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Queensland's youth justice review reveals children held in watch houses for longer, possibly pleading guilty to crimes they didn't commit

The long-awaited report into the first six months of the Palaszczuk government's youth justice changes reveals that in some of the state's watch houses, young people were held for longer in 2021 than 2019.

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Australia’s ‘carbon capital’ charts a course away from fossil fuels and a boom-bust cycle

Queensland’s Gladstone council is pinning its hopes on a 10-year energy transition plan, amid concerns for its future in a net zero world

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Queensland watch house whistleblower labelled ‘dog’ in Facebook group for police

Exclusive: current and former officers appear to be involved in the conversation about the whistleblower on a private group

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Parents who have videos of beloved son, 24, being shot dead by police slam officers

Luke Gilbert's parents claim police in Australia used 'excessive force' as they shot their son dead

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Renowned composer is Qld Aust of the Year

Renowned classical composer and proud Kalkadunga man William Barton has been announced as 2023 Queensland Australian of the Year.

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New Acland coal mine expansion begins in Queensland

Preliminary earthworks begin for a coal mine in southern Queensland after an approval process spanning 15 years.

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Qld Aboriginal mission bones 'not human'

A Queensland police probe of bone fragments found near the former Deebing Creek Aboriginal Mission has found they are "not human", the government says.

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Lindeman Island the latest tropical Queensland gem to be bought by an Australian investor

Lindeman Island in the Whitsundays is the latest to be sold to an Australian investor amid a resurgent domestic tourism industry, although the future remains unclear for some dilapidated sites.

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Bulls dismiss Vics for 171 in Marsh Cup

Queensland opening bowlers Michael Neser and Mark Steketee claimed three wickets each as Victoria struggled while batting first in their Marsh Cup clash.

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Queensland mulls gas wells near leak site

The Queensland government says a decision on plans to drill for gas near the contaminated site of Linc Energy's failed coal project is up to the regulator.

AAP

Queensland police commissioner ‘hoping to survive’ in role amid force’s racism and sexism scandals

Katarina Carroll says she hopes to keep her position when report examining police culture is released

The Guardian - AU

North Queensland energy super hub to power green hydrogen, northwest transmission line

Large-scale solar and wind farms will be built to generate enough power to generate green hydrogen in a move that could benefit other major proposals.

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Qld top cop 'hopes to survive' scandals

Queensland's police commissioner says she needs more time to fix the culture of sexism, misogyny and racism in the police force after three years in the role.

AAP

Queensland property 'hotspots' no longer resisting dip in house prices, new data reveals

Sunshine Coast house prices record the biggest fall in regional Queensland, down 7.1 per cent, followed by the Gold Coast, where prices dropped by 6.4 per cent.

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Qld locks up more children than any state

Queensland has more children behind bars than any jurisdiction with a report saying the government's youth justice policies are based on politics, not evidence.

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Linc Energy whistleblower warns of continued spread of toxic chemicals from failed coal gas site

A petroleum engineer says he warned regulators years ago about the risk of chemicals, such as cyanide and benzene, spreading through groundwater beyond a failed underground coal gasification site in Queensland.

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Divers delve deep to draw the Museum of Underwater Art on the Great Barrier Reef

They say the best way to take up a new hobby is to jump in the deep end, and a group of divers in north Queensland has done just that — delving 16 metres below the waves to draw under water.

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Magnetic South clears land bordering endangered wallaby's habitat, angering conservationists

Taunton National Park is home to the only remaining population of the endangered bridled nailtail wallaby. But land clearing and plans for a coal mine nearby have ecologists concerned about the species' protection.

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Ancient sand reveals age of K'gari (Fraser Island) and how it helped form Great Barrier Reef

Ancient sand reveals the age of K'gari and how the world's largest sand island — along with the Great Barrier Reef — may have been shaped by a dramatic shift in global climate.

The Guardian - AU

Fraser Island’s formation over 1m years ago was critical to development of Great Barrier Reef, study reveals

Scientists say the world’s largest sand island helped create clearer water conditions for reef growth

The Guardian - AU

Queensland police service apologises for ‘sickening’ racist comments in leaked audio recordings

Deputy commissioner Mark Wheeler says comments made at the Brisbane city watchhouse ‘have no place in society’

ABC News

Racist comments at Brisbane watch house 'horrific', Queensland Premier says after leaked audio referred to Ethical Standards Command

In the leaked audio, police officers and staff at the Brisbane city watch house can be heard joking about "beating and burying" black people and raising fears Australia would be "taken over".

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Annastacia Palaszczuk condemns ‘horrific’ racist comments made by Queensland police

Queensland's premier has condemned "horrific" racist slurs made by the state's police officers in leaked audio recordings.

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Man faces child exploitation charges after allegedly planning to meet 12yo girl in Brisbane

The central Queensland man was allegedly planning a Brisbane trip after chatting online with a person he believed to be the girl's mother but was, in fact, an undercover police officer.

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Racist Qld police audio leaks investigated

Sickening and disturbing audio leaked from a Brisbane watch house has been condemned by Queensland Police.

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