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What’s behind the deadly, record-breaking floods in north Queensland? | Steve Turton for the Conversation

Record-breaking floods across north Queensland have turned deadly, with one woman drowning while being rescued on Sunday. And the flood…

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Youth pastor identified as man who died after shark bite off Queensland coast | Queensland

A youth pastor and school chaplain described as an inspirational leader has been identified as the man who died after…

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Queensland to impose adult prison sentences on children

The Australian state of Queensland has passed laws which will see children as young as 10 subject to the same…

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South Australia, Victoria, Queensland and NSW could experience blackouts from too much solar power, Aemo warns | Energy

The power grid in eastern Australia could experience “outage conditions” as soon as next spring unless states speed up actions…

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Largest great white shark ever caught in Queensland control program was pregnant with four pups | Sharks

The largest great white shark ever caught in Queensland’s shark control program died while pregnant with four pups, the primary…

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Fire ant rafts could float down Queensland river after recent heavy rains, expert warns | Australia news

An increase in fire ant infestations along Queensland’s Logan River is raising concerns Australia’s worst invasive species could form floating…

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Queensland First Nations group lodges racial discrimination complaint against Adani | Indigenous Australians

A group of Wangan and Jagalingou First Nations people have lodged a racial discrimination complaint against coalminer Adani, alleging the…

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‘One of the world’s worst super pests’: fire ants escape Queensland in ‘treated turf’ brought into NSW | Invasive species

A global super pest that has settled into south-east Queensland has been accidentally imported into New South Wales, marking its…

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Environment

Queensland regional councils kept in the dark about nuclear power plant plans, inquiry hears | Nuclear power

Queensland regional councils and utility companies were not consulted about plans to build a nuclear power plant in their area…

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Environment

Heatwave to sweep across large parts of Australia as bushfire threatens Queensland border town | Australia news

Forecasters have warned of heatwave conditions across much of Australia as a bushfire threatens a Queensland border town that was…

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