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'Doesn't add up': LNP criticised for backing budget

Queensland's opposition leader David Crisafulli says he will back the government's funding for existing projects in the budget, prompting a backlash.

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Mining puts enormous koala habitat area at risk: study

Koalas face losing an area of habitat 17,000 times the size of the Gabba if proposed coal mines in central Queensland go ahead, a study says.

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Mayor urged to stand aside after no confidence vote

A north Queensland mayor has been told to step down by the premier after council colleagues voted for his removal amid a corruption watchdog investigation.

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'We have a plan': state reacts to housing crisis outcry

A real estate body has called on authorities to provide an accountable delivery plan, describing the Queensland's housing crisis as "woeful".

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New coach, new captain, new look team: can NSW halt Queensland’s one-way traffic?

The Blues are entering a new State of Origin era under Michael Maguire but it will take a lot to dethrone a Maroons team that has winning in its blood

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NSW knife laws allowing suspects to be scanned without a warrant could be ‘abused by police’

Legal expert says wording of legislation is ambiguous and police powers need to be explicitly limited

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Funding boost for nation's busiest ambulance service

Queensland will hire an extra 268 ambulance staff with an additional $129.5 million to be allocated in the upcoming state budget.

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Under fire mayor complains of 'witch hunt' amid probe

A north Queensland mayor who has been told to stand down amid a corruption watchdog probe says he is the victim of a "witch hunt".

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Students fight cuts to last museum courses in state

Graduate courses in museum studies are in line to be cut at the University of Queensland, and students are worried they will have to move interstate.

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Call of duty: Why veteran Hunt can't say no to Maroons

Queensland hooker Ben Hunt, 34, is inspired to keep playing for the Maroons with key words about duty from former team manager Dick 'Tosser' Turner a driver.

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Cobbo 'could play anywhere': Slater coy on super-sub

Billy Slater says there won't have to be an injury for super-sub Selwyn Cobbo to take the field for Queensland in State of Origin.

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Australia’s ‘learning by doing’ approach to managing large mines is failing the environment

High-profile legal disputes, such as the current case between coal giant Adani and the Queensland government, show Australia’s approach to managing large mining projects is flawed.

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Maroons guru of 'Ubuntu' leaves legacy driving Cotter

Queensland's mental strength coach of the past two Origin series, Hugh van Cuylenburg, has left a legacy about gratitude and unity that drives the 2024 squad.

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Reds primed to break NZ Super Rugby stranglehold

History is stacked against the Reds as they take on the Chiefs in Hamilton, but the Queenslanders' recent record against New Zealand opposition gives them hope.

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Queensland woman Natasha Ryan remembered as more than just the ‘girl in the cupboard’

Also known as Tash Black, the 40-year-old was at the centre of one of Australia’s most famous missing person cases

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Dearden ready to guide Maroons as JT wisdom adds polish

Queensland five-eighth Tom Dearden has been absorbing pointers from assistant coach Johnathan Thurston and is confident of doing his job in the Origin series.

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Former 'girl in the cupboard' missing person dies

A woman who made international headlines when she was found in a cupboard after going missing for years, has died at the age of 40 in central Queensland.

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The housing crisis hit Queensland hard. Jolted into action, the state has raised its game

Post-COVID housing stress has been especially intense in Queensland. Brisbane property prices have climbed by 65% since the pandemic began. That’s almost double the Australian capital city average (34%).

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Brisvegas is second most expensive after Emerald City

Brisbane is now the second most expensive city to buy a house, leapfrogging the nation's capital Canberra to sit behind Sydney for the first time since 1997.

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Shade cloth and poisonous dust: how the red-finned blue-eye was brought back from the brink

Numbers of the Australian native fish have grown from 1,000 to 5,000 in eight years, and Queensland has now declared its habitat a special wildlife reserve

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Firebirds shock Thunderbirds in Super Netball boilover

The Queensland Firebirds have snapped a five-game Super Netball losing streak with a huge upset over the wayward, out-of-sorts Adelaide Thunderbirds in Brisbane

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$14 million side of injured stars who could win Origin

So great is the impact of injuries ahead of State of Origin I, an 18-man team of stars unavailable for the series would not fit under the NRL's salary cap.

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Why a NSW farmer trapped under a ute called a neighbour, not triple zero, to get to her closest hospital

The town of Deepwater is in the Hunter New England local health district, whose largest hospital, at Newcastle, is six hours away

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With youth suicide rates rising in Queensland, parents who have lost children are speaking out

Suicide is now the leading cause of death for those aged 10–17 in the state, amid a ‘rising mental health crisis’ in Australia

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Carl Webb video clips fire Cotter to do Maroons proud

Queensland players wore an Indigenous jersey at training last week co-designed by late Maroons hero Carl Webb, and prop Reuben Cotter wants to do him proud.

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