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| UpdatedThousands of residents in low-lying areas of the northern Gold Coast, Logan and Beaudesert flee their homes after the remnants of Cyclone Debbie dumps up to 600mm in isolated areas.
Topics: disasters-and-accidents, cyclones, weather, cyclone, emergency-planning, emergency-incidents, brisbane-4000, qld, southport-4215, maroochydore-4558
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| UpdatedThe Lismore flood levee is set to overflow overnight, flooding low-lying areas of the city, as ex-Tropical Cyclone Debbie moves south through south-east Queensland and northern NSW.
Topics: weather, floods, disasters-and-accidents, storm-event, storm-disaster, brisbane-4000, maroochydore-4558, southport-4215, tweed-heads-south-2486, chinderah-2487, kingscliff-2487, fingal-head-2487, uki-2484, mullumbimby-2482, bilambil-2486, tumbulgum-2490, tweed-heads-2485, condong-2484, murwillumbah-2484, ipswich-4305, lismore-2480, north-lismore-2480, nsw, qld
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| UpdatedEx-Tropical Cyclone Debbie's reign is not yet over, authorities say, with warnings severe weather may worsen for south-east Queensland overnight.
Topics: cyclones, disasters-and-accidents, qld, brisbane-4000, southport-4215, maroochydore-4558, toowoomba-4350
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Hundreds of thousands of school kids have been sent home as ex-Cyclone Debbie nears south-east Queensland, bringing flash flooding with more than a month's worth of rain in a single day.
Topics: storm-event, disasters-and-accidents, cyclones, weather, cyclone, brisbane-4000, qld, southport-4215, maroochydore-4558
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| UpdatedAll schools in south-east Queensland are closed today. Here's what you can do to keep the kids occupied.
Topics: weather, rainfall, qld, bundaberg-4670, maroochydore-4558, southport-4215, logan-3475, ipswich-4305, brisbane-4000
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Queensland Deputy Premier Jackie Trad has announced that all schools from Agnes Water to the NSW border west to Nanango are to be closed due to the impact of ex-Tropical Cyclone Debbie.
Topics: storm-disaster, storm-event, cyclone, schools, primary-schools, public-schools, secondary-schools, agnes-water-4677, brisbane-4000, nanango-4615, southport-4215, maroochydore-4558, qld
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| UpdatedHeavy rain brought on by ex-Tropical Cyclone Debbie wreaks havoc across Queensland and northern NSW, where Lismore residents face an anxious wait overnight as the Wilsons River threatens to flow over the flood levee when it reaches its peak tomorrow morning. See how the day unfolded.
Topics: weather, storm-disaster, disasters-and-accidents, brisbane-4000, caloundra-4551, qld, southport-4215, tweed-heads-2485
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| UpdatedParts of south-east Queensland are hit with more than 400 millimetres of rain, stranding people in flash flooding and causing a second day of school closures on Friday.
Topics: disasters-and-accidents, cyclones, weather, cyclone, brisbane-4000, southport-4215, maroochydore-4558, qld
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| UpdatedSouth-east Queensland is set for a drenching today with rainfall in excess of 200 millimetres possible in some localised areas, the Bureau of Meteorology warns.
Topics: disasters-and-accidents, cyclones, weather, cyclone, emergency-planning, emergency-incidents, floods, brisbane-4000, emerald-4720, toowoomba-4350, dalby-4405, southport-4215, maroochydore-4558, qld
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Australian researchers say they are closer to creating a vaccine to prevent malaria, which could potentially save hundreds of thousands of lives around the world.
Topics: diseases-and-disorders, malaria, medical-research, southport-4215
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| Updated"Go girls we're here for ya": Free transports helps get 15,000 fans to the inaugural AFL Women's grand final, after the game was moved to Carrara due to damage at the Gabba grounds.
Topics: australian-football-league, sport, carrara-4211, brisbane-4000, qld, southport-4215, adelaide-5000, sa, australia
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| UpdatedNorth Queensland edges the Titans in Robina after Manly thumps the Bulldogs and Cronulla beat the Eels.
Topics: nrl, rugby-league, sport, sydney-2000, parramatta-2150, cronulla-2230, southport-4215, townsville-4810, qld, australia
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| UpdatedA long-running stalemate over the M1 motorway upgrade finally ends, with the Queensland and Federal governments agreeing to pour half a billion dollars into it and three other road projects.
Topics: federal---state-issues, transport, business-economics-and-finance, brisbane-4000, qld, southport-4215
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| UpdatedCamel milk on the breakfast tables of average Aussie families could become a reality, as Australia's largest commercial camel dairy makes its herd five-times larger to bring beauty and food products to supermarkets.
Topics: rural, sustainable-and-alternative-farming, company-news, animals, southport-4215, ipswich-4305, brisbane-4000, qld
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Federal MP Stuart Robert will be grilled by Queensland's Crime and Corruption Commission at a public hearing into last year's local council elections, with Moreton Bay Mayor Allan Sutherland and Ipswich councillor Paul Tully also on the witness list.
Topics: local-government, government-and-politics, corruption, law-crime-and-justice, elections, southport-4215, qld
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A public policy expert says a Queensland Crime and Corruption Commission hearing into the Gold Coast City Council election is designed to flush out evidence.
Topics: local-government, elections, laws, southport-4215
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| UpdatedTrains, buses, ferries and light rail will be free in Queensland's south-east on Saturday to attract more people to the AFL Women's grand final on the Gold Coast, Transport Minister Jackie Trad says.
Topics: australian-football-league, sport, people, human-interest, brisbane-4000, qld, australia, carrara-4211, maroochydore-4558, noosa-heads-4567, southport-4215
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| UpdatedA $3 billion "integrated resort" casino development on the Gold Coast Spit could pose a significant threat to local businesses if not properly managed, a Macau-based casino business analyst warns.
Topics: gambling, urban-development-and-planning, federal---state-issues, local-government, university-and-further-education, activism-and-lobbying, southport-4215
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A teenager found unconscious in a Gold Coast apartment during a police raid would still be alive if officers at the scene called for medical help, an inquest hears.
Topics: courts-and-trials, police, southport-4215
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A Senate inquiry is aiming to quell public hysteria surrounding shark attacks, by looking at how modern technology can track their movements.
Topics: shark, federal-government, surfing, ballina-2478, redhead-2290, perth-6000, sydney-2000, southport-4215
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| UpdatedWhite spot virus is found in wild prawns in Moreton Bay off Brisbane and will have to die out naturally because it can no longer be stopped, the Queensland Government confirms.
Topics: fishing-aquaculture, marine-biology, biology, science-and-technology, rural, government-and-politics, brisbane-4000, qld, cape-moreton-4025, southport-4215, logan-central-4114, australia
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A police officer moves an unconscious man, who later died from a drug overdose, from a 'recovery position' to his back during a drug raid in footage shown to a Queensland coroner.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, police, southport-4215, qld, australia, miami-4220
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| UpdatedThe mayor of the Gold Coast says the city could host the Commonwealth Games twice in a row, after Durban was dumped as 2022 host by the governing body.
Topics: sport, commonwealth-games, commonwealth-games-organising-committee, qld, southport-4215, england
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The North Sydney Bears make tentative inquiries about the possibility of buying the Gold Coast Titans, but Titans talk down any potential deal.
Topics: rugby-league, nrl, southport-4215
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Australian stars Anna Meares and Kurt Fearnley have helped Queen Elizabeth II launch the baton relay for the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in an upbeat ceremony at Buckingham Palace.
Topics: commonwealth-games, sport, commonwealth-games-organising-committee, england, southport-4215, qld, australia