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At 14, Sam has the mental capacity of a five-year-old. So what’s she doing in a Queensland police cell?

Across the state, teenagers born with severe intellectual disabilities branded young repeat offenders are being locked up in adult watch houses. Here are their stories

The Guardian - AU

Defensive lapses cost heroic Maroons in Origin decider

Queensland have lost a State of Origin series decider in Brisbane for just the third time in history after two late defensive mistakes proved costly.

AAP

NSW Blues beat Queensland Maroons: State of Origin 2024 Game 3 – as it happened

Minute-by-minute report: NSW claimed the 2024 series with a thrilling 14-4 victory over Queensland at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane

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Clearing rates down but Barrier Reef needs more help

Queensland's tree clearing rates have continued to decline but experts say protecting the Great Barrier Reef will require faster action.

AAP

Rugby union rookie Regan Grace handed Wales start against Queensland

The former rugby league star played twice for Bath last season.

The Independent UK

Elizabeth Struhs death: murder accused father agreed to testify against wife, trial hears

Jason Struhs said he had been ‘furious’ with his wife after discovering how seriously ill Elizabeth had become, Queensland court hears

The Guardian - AU

Screaming, freezing, struggling to breathe: confronting Queensland watch house footage exposes anguish of children locked in isolation cells

Exclusive: Cache of videos obtained by Guardian Australia and SBS’s The Feed lays bare distressing treatment of teenagers – many of them disabled – in police custody

The Guardian - AU

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Waterfall victims identified as Indian students

Tributes have poured in for two Indian students who died at a far north Queensland tourist waterhole, with a fundraiser set up to cover funeral costs.

AAP

Queenslanders melt with delight as snow spotted for ‘a few minutes’ north of NSW border

Footage taken at a tourist lodge in Scenic Rim shows a brief snow flurry, the area’s first since 2015

The Guardian - AU

Queensland pack will fire up after barbs: Cherry-Evans

Queensland's forwards will need to find an air of mongrel if they are to beat NSW in the State of Origin series decider, says skipper Daly Cherry-Evans.

AAP

Control, patience and discipline: NSW heed past lessons

The NSW build-up to the State of Origin decider in Brisbane is eerily similar to both the 2020 and 2022 losses, but the Blues are adamant 2024 can be different.

AAP

Big savings for patients travelling for healthcare

Queenslanders who have to travel from their regional home to metropolitan areas for health care will now have their accommodation subsidised from day one.

AAP

Qld freezes talks with union as Vic allegations unfold

No further meetings will proceed between the construction union and Queensland's Labor government while serious allegations develop interstate.

AAP

'Fake news': Slater blasts Cobbo falling-out report

Queensland coach Billy Slater says he has a strong bond with Selwyn Cobbo, and rubbished a report the Maroons winger was not seeing eye-to-eye with coaches.

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The Guardian - AU

Queensland climate protester fined $5,000 under laws last used during Bjelke-Petersen era

The 71-year-old Dr Lee Coaldrake pleaded guilty to disturbing the legislature, an offence that dates back to the ‘pineapple rebellion’ of 1939

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Two swimmers found dead at popular Queensland waterfall

A swimming trip to a popular Queensland waterfall has ended in tragedy with the recovery of the bodies of two young men.

AAP

Blues refuse to buy into Queensland spirit 'bravado'

NSW State of Origin players have heard the Maroons talk about the Queensland spirit for generations. They're still not sure it actually exists.

The Guardian - AU

Man charged with murder after partner allegedly stabbed to death in Queensland home

Police found the 28-year-old woman with multiple stab wounds in a house at Leichhardt in Ipswich in a suspected domestic violence attack

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Antarctic blast brings damaging winds and alpine blizzards to Victoria and NSW and possible snow in Queensland

Tasmania has already recorded winds of 100km/h from the low-pressure system which is moving up the east coast

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Roving Ponga given a licence to thrill for Maroons

The return of Kalyn Ponga for Queensland has given the side a multi-faceted attacking option in a wide variety of scenarios, skipper Daly Cherry-Evans says.

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36 Y.O. Man Charged With Murder After 28 Y.O. Woman Found Dead At A Home In Ipswich, Queensland

Police confirmed they were called to the property days before the woman was discovered.

AAP

'I don't need Maroons fairytale to finish': DCE

Queensland captain Daly Cherry-Evans will wait until the off-season to make a decision on his representative future as he plays each Origin game like his last.

The Conversation

Idiotfruit and tree kangaroos: here’s why the ancient rainforests of Queensland’s Wet Tropics are so distinctive

In Queensland’s northern reaches lie the Wet Tropics, spanning about 450 kilometres between Townsville and Cooktown. These mountainous rainforests are a relic of the ancient continent of Gondwana, dating back million of years when Australia and parts of Antarctica were covered in rainforest.

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Trump reveals plans after assassination attempt, Queensland kids in custody, Spain beat England in Euro final

Former president calls on Americans to ‘stand united’; children held for weeks in watch houses

The Guardian - AU

How Queensland’s youth crime crackdown is forcing vulnerable kids into ‘brutal’ detention system

Concerns grow over police arresting children – some as young as 11 – accused of low-level crimes or bail breaches

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