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Failure to meet dust monitoring may close four Queensland coal mines
Four Queensland underground coal mines risk closure after allegedly failing to meet their dust-monitoring obligations, Mines Minister Anthony Lynham tells State Parliament.
Another gastro outbreak hits Sun Princess cruise ship
As many as 91 cruisegoers have been struck down by a norovirus aboard the Sun Princess cruise ship, the same vessel that experienced back-to-back norovirus outbreaks in February.
Starting gun for Queensland election fired?
October, November and February still the likely favourites for the Queensland election but the starting gun could be fired for September, unless the Government is throwing more red herrings.
'I don't give a damn what Wayne says': Flanagan fires up over Bird's Broncos defection
Furious Cronulla coach Shane Flanagan takes aim at Wayne Bennett, slamming suggestions the NRL premiers are trying to talk Jack Bird out of defecting to the Broncos.
Nitrogen-munching microbes tackle fertiliser run-off
Pineapple growers on the Sunshine Coast are taking part in a series of trials that could change the way fertiliser run-off is managed on farmland.
Former soldier gets life in jail for murder of ex-partner
Former soldier Dane Andrew Pilcher is sentenced to life in prison for the stabbing murdering of his ex-partner, Corinne Henderson, at her Townsville apartment in north Queensland in September 2015.
'No body no parole' debate brings Queensland MP to tears
Queensland Opposition MP Tim Mander breaks down in tears in State Parliament while speaking in support of the Government’s new “no body, no parole” laws, which are expected to be passed today.
Youths 'bashed, sexually assaulted' in Brisbane adult prison
A former inmate in the Brisbane Correctional Centre writes to the Human Rights Commission, alleging 17-year-olds have been regularly assaulted by guards and adult prisoners.
Woolworths worker wins more than $230k compensation in landmark case
A Brisbane supermarket worker who says he felt forced to skimp on safety to lift 1,000 heavy cartons a day is awarded compensation for an ongoing injury in a landmark Court of Appeal case in Brisbane.