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K'gari’s unique ancient lakes once dried out. Could this happen again?

The lakes on the world’s biggest sand island, K'gari, are famous. Pivotal to the World Heritage listing of the Queensland island formerly known as Fraser Island, their turquoise waters feature in international tourism campaigns and social media posts.

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The Ultimate Guide to Property Searches in Queensland: What Every Homebuyer Should Know

Buying a home in Queensland is exciting, but let’s be honest—it's also a little nerve-wracking.

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Trump’s ratings recover a little after slump; Australian Labor retains large poll leads

Donald Trump’s net approval is up a little after a slump to a term low on November 23, as Republicans hold a federal seat at a special election. In Australia, Labor continues to hold large leads in federal polls, but received just 8.3% at the Hinchinbrook Queensland state byelection.

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'Go nuclear': inquiry hears of rogue union's threats

An inquiry into a rogue union has heard allegations it sought to pressure a state's peak body to indefinitely delay a piece of legislation.

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Copper theft is hitting building sites, street lights – and now phones. How do we stop it?

From causing a major phone outage to shutting down street lights across parks, suburbs and roads, copper theft has become a clear public safety risk.

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League great blames injuries for failure to comply

NRL and Queensland great Trevor Gillmeister has avoided a conviction after a sporting injury allegedly impeded him when told to "get on the ground" by police.

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Beer? Yes. Crocs? No. Crocodile Dundee pub enters a new era

The Walkabout Creek hotel in Queensland’s Gulf Country is still going strong – just don’t expect crocodiles

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Is Australia in a youth crime crisis? Here’s what the numbers say

Youth crime is never far from the public consciousness, but Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan’s announcement of “adult time for violent crime” has brought the issue back into sharp focus.

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‘Victim blaming’ comments after Hannah Clarke murders were part of botched police media strategy

Exclusive: Documents reveal comments by Det Insp Mark Thompson were attempt to flush out killer’s supporters

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Hanson flies south to fire up anti-immigration mob

Fresh from a parliamentary sitting ban for donning a burqa, Queensland senator Pauline Hanson has flown to Melbourne to ramp up her anti-immigration rhetoric.

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LNP, premier celebrate huge swing in by-election win

A state government has bucked a political hoodoo to take a seat in a convincing by-election win

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Cowboys lose two for start of NRL season

North Queensland will be without two important forward to begin the NRL season following injuries in the Pacific Championships.

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Rainforests, rivers and sacred sites are being ‘ripped to shreds’ by feral pigs, Queensland traditional owners warn

Destruction wrought by swine-borne disease is thinning the canopy of bunya pine forests and the problem is getting worse, experts say

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‘We’ve got to listen to dead women’: critical part of Queensland’s DV response stops reviewing all recent deaths

Exclusive: Experts raise concern as Queensland’s Domestic and Family Violence Death Review and Advisory Board turns focus to historical, rather than new, data

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Scott's sentimental option with Australian PGA on move

The Australian PGA Championship could leave Queensland for the first time since the turn of the century, but Adam Scott has a solution to keep it close to home.

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Family ties loom large in premier's by-election test

Family ties, those of the Premier David Crisafulli and the Katters, could prove crucial in a Queensland by-election contest.

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Title town: Lions tap into Broncos' success in flag bid

The Brisbane Lions have a secret weapon in their bid to confirm the Queensland capital as football's "title town" with victory in the AFLW grand final.

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We found a cache of rare Aboriginal artefacts, telling a story of trade and ingenuity

About 170 years ago, a bundle of stone tools was deliberately buried, or “cached”, near a waterhole in far-west Queensland and never recovered. Why?

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Former Townsville mayor Troy Thompson found to have misled voters about cancer diagnosis and military history

Report by Queensland’s Crime and Corruption Commission says Thompson leaked confidential council documents to an unnamed ‘adviser’

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Barnaby Joyce’s exit from the Nationals ‘almost a Greek tragedy’, Michael McCormack says – as it happened

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Mining giant abandons project in coal royalties stoush

Mining giant BHP Mitsubishi Alliance is continuing its war with a state government over a progressive coal tax regime, pulling out of another project.

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Temperatures to stay up to 8C above average for Queensland and northern NSW into next week after storms wreak havoc

BoM advises people to stay indoors out of heatwave while Sydney recovers from severe storms that triggered thousands of SES calls

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Environmental activist Ben Pennings declares ‘massive victory’ after Adani drops its years-long legal pursuit

Queensland supreme court orders Pennings, a campaigner against the Carmichael coalmine, not to seek to acquire Adani’s confidential information

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Green laws put new investments at risk, premier warns

After the announcement of multiple deals shoring up the coal industry, a state premier has found himself under pressure from all sides.

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Veteran Khawaja backed by contender to keep Test spot

Matt Renshaw might be close to gaining a Test recall but the Queensland opener believes under-fire veteran Usman Khawaja still has what it takes in the Ashes.

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