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Coal dust exposure standards failing miners
![Ipswich's Percy Verrall - the human face of the coal miners' "black lung disease."](/web/20160619192126im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/l/g/g/2/2/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpmtzk.png/1466340423032.jpg)
Tony Moore 10:47 PM Australia is not meeting international standards on coal dust exposure, lung cancer surgeons have told the Medical Journal of Australia.
Deluge dumped almost 200mm on suburbs
![Brisbane drivers compete with severe weather on Sunday.](/web/20160619192126im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/m/t/i/7/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpmvi7.png/1466340276859.jpg)
Tony Moore 10:44 PM Greater Brisbane received an average of 110 mm.
Brisbane rail project to cost $5.4b: Trad
![The state government has received the business case for its cross river rail project.](/web/20160619192126im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/j/r/s/y/z/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpmn27.png/1466319460690.jpg)
4:57 PM Rail over Brisbane River will cost about $5.4 billion to build.
The rain has arrived
![Brisbane woke to a rainy Sunday.](/web/20160619192126im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/m/i/7/f/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpmicm.png/1466318679954.jpg)
Toby Crockford 4:44 PM South-east Queensland received significant rainfall throughout Sunday afternoon as a severe weather system also delivers rain to along the New South Wales coast.
Charges laid over Beenleigh rampage
![A 27-year-old Eagleby man has been charged with a string of offences following a chaotic road rampage in Beenleigh on ...](/web/20160619192126im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/h/z/b/c/6/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpmo0q.png/1466317504267.jpg)
Toby Crockford 4:25 PM String of charges following chaotic road rampage.
Woman five times over the legal limit
![A 66-year-old woman has been charged with high range drink driving after registering over five times the legal limit in ...](/web/20160619192126im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/l/v/g/p/v/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpmp5y.png/1466316476086.jpg)
Toby Crockford 4:07 PM Woman charged with high range drink driving.
The Beards Brisbane review: the Triffid, June 18
![The Beards are on their farewell tour.](/web/20160619192126im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/1/m/k/x/y/2/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpmht7.png/1466302718891.jpg)
Cameron Atfield 10:30 AM That show at the X&Y; bar, touring their self-titled debut album, showed them up as a flash-in-the-pan novelty act, a reviewer at the time said, and a second album would clearly be a beard too far.
Queensland's big winter drenching
![Brisbane woke to showers rain on Sunday morning.](/web/20160619192126im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/m/i/7/j/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpmj1a.png/1466334883955.jpg)
10:03 AM Queensland has awoken on Sunday morning to rain - lots of rain. And for some parts, there's a whole lot more on the way.
Queensland cocoa farmer looks to Amazon for inspiration
![One of the cocoa pods grown in north Queensland.](/web/20160619192126im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/k/g/6/p/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpkgax.png/1466293044056.jpg)
Cameron Atfield 9:37 AM A far north Queensland farmer has taken inspiration from the Amazon to grow cocoa in the midst of the Daintree's rainforests.
Brutal assault on man, 71
![A brutal attack on a Gold Coast bus has left a 71-year-old man in hospital with facial injuries.](/web/20160619192126im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/j/e/f/t/f/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpmiju.png/1466292580894.jpg)
Toby Crockford 9:29 AM A brutal attack on a Gold Coast bus has left an elderly man in hospital with facial injuries.
Canadian missing in Qld for six weeks
![Queensland police are seeking help in finding Canadian tourist Maxime Gagnon who has not made contact with friends and ...](/web/20160619192126im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/m/i/p/3/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpmini.png/1466290649142.jpg)
8:57 AM Police are yet to find any trace of Canadian tourist Maxime Gagnon more than six weeks after he was last seen in the Cairns area.
Queensland's 50-year vision for its south-east
![The Queensland government wants input into a plan that will consider consequences for the next 50 years in the state's ...](/web/20160619192126im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/m/i/k/r/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpmikz.png/1466290074049.jpg)
Colin Russo 8:47 AM The Queensland government recently launched a call for ideas to shape a revised plan for the future of south-east Queensland.
Driver killed in fiery Qld crash
![Police said the driver died at the scene.](/web/20160619192126im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/m/i/5/v/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpmi4b.png/1466283770578.jpg)
7:02 AM A driver has been killed in southeast Queensland after their car crashed into some trees and caught fire.
Flood watch as heavy rain to hit south-east
![Forecasters warn the second patch of wet weather this month could bring rainfalls up to 100mm, damaging winds and ...](/web/20160619192126im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/1/3/k/6/c/w/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpm6qb.png/1466257161207.jpg)
Toby Crockford Bureau of Meteorology expects river rises above minor flood levels.
Saving koalas, one sperm at a time
![Ms Schultz has dedicated her time to making sure south-east Queensland koala's genetic diversity continues.](/web/20160619192126im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/l/0/t/d/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpl443.png/1466254851549.jpg)
Amy Mitchell-Whittington Bridie Schultz has been leading the way in koala reproduction research.
Nemo nursery protecting wild clownfish
![Clownfish populations on coral reefs have been declining since Finding Nemo was released.](/web/20160619192126im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/1/3/z/8/8/z/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpjjiz.png/1466254460157.jpg)
Amy Mitchell-Whittington Townsville captive breeding program a world first.
Queensland needs a new 50-year vision
![Deputy Premier Jackie Trad releases Queensland's State Infrastructure Plan.](/web/20160619192126im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/k/i/r/1/r/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpmftc.png/1466254434080.jpg)
Colin Russo, University of the Sunshine Coast Stakeholders must get a say in new plan.
'Bust a move' raises breast cancer research funds
![Val Davison in action at the Mater Foundation's 'Bust a Move'.](/web/20160619192126im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/m/d/d/1/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpmcnj.png/1466234135239.jpg)
Toby Crockford There was plenty of pink at the Mater Foundation's 'Bust a Move' fundraiser on Saturday, with tutus also making an appearance during the Queensland Ballet's fitness session.
'Successful' asylum seekers sent home
![Hundreds told of 'sucessful ' asylum seekers being sent home at rally at refugee rally in King George Square](/web/20160619192126im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/m/b/z/2/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpmbt2.png/1466230295242.jpg)
Tony Moore Small businessman tells Brisbane rally of "immigration success story".
Palmer vows to regain balance of power in Senate
![BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 18: Clive Palmer speaks during the Palmer United campaign launch on June 18, 2016 in Br ...](/web/20160619192126im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/m/a/g/8/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpma7z.png/1466225028292.jpg)
Tony Moore The low-key launch of the Palmer United Party's senate nomination launch in Brisbane could not have been more different from the raucous scenes just three years ago.
Man rammed with car in Gold Coast neighbourhood dispute
![A neighbourhood dispute has turned ugly on the Gold Coast, with a man allegedly ramming his neighbour with a car.](/web/20160619192126im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/m/a/6/7/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpma7m.png/1466222062963.jpg)
Anne-Louise Brown A neighbourhood dispute has turned ugly on the Gold Coast, with a man ramming another with a car.
Brisbane women show refugees have 'a lot to contribute'
![Saba Abraham, who was born and raised in Eritrea, arrived in Australia 24 years ago after fleeing to Sudan and then Egypt.](/web/20160619192126im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/m/8/6/w/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpm7p4.png/1466216471607.jpg)
Toby Crockford Courage, compassion, appreciation and the will to survive, these are just some of the values personified by two refugees who fled to Australia and now help other new arrivals.
Small earthquake shakes Kilcoy
![Residents of Kilcoy, northwest of Brisbane, have woken to a small earthquake.](/web/20160619192126im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/1/0/7/q/r/v/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpm7nu.png/1466212685470.jpg)
Toby Crockford Residents of Kilcoy, northwest of Brisbane, have woken to a small earthquake.
LNP MP found in contempt of Parliament
![South Burnett MP Stephen Bennett.](/web/20160619192126im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/m/5/4/1/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpm1y5.png/1466167621703.jpg)
Amy Remeikis MP allowed mining lobbyists to write amendments to mining bill.
MP's outrage as domestic violence victim sued
![Rob Pyne.](/web/20160619192126im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/o/s/2/9/v/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpm4o3.png/1466165298792.jpg)
Amy Remeikis Rob Pyne wants further protections for domestic violence victims.