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#LIVE: Health, youth justice to get shake-up as Queensland premier confirms new-look cabinet abc.net.au/news/2023-05-18/p…

New-look cabinet aims to provide a 'better and fairer' future for Queenslanders, Palaszczuk says

Changes have been made to Queensland's cabinet amid ongoing criticism of the government's handling of youth crime, housing and health issues.

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The search for a man missing in waters off the coast of K'gari (Fraser Island) has ended, three days after his boat sank. abc.net.au/news/2023-05-17/s…

Three-day search for sailor missing off Fraser Coast suspended

The search for a 60-year-old yachtsman whose boat sunk off the coast of K'gari (Fraser Island) in Queensland is called off, as his rescued companion is released from hospital.

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Police have suspended their search at an Ipswich dump for missing Toowong woman Lesley Trotter, whose body is believed to have been put in a wheelie bin outside her home last month. abc.net.au/news/2023-05-11/l…

Police suspend search of landfill site for missing woman Lesley Trotter's body

Police have suspended their search at an Ipswich dump for missing Toowong woman Lesley Trotter, whose body is believed to have been put in a wheelie bin outside her home last month.

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A woman missing in north Queensland for more than a week has been found alive in bushland, in what police have described as a "miraculous" outcome. abc.net.au/news/2023-05-10/p…

'Miraculous': Missing woman found alive after eight days lost in Queensland bushland

Police say they feared the worst for the mother-of-four, who drank from puddles to survive an eight-day ordeal lost in bushland in north Queensland. 

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Police are investigating the sudden death of a baby girl on the Gold Coast. abc.net.au/news/2023-05-09/p…

Police investigate death of baby girl on Gold Coast

A crime scene has been established at Mermaid Beach property where an infant has been found dead.

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Telstra mobile phone users are experiencing outages this morning, with the telco confirming some are unable to make and receive calls. abc.net.au/news/2023-05-09/t…

Telstra says outages in NSW and Queensland weren't caused by cyber attack

Telstra says some of its mobile customers are still having trouble making phone calls, after an earlier outage which affected mobile networks in NSW and Queensland.

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An examination of the remains of two crocodiles killed by wildlife officers has confirmed the death of a Far North Queensland publican who disappeared while fishing on Saturday. abc.net.au/news/2023-05-03/p…

Grim find confirms two crocs involved in fisherman's death

Formal identification process begins after human remains found inside two crocodiles, including one measuring 4.1 metres, shot by rangers near where a 65-year-old publican went missing at the...

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The Reserve Bank of Australia has shocked borrowers and financial markets by resuming interest rate rises after a one-off pause last month. abc.net.au/news/2023-05-02/r…

'Recession roulette': Economists, banks, borrowers left stunned by RBA's return to rate rises

The Reserve Bank of Australia shocks borrowers and financial markets by resuming interest rate rises after a one-off pause last month.

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Vapes will be heavily regulated and the importation of all e-cigarettes will be strictly controlled under a federal government crackdown on the smoking alternative. abc.net.au/news/2023-05-02/v…

Health minister launches war on vaping, Medicare reforms

Health Minister Mark Butler is addressing the National Press Club, where he is detailing a ban on the sale of all disposable vapes, strict new controls on prescription products, and reforms to...

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The Queensland government has confirmed it will decriminalise sex work and dismantle a licensing system that has been the bane of brothel owners for more than 20 years. abc.net.au/news/2023-04-30/q…

A Queensland MP once called sex work 'deeply immoral' — soon it will be as normal as gambling

These law changes are about safety and removing the risk of corruption and could have happened years ago, writes Matt Eaton.

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The state government has been ordered to pay compensation to a Queensland couple whose house was given back to the previous owner by a court, five years after it was sold. abc.net.au/news/2023-04-29/q…

Gold Coast couple awarded $2.7 million in compensation over lost house

The Queensland state government has been ordered to pay compensation to a couple whose house was given back to the previous owner by a court, five years after it was sold.

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An Australian man has been arrested in Indonesia's most conservative province, Aceh, accused of going on a naked rampage, hitting people around him, and breaking a bone of a local fisherman. abc.net.au/news/2023-04-28/n…

Noosa man could face five years in prison after alleged drunken, naked rampage in Indonesia

An Australian man has been arrested in Indonesia's most conservative province, Aceh, accused of going on a naked rampage.

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The Australian man missing off Hawaii after going overboard from a cruise ship has been identified as 35-year-old Warwick Tollemache. abc.net.au/news/2023-04-28/b…

Australian man who went overboard from cruise ship identified as US Coast Guard calls off search

The Australian man missing off Hawaii after going overboard from a cruise ship has been identified as 35-year-old Warwick Tollemache.

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Paramedics are at the scene of a crane rollover at Currumbin Valley on the southern Gold Coast. abc.net.au/news/2023-04-27/c…

Crane driver dies in workplace accident on southern Gold Coast

Paramedics say the 69-year-old man suffered a range of traumatic injuries and could not be revived.

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It's a homebuyer's worst nightmare — purchasing your dream home and moving in, only to find out years later it was never really yours. abc.net.au/news/2023-04-27/q…

Five years after buying their home for $1.2 million, Jess and Jackie find out they never legally...

Jess and Jackie Morecroft purchased their Gold Coast home at auction five years ago, but earlier this year a court ruled the home was never really theirs and it still belonged to the previous owner.

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The cost of hundreds of medicines will be halved for millions of Australians with chronic illness, who will be able to buy 60 days' worth of medicine for the price of a single prescription from September. abc.net.au/news/2023-04-25/p…

'Scare campaign': PBS shake up to halve cost of hundreds of medicines won't affect supply, health...

The cost of hundreds of medicines will be halved for millions of Australians with chronic illness, who will be able to buy 60 days' worth of medicine for the price of a single prescription from...

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Digital licences have arrived in Queensland. Find out when can you can download yours abc.net.au/news/2023-04-20/q…

Digital licences rollout for some Queenslanders after delays

After delays caused by cybersecurity concerns, the Queensland government is finally rolling out digital licences with a staggered trial approach.

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Ballymore redevelopment plans revealed abc.net.au/news/2023-04-19/b…

Ballymore redevelopment plans revealed

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