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Queensland sex worker advocates back abolition of licensing to end police pressure and improve safety

Sex workers will today tell the Queensland Law Reform Commission that police must be kept away from the industry under any new laws that decriminalise sex work in the state.

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Queensland floods live: Emergency alerts issued as severe weather system brings heavy rain south

More than a dozen emergency alerts have been issued across Queensland, from the North Burnett to the NSW border, as a severe trough that dumped heavy rain on the state's north and west this week moves south. Look back at the day's live coverage.

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Shortage of illegal Kamini balls due to COVID pandemic sees more people seeking help for opioid dependency

Australia's coronavirus pandemic reveals a little-known addiction to illegally imported herbal Kamini balls, allegedly sold in some Asian grocery stores, with COVID-19 lockdowns resulting in supply shortages and price increases.

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Gympie residents prepare to evacuate for second inundation in months, amid Queensland's 'evolving' severe weather event

Parts of Queensland's Gympie region are facing inundation for the second time in recent months as the Mary River is expected to reach its peak amid the state's "evolving" weather event.

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The $741m Resilient Homes Fund is designed to help home owners affected by flooding. Who is eligible and how does it work?

The grants package has been touted as the largest of it's kind and is aimed at preparing Queensland for future flood events.

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Intense rain to linger over flooded Qld

Severe storms continue to bring intense rainfall and flash flooding to southern Queensland, with residents in the Lockyer Valley and Warwick evacuated.

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Qld plans jail, fines for animal abusers

The Queensland government has tabled a new animal welfare bill which will slap heavy fines or prison terms on people breaching their duty of care.

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Suspension of Queensland Police Assistant Commissioner Brian Codd revoked after allegations unsubstantiated in CCC investigation

Queensland's most senior police officer in charge of domestic violence investigations — Assistant Police Commissioner Brian Codd— is cleared by the state's anti-corruption watchdog of allegations that he failed to report a family-related matter to authorities.

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Claims against Qld cop 'unsubstantiated'

The suspension of Queensland Police Assistant Commissioner Brian Codd has been revoked after a probe couldn't substantiate claims he failed his duty.

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Qld launches $741m flooded home program

Queenslanders whose homes were damaged by recent floods can register for grants to raise, repair, retrofit or have their home voluntarily bought back.

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LNP defends its support for a call to ban trans athletes from women’s sports in Queensland

Opposition leader describes failed motion calling for a ban as ‘reasonable’ but not a ‘priority’

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Queensland's wet weather warnings bring fresh anxiety and stress to victims of February floods

Victims of the devastating February floods in south-east Queensland say the latest severe rain event has triggered trauma, as a joint federal and state government flood package becomes available to flooded homeowners.

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Health, resources key to Labor's pitch

Anthony Albanese has visited regional Queensland to promote Labor's battery manufacturing plan, before travelling to the northern Brisbane seat of Lilley.

AAP

Queensland's May heavy rain causes road closures across Brisbane, rest of state

Heavy rainfall across Queensland is once again causing havoc on roads with many closed due to flooding. Check our list to find out what's affected near you.

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Drought declarations dropped for more than half of Queensland following long wet season

The Balonne, Murweh, Western Downs, Maranoa, and Quilpie shires in south-west Queensland have had their drought status revoked, along with the North Burnett and part of the Flinders shire.

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Former Qld treasurer De Lacy remembered

Queensland politicians have paid tribute to the state's third-longest serving treasurer Keith De Lacy, who died last year at the age of 81.

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Flooding rains expected to continue lashing Queensland

More than 530 roads have been affected and 14 state schools were closed, with further heavy falls forecast

AAP

Qld to set up new Public Trustee board

Queensland has passed laws to set up a new board to monitor the Public Trustee, but opposition and crossbenchers say the reforms don't go far enough.

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Motion on transgender woman playing sport splits Queensland Parliament

Katter's Australian Party introduced a motion in parliament, which gained the support of the LNP and One Nation, that says transgender women shouldn't be allowed to play in women's leagues to "protect women's rights".

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Yacht captain James 'Jimmy' Blee, allegedly linked to dead cocaine diver, arrested trying to board international flight

A man allegedly linked to the death of a diver — along with the discovery of millions of dollars worth of cocaine in Newcastle this week — is arrested while trying to board an international flight in Cairns.

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Queensland's federal seat of Dickson sees LNP's Peter Dutton in tight contest against Labor's Ali France

Even after sitting MP Peter Dutton doubled his margin in 2019, his seat of Dickson remains marginal. Is it in play in this federal election?

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Gympie bracing for deluge as flood alerts issued by BOM for several south-east Queensland communities

Several south-east Queensland communities are on flood alert after days of heavy rain, with Gympie bracing for six-hourly falls of up to 160 millimetres early Friday and into the evening.

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Sperm-donor-conceived Queenslanders turn to DNA databases to track down biological fathers

When Kerri Favarato was conceived by donor sperm, the process was cloaked in secrecy, and her two-decade search was fruitless until she turned to a DNA database. She now hopes the quest to know one's genetic identity becomes easier under proposed reforms in Queensland.

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Clive Palmer's United Australia Party is promising to cap mortgage interest rates. Can it be done?

With the cost of living surging and interest rates rising for the first time in more than a decade, a cap on mortgage repayments would come as welcome relief for millions of borrowers. But can it be done and who would end up paying for it?

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Sacred sites being put at risk due to native title law, Queensland review told

Push to stop native title claimants being automatically treated as authorities on cultural heritage

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