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'Super emitter': borehole readings spark audit call

Researchers have discovered an abandoned coal exploration borehole leaking the same amount of greenhouse gases as 10,000 cars, sparking calls for an audit.

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'Shameful': state takes out crime hotspot title again

A domestic violence prevention advocate hopes reforms will help make an impact as one state retains its unwanted title as Australia's hotbed of crime.

AAP

Berries are back! Australia’s best-value fruit and veg for September

Strawberries are down to $3 a punnet, cauliflower is $2.50 a head and Hass avocados ‘should be on everyone’s menu’

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Abandoned Queensland coal borehole found to be emitting 10,000 cars’ worth of greenhouse gas

The hole – about 100 metres deep – was not visible from the surface – and there could be thousands more like it

The Guardian - AU

LNP concedes Queensland’s crime rate fell in Labor’s final year despite ‘youth crime crisis’ campaign

Youth justice minister acknowledges ‘small decrease of 2.25%’ in 2024 but has not stated LNP’s crime reduction target for 2025

The Guardian - AU

QLD Woman Left ‘Panicking’ After Finding A Battery In Her Guzman Y Gomez Meal

A Queensland woman has had the shock of her life after she discovered a battery in her Guzman y Gomez burrito bowl.

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Seeing red: push for road rule change sparks backlash

A state government may make a U-turn and revive a controversial road rule that lets motorists turn left at a red traffic light.

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Australian Greens co-founder Drew Hutton takes party to court in bid to reinstate life membership

Affidavit filed in Queensland supreme court as Hutton seeks to overturn expulsion from Greens over trans rights debate

The Guardian - AU

Local Queensland Mayor Slams MKR Contestant For ‘Attacking Our City’ In Recent Episode

"To label our city as a slum is completely inappropriate and offensive."

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Half a century ago, the Great Barrier Reef was to be drilled for oil. It was saved – for a time

At the end of the 1960s, there was every expectation the Great Barrier Reef would be drilled for oil.

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‘I could get a gun within an hour of leaving jail’: how Australia’s licensed firearms end up in criminal hands

With as many as 600,000 illicit weapons in circulation, gun control experts say the long-planned national firearms register is needed urgently

The Guardian - AU

Shibasaki dropped for breach in Broncos hammer blow

Brisbane's push for a top four spot has been rocked with Queensland centre Gehamat Shibasaki dropped for disciplinary reasons ahead of the clash with Melbourne.

AAP

Queensland showdown looms over pill-testing clinic’s plan to reopen with private funds

Deputy premier threatens to ban practice that was opened as publicly funded service by previous Labor government and then shut down by LNP

The Guardian - AU

Wind farm axed after community, approval concerns

A wind farm proposal with 226 turbines spanning three regions will not go ahead after community feedback led to a state government scrapping the idea.

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The Guardian - AU

A missing cat and motel homes: inside Queensland’s crackdown on those in need of housing help

Critics say the state’s harsher policies, intended to prioritise those in ‘genuine need’, won’t reduce homelessness

The Guardian - AU

From Wieambilla to Porepunkah, violent ‘anti-government extremists’ are a growing threat

Gareth, Stacey and Nathaniel Train were not ‘sovereign citizens’ but they shared a deep hatred of police with the Victorian suspect Dezi Freeman

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Walsh fires Broncos into top four with win over Cowboys

Brisbane have a top-four finish in their own hands after a 38-30 win over North Queensland that highlighted their flair and flaws.

The Guardian - AU

Rise of sovereign citizen movement a challenge to Australia’s world-leading gun control

Pseudo legal conspiracy theories that deny the authority of the state are an increasing issue in firearm disputes

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Family of murdered woman, children back new DV laws

Police will be able to issue immediate 12-month protections to alleged domestic violence victims after legislation passed state parliament.

The Guardian - AU

‘It breaks the ice’: Suns AFL milestone finally drags Gold Coast out of sporting graveyard

After the Suns made it to finals for the first time, there is a belief locally that the Queensland city can move on and make its sporting mark

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No time to stow the brollies with soggy spring forecast

Spring has not yet sprung but forecasters say a soggy season awaits much of Australia, with parts tipped to receive heavy rainfall and flooding.

The Guardian - AU

Bob Katter threatens to punch Nine journalist over ‘Lebanese heritage’ comment

Queensland MP says he ‘punches blokes in the mouth’ for comments on his heritage as he backs anti-immigration March for Australia protests at Brisbane press conference

The Guardian - AU

Controversial domestic violence laws pass Queensland parliament as experts warn they could be weaponised against victims

Police to have power to issue ‘on-the-spot’ DV orders despite experts and advocacy groups warning victims could be misidentified as perpetrators

The Guardian - AU

William Robinson, two-time Archibald prize-winning painter, dies aged 89

A giant in the Australian art world, the Brisbane-born artist won acclaim for his paintings of the rainforest of south-east Queensland and his satirical self-portraits

The Conversation

Why scammers fake illness for cash, according to a psychologist

Queensland woman Amanda Maree Power has recently been jailed after faking cancer and fraudulently raising about A$24,000 from friends, family and strangers over several years – including to pay for holidays and fake medical bills.

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