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| UpdatedA Queensland mother whose daughter was sexually abused by a teacher at a Catholic primary school has branded the actions of the school authorities as "disgusting".
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, crime, sexual-offences, child-abuse, schools, toowoomba-4350, brisbane-4000, qld
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| UpdatedPrime Minister Tony Abbott has ruled out long-term subsidies for the agricultural sector as he continues a tour of severely drought-affected regions of New South Wales and Queensland.
Topics: federal-government, government-and-politics, rural, drought, disasters-and-accidents, broken-hill-2880, bourke-2840, longreach-4730, qld, australia, nsw
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| UpdatedA search is underway off Brisbane for a missing jet ski rider in Moreton Bay.
Topics: maritime, redcliffe-4020, tangalooma-4025, qld
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| UpdatedThe Newcastle Jets have beaten the Brisbane Roar once again, this time needing a penalty to emerge 1-0.
Topics: a-league, soccer, sport, brisbane-4000, qld, australia
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Jade North of the Roar and Emile Heskey of the Jets compete for the ball during the round 19 A-League match between Brisbane Roar and the Newcastle Jets at Suncorp Stadium on February 16, 2014.
Topics: a-league, soccer, sport, brisbane-4000, qld, australia
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| UpdatedA search is underway to find the family of an Australian soldier involved in a controversial Boer War incident after his WWI service medal was found.
Topics: history, world-war-1, royal-and-imperial-matters, south-africa, korumburra-3950, brisbane-4000, qld, north-melbourne-3051
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| UpdatedPrime Minister Tony Abbott has told drought-affected farmers the Government is close to finalising an assistance package that addresses the economic and social needs of rural areas.
Mr Abbott and Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce are touring parts of New South Wales and Queensland on Sunday, giving farmers the chance to talk directly to them about the drought and how it is affecting rural communities.
But part of the tour was cancelled because of rain - with heavy falls in Bourke, and some rain and strong winds in Longreach.
Farmers have warned that isolated rains will not provide them with enough relief to renew their businesses.
"This is a government that is determined to stand by the people of Australia in good times and in bad times," Mr Abbott told reporters in Bourke.
Topics: federal-government, government-and-politics, drought, disasters-and-accidents, bourke-2840, longreach-4730, qld, australia, nsw, broken-hill-2880
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| UpdatedQueensland recorded its highest fourth-innings total to win a Sheffield Shield match in beating South Australia.
Topics: cricket, sport, woolloongabba-4102, qld, australia
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Quade Cooper has been cleared of serious neck injury, but is no certainty to make the Reds' season opener.
Topics: super-rugby, rugby-union, sport, brisbane-4000, qld, australia
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| UpdatedShearers, graziers, shed hands and mourners from across the pastoral industry gather to remember a giant of the shearing world.
Topics: wool, rural, sheep-production, agricultural-crops, suicide, mental-health, depression, chinchilla-4413, qld, australia
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| UpdatedMore than 100 Islamic hardliners have protested against the Indonesian government's decision to approve Schapelle Corby's parole from jail, saying the convicted drug mule should receive the death penalty.
Topics: prisons-and-punishment, journalism, federal---state-issues, bali, indonesia, australia, qld, asia
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Topics: super-rugby, rugby-union, sport, brisbane-4000, qld, australia
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| UpdatedQuade Cooper was stretchered from the field as the Reds suffered an 18-13 trial loss to the Melbourne Rebels.
Topics: super-rugby, rugby-union, sport, brisbane-4000, qld, australia
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| UpdatedSouth Australia is being made to work hard despite being in a dominant position in their Sheffield Shield clash against Queensland.
Topics: cricket, sport, brisbane-4000, qld, australia
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| UpdatedPrime Minister Tony Abbott is heading to the bush this weekend for a first-hand look at the worsening drought across New South Wales and Queensland .
Mr Abbott will be accompanied by Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce, who is finalising a Cabinet submission for more assistance for the hardest hit rural communities.
Treasurer Joe Hockey has already signalled to other struggling industry sectors that the "age of entitlement is over", which may suggest that farmers might not necessarily be in for a sympathetic hearing.
Topics: weather, disasters-and-accidents, drought, rural, livestock, beef-cattle, cattle-feedlots, australia, qld, nsw
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Topics: weather, disasters-and-accidents, drought, rural, livestock, beef-cattle, cattle-feedlots, australia, qld
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Topics: weather, disasters-and-accidents, drought, beef-cattle, rural, livestock, cattle-feedlots, australia, qld, nsw
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| UpdatedYoung Queensland singer Samuel Johnson has been selected to train at the Royal Opera House in London.
Topics: opera-and-musical-theatre, people, brisbane-4000, qld
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| UpdatedThe Australian Medical Association says Qld Premier Campbell Newman needs to step in to sort out a dispute over new contracts for senior doctors.
It says the contracts contain unfair provisions and remove job security.
AMA national president Steve Hambleton says doctors will quit the public health system in Queensland if their concerns are not addressed.
Health Minister Lawrence Springborg says the Government is happy to meet with Dr Hambleton.
"But we're not going to plough over old ground, particularly in this case when the AMA federal president has not been involved in the negotiations," he said.
Topics: public-sector, activism-and-lobbying, doctors-and-medical-professionals, qld
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| UpdatedQueensland Health Minister Lawrence Springborg says the latest national report card on public hospitals is not accurate.
Topics: public-sector, federal---state-issues, healthcare-facilities, qld
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| UpdatedMore councils are adding their voices to opposition of Queensland's new emergency services and fire levy.
Topics: tax, activism-and-lobbying, local-government, qld, toowoomba-4350, mount-isa-4825, longreach-4730
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A new arts project will see regional Queenslanders take part in one of the most well-known classic operas.
Topics: regional, community-and-society, qld, mackay-4740, southport-4215, maryborough-4650, rockhampton-4700, townsville-4810, toowoomba-4350, mount-isa-4825, longreach-4730
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| UpdatedA Federal Government MP says he supports decriminalising marijuana and wants some taxes and restrictions on tobacco removed because double standards on the issue gives him the "irrits".
Topics: drug-use, federal---state-issues, federal-government, qld
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| UpdatedQueensland's Health Minister is considering a formal complaint about ALP election ads running in Tasmania.
Mr Springborg says Queensland health workers featured in the ads have not been sacked as claimed, but took redundancy packages.
ALP state secretary John Dowling says it is inaccurate to label voluntary redundancy as leaving by choice.
Topics: elections, states-and-territories, tas, hobart-7000, qld, launceston-7250
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| UpdatedIndonesia's justice ministry says it would be wise for Schapelle Corby to avoid doing media interviews.
Topics: prisons-and-punishment, journalism, federal---state-issues, bali, qld, indonesia, asia, australia