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The Latest Breaking News from Queensland

Giant hail batters Australia as spring storm leaves tens of thousands without power

Brisbane records hailstones as large as 14cm overnight

The Independent UK

How the Gabba Test pitch will perform under lights

Gabba pitch curator Dave Sandurski and Queensland stars Matt Renshaw and Xavier Bartlett outline why the second Test pitch should give bowlers and batters hope.

AAP

Push to ramp-up fire ant battle as new nest found

Fire ants are hampering agriculture, tourism and even kids' sport, with calls for more federal funding to control the spread of one of the world's worst pests.

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England greats slam 'amateurish' resting for PM's match

England's decision to fly to Queensland early instead of playing a pink-ball match has been slammed following their first Test capitulation in Perth.

AAP

Catastrophe declared after wild storms cause havoc

Insurers have declared a devastating hail storm that hammered two states a catastrophic event after more than 16,000 claims were lodged within 24 hours.

AAP

More than 87,000 still without power after Brisbane storms downed trees and stripped roofs

Winds the biggest contributor to power outages as city saw more than 880,000 lightning strikes and 12cm diameter hail

The Guardian - AU

New transmission towers are crucial for renewables – but contentious. Here’s where they should go

Solar and wind now provide 99% of new generating capacity in Australia. Renewables supply more than 40% of power to the main grid.

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Students left to sweat as teachers strike during exams

Teachers have walked off the job over a long-running pay dispute, disrupting crucial exams at more than 100 schools for year 10 and 11 students.

AAP

Allround Bartlett, Sandhu secure Bulls famous victory

Queensland paceman Gurinder Sandhu and Xavier Bartlett ripped through Sheffield Shield competition leaders Victoria in a dramatic seven-wicket win.

AAP

Brisbane battered by ‘giant hail’ as severe storms leave thousands in Queensland with power outages

Bureau of Meteorology warns ‘damaging to destructive winds’ possible as thunderstorms track across state

The Guardian - AU

WNBL looks to add new team, increase ties with NBL

The WNBL boss has revealed she wants to grow the league to 10 teams as soon as next season, also declaring a desire to work closer with the NBL on a key issue.

AAP

Renshaw hits third Shield century of summer for Bulls

Queensland opener Matt Renshaw kept the heat on for a Test recall with another Sheffield Shield century in the day-night clash with Victoria at the Gabba.

AAP

Bulls debutant, veteran leggie skittle Vics in Shield

Young quick Sam Geyer and legspinner Mitch Swepson have starred for Queensland against Victoria, before Matt Renshaw survived a tough night at the Gabba.

AAP

‘Dangerous and undermines our systems’: Tanya Plibersek condemns serious police failures in Queensland DV deaths

Plibersek said those victims – Hannah Clarke and her children, Kardell Lomas and her unborn child, and Gail Karran – ‘should have been kept safe’

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Police 'at risk' unless Wieambilla shooting sees change

Officers need access to satellite radios, drones and online monitoring of violent extremists in the wake of the Wieamblla shootings, the police union says.

The Guardian - AU

Two Australian police officers were killed in an ambush. It was deemed terrorism – but an inquest says otherwise

Six people died during the shootings at a remote property in Wieambilla, Queensland. A coroner says a family’s shared paranoid delusions drove their attack

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Wieambilla shooters shared ‘persecutory’ delusions; Starc lights up Ashes; and stunning New Zealand architecture

Queensland coroner says weapons carried by officers ‘were no match’ for the rifles used by Gareth, Stacey and Nathaniel Train

The Guardian - AU

Wieambilla police shooting not ‘terrorism’ but driven by Train family’s shared ‘delusions’, Queensland coroner finds

Coroner’s report into deaths of Rachel McCrow, Matthew Arnold and Alan Dare released following five-day inquest

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The Guardian - AU

Statistically, there’s a reliable way to predict a domestic violence homicide like Hannah Clarke’s

Queensland researchers studying intimate-partner killings found one thing common to more than half the cases

The Guardian - AU

Wieambilla shootings: coroner to deliver findings into what police called Australia’s first Christian terrorist attack

Motive of the Trains, who shot dead two police officers and a neighbour before their deaths, expected to be addressed on Friday

AAP

Dumping militant union 'will invite construction chaos'

An inquiry into a militant union has been described how two men ruled their "personal fiefdom" by fear, intimidation and a voting hornswoggle.

AAP

Titans beat Perth to re-sign Fermor until 2029

New Gold Coast coach Josh Hannay has made his first key re-signing with Queensland forward Beau Fermor inking a three-year extension.

The Conversation

New data shows the ACT and Queensland economies are beating the rest of the nation

The Australian Capital Territory and Queensland have won bragging rights for having the fastest growing economies in Australia in 2024-25.

The Guardian - AU

Kardell Lomas’s heartbreaking apology to police is a moment that should shame all Australians

The refusal to conduct an inquest reveals again what many black women know: it’s not a place for truth-telling but rather a mechanism to alibi the state and its failures

AAP

Teen charged after ebike crash kills eight-year-old

Weeks after an eight-year-old boy was killed in a e-bike crash, police have charged a teenager with a number of offences following an investigation.

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