.

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Pressure mounts on federal government to cut fuel excise – as it happened

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Chalumbin Wind Farm project near World Heritage rainforest draws protesters in Far North Queensland

There are calls for the Queensland government to stop approving large, foreign-owned wind farm developments in the state's north, amid fears the area's flora and fauna could be devastated by land clearing.

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Everything you need to know about Guardian Australia’s state news coverage

A team of nine has been appointed to extend our reporting of state politics and issues such as education, health, transport and energy

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Land-clearing destroyed 90,000 hectares of Queensland koala habitat in single year, analysis finds

The Wilderness Society says ‘it’s time to take a good, hard look’ at the state’s beef industry, which is blamed for 80% of clearing

The Guardian - AU

Queensland’s ‘patchwork’ response to domestic violence has clearly failed, police veteran says

Exclusive: Former head of state’s domestic violence unit says ‘it’s 2022 and women are still dying horrifically’, amid calls for royal commission

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Emergency head defends flood response

Emergency Management Australia boss Joe Buffone says an earlier disaster declaration would not have had an impact on the ADF rollout to assist flood victims.

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In Queensland’s food bowl, farmers fear the gas bores from next door

Tension between agriculture and resources is bubbling over as farmers seek urgent clarity on who owns the ground beneath their properties

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Labor promises Qld manufacturing support

A federal Labor government will provide $22 million to boost advanced manufacturing in Townsville and North Queensland.

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Qld police chief says DV cases escalating

Queensland's Police Commissioner says the state's domestic violence cases are escalating following two more alleged incidents on the weekend.

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Boats, jetskis among tonnes of flood debris pulled from the Brisbane River — and there's more still to come

Navy divers are scouring the Brisbane River and Moreton Bay for flood debris that is preventing larger ships from entering the Port of Brisbane — as Maritime Safety Queensland issues a warning for people tempted to get back on the water.

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Police badly injured in Queensland crash

Queensland's police commissioner says she is surprised no one died in a head on collision between a patrol van and a ute that left four people in hospital.

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Brisbane River clean up may take weeks

Queenslanders have been warned to stay out of the Brisbane River, with the clearing of debris caused by devastating floods expected to take weeks.

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Outback Queensland residents say banks are making it 'just impossible' to buy a home

Residents in outback Queensland towns say banks are either denying home loans or asking for large deposits based on their postcodes. A local council is urging change before it's too late.

The Guardian - AU

Nation records 16 Covid deaths; 25% of assessed Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley properties uninhabitable after floods – as it happened

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‘The LNP are feeling threatened’: the growing ambition of independents challenging Coalition MPs

‘Voices of’ candidates and other independents, in some cases funded by the Climate 200 group, are putting government seats under pressure

AAP

Police injured in Queensland crash

Three police have been taken to hospital with serious injuries after a head-on car crash as they responded to a reported stabbing incident north of Brisbane.

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Reds deny Drua's late surge for Super win

Two big plays from Seru Uru have helped the Queensland Reds avoid a shock comeback loss to Fijian Drua at Suncorp Stadium in Super Rugby Pacific.

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Scott Morrison defends move to leave Queensland off emergency declaration as ADF boosts flood recovery efforts

The Prime Minister says he's listening to the Queensland Premier by not including the state in a national emergency declaration, as the man coordinating the ADF's flood response confirms a boost in the number of boots on the ground helping to clean up in two states.

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