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Qld inquiry to examine police DV responses

A Queensland royal commission will probe police responses to domestic violence with the government also allocating funds to justice, support and education.

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Queensland to criminalise coercive control and probe police response to domestic violence

Criminalising coercive control has been on the state’s agenda since the murder of Hannah Clarke and her three children in 2020

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Hannah Clarke's parents welcome Queensland inquiry into police practices in domestic violence cases

The four-month commission of inquiry of police practices is part of a raft of recommendations adopted from a domestic violence taskforce report.

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Qld bus girl family wants childcare closed

The family of a young Queensland girl who was left on a bus outside a childcare centre for six hours says the facility should be closed down.

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Man rescued from northern Qld floodwaters

A man has been rescued from floodwaters and emergency services have had almost 40 calls for help as unseasonally heavy rain hits northern Queensland.

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Aged care workers strike in Qld and WA

Aged care workers in Queensland and Western Australia have launched industrial action as part of a union push to improve pay and staffing in aged care homes.

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The Loop: China, Russia banned from Sydney meeting, man clung to reeds in Queensland floods, and why Wordle changed an answer

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Record-breaking rain drenches central Queensland as severe weather system heads for north coast

The Bureau of Meteorology says May rain records have already started to tumble, with more expected to be broken in coming days as Queensland's severe weather system develops.

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Queensland's swinging seat of Longman a 'scrapping and struggling' battle for Labor and Liberal, analyst says

Longman is a marginal Queensland seat, north of Brisbane, that loves to swing and is a crucial battleground for the federal election, with major and minor parties vying for votes from the retiree haven of Bribie Island to the mortgage belt of Caboolture.

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Calls for dedicated clinics for long COVID sufferers in Queensland as cases expected to 'ramp up'

Months after catching COVID-19, Matt Schneider still struggles with crippling fatigue. Now he's joining the calls from medical experts for dedicated long COVID clinics to be set up in Queensland.

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Warning of ‘life-threatening’ flash flooding for parts of Queensland as record rainfall predicted

Ten flood warnings in place across the state, with Townsville and Sunshine Coast among areas to be worst hit

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Queensland's Mount Isa Mines faces $5m lawsuit over allegations lead poisoning caused teenager's brain damage

The mother of a Queensland teenager with an intellectual disability is suing mining company Mount Isa Mines for $5 million in damages, alleging her daughter's brain damage is the result of lead poisoning caused by emissions from the mine.

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Simple advice that returned Oates to form

Corey Oates has gone from Queensland Cup to Maroons State of Origin contention in the space of a year, after being axed to Brisbane reserve grade last May.

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Child sex abuse accused WA MP James Hayward's bail conditions altered to attend cannabis forum

West Australian MP James Hayward, who is facing charges of sexually abusing an eight-year-old girl, will be allowed to travel to Queensland for a medicinal cannabis symposium so he can fulfil his role on a parliamentary committee.

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North Qld braces for dangerous flooding

North Queenslanders are preparing for road closures and possibly life-threatening flash floods as intense and unseasonal rainfall hits the region.

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Police issue warning as hundreds of election signs disappear in marginal far north Queensland electorate

It's an age-old phenomenon that plays out every election – the disappearance of election signage and creative additions to the ones left standing. But some candidates say more than half of their signs have gone missing during this campaign.

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Qld hospital capacity crisis impacts cops

Queensland police are being kept off the frontline due to ongoing capacity issues in emergency departments at the state's hospitals, a union says.

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Qld girl leaves hospital after bus ordeal

The Queensland girl left in a critical condition after being left on a childcare centre bus for six hours has left a Brisbane hospital.

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Nevaeh Austin, toddler left on childcare bus for six hours in Gracemere, released from hospital

A toddler left on a bus for six hours at a childcare centre in central Queensland last week is discharged from hospital and arrives back home to Rockhampton.

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Rainfall totals of up to 400 millimetres predicted for Queensland as severe weather sets in

The Bureau of Meteorology says the coastal trough could bring cumulative three-day totals of between 200-400 mm for the Burdekin and into the central coast.

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Wet weather system could cause flash flooding in Queensland and prolonged rain in Sydney, BoM says

Heavy rain and thunderstorms pose flood risk for southern Queensland’s already saturated catchments

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Heavy rain to bombard Queensland this week

Queensland Police are urging people to avoid unnecessary travel this week as the state braces for intense rain and the risk of flooding.

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LNP candidate in Queensland referred to federal police for allegedly falsifying address

AEC has also referred reports of hundreds of fake signs falsely suggesting independents were members of the Greens to the Electoral Integrity Assurance Taskforce

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Far Out campaign to coax people like Izzy Coppo to outback Queensland to build a life

Izzy Coppo only intended to stay a few months in outback Queensland when she first arrived but she is still there three years later and has no plans to leave anytime soon.

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Pensioner to be evicted from Queenslander after 10 years to make way for high-rise developments

After renting for more than 10 years, pensioner Bernee Moloney is told the Queenslander he calls home will soon be demolished to make way for high-rise apartments as Brisbane's rental squeeze worsens.

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