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Cyclone Kimi is hanging off the Queensland coast, near Cairns.

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Extreme weather

'Tying up the banana trees': North Qld prepares for Cyclone Kimi

Category two Tropical Cyclone Kimi is 30 kilometres east-south-east of Cairns and 195 kilometres north of Townsville.

by Toby Crockford, Lucie McHugh, Jocelyn Garcia and Lydia Lynch

Queensland issues 10-day deadline before review to lift border to Sydney

Coronavirus pandemic

Queensland issues 10-day deadline before review to lift border to Sydney

by Lydia Lynch

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, said the UK COVID virus was 70 per cent more virulent.

Coronavirus pandemic

Palaszczuk accused of 'hiding behind the smile' of Chief Health Officer

by Lydia Lynch

Ferry service linking Brisbane's CBD with Straddie hits approval snag

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City life

Ferry service linking Brisbane's CBD with Straddie hits approval snag

by Lydia Lynch and Lucy Stone

Pregnancy during a pandemic can be stressful but many Queenslanders have opted to start a family in 2020 and 2021.

Coronavirus pandemic

Couples bring pregnancy plans forward amid pandemic baby boom

by Lucy Stone

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Politics

Brisbane's Hotel Grand Chancellor, where six cases have been linked back to.

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Coronavirus pandemic

Police hope to solve Grand Chancellor COVID mystery in a 'couple of weeks'

Several hundred people will be interviewed in a high-stakes version of "Cluedo" as police investigate how COVID-19 spread at a Brisbane quarantine hotel.

by Lydia Lynch

Jeanette Young says people should continue to wear masks on public transport and at the shops even when the mandatory order is revoked.

Coronavirus pandemic

NSW has 10 days to track down infection sources before border review

Queensland reported zero new community acquired cases of COVID-19 on Monday.

by Lydia Lynch

Consumer spending growth in Queensland was struggling even before the pandemic – driven by both low confidence and low wage growth.

Queensland budget

'Queenslanders deserve to have a spring in their step' with economy on track for a healthy year

by Lydia Lynch

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, said the UK COVID virus was 70 per cent more virulent.

Coronavirus pandemic

Palaszczuk accused of 'hiding behind the smile' of Chief Health Officer

by Lydia Lynch

Howard Smith Wharves is a step closer to having its own CityCat terminal.

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City life

Ferry service linking Brisbane's CBD with Straddie hits approval snag

by Lydia Lynch and Lucy Stone

South-East Queensland

Floodwaters roar through Toowoomba's Russell Street on February 10, 2011.

Floods

Annual ritual to remember 'inland tsunami' that hit Toowoomba a decade ago

by Tony Moore

Henk Huijser came to West End’s Coles looking for potatoes, but it was one product in short supply.

Coronavirus pandemic

'There's no panic buying anymore': Brisbane queues ease but shortages remain

by Tony Moore

Merle Thornton chained to the bar at the Regatta Hotel in 1965.

Cross River Rail

Trailblazing women honoured as Cross River Rail goes underground

by Tony Moore

Monique Navratil and her six months old daughter Athena pose for a photo after arriving from Sydney at Brisbane airport, Monday, December 21, 2020. Queensland will again block the arrival of anyone from greater Sydney as one element of its updated response to the growing cluster of COVID-19 cases linked to a cluster in the city's north.

Coronavirus pandemic

Queensland families race home as last-minute border closures hit

by Tony Moore

The damage to the rare Antarctic Beech forests on misty Mt Ballow, near Mt Barney National Park

Bushfires

Bushfire-ravaged Queensland rainforests given $4m recovery boost

by Tony Moore

Former Ipswich mayor Andrew Antoniolli (left) has been acquitted of fraud charges

Ipswich

Former Ipswich mayor acquitted of fraud convictions

by Tony Moore

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