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It was a tragic weekend on Queensland roads, with ten lives lost, bringing the total to 16 in the past week.

Acting Chief Superintendent of Road Policing Steve Newland told Peter Fegan on 4BC Breakfast that police are frustrated, saying, "People are still taking those risks, and it is unacceptable."

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Peter Fegan is fed up after his weekend experience trying to catch a taxi.

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Dean Miller filling in for Peter Fegan. Peter Fegan will return on July 21.

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The much- anticipated first of three Tests between the Wallabies and the British & Irish Lions kicks off tomorrow at Suncorp Stadium.

Stan Sport Lead Commentator Sean Maloney told Dean Miller on 4BC Breakfast, "I reckon our guys will be all right."

"Obviously, the other mob have got the benefit of having had those extended run of warm-up games."

"We were coming in off just the one, but I think we saw enough on that spring tour last year to indicate that our guys will be able to take the men in red deep in this series, Mr Maloney said.

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Dean Miller filling in for Peter Fegan. Peter Fegan will return on July 21.

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Queensland Police have charged a 21-year-old Cleveland man with an indecent treatment offence earlier this month. 

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Outback Queensland graziers around Muttaburra, Longreach and Aramac are battling a major locust outbreak, with dense swarms devouring pasture critical for winter feed.

Longreach Savannah Guide Alan Smith told Dean Miller on 4BC Breakfast, "On a motorbike, as kids, they'd really knock you around."

"They can be quite large, but they are different sizes as they're swarming because they're babies at one stage, but they are ferocious."

"They just literally go through and just eat as they're going through."

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Police have charged two teenage boys with murder following investigations into the sudden death of a 57-year-old man in Warana.

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Late yesterday it was revealed that Metro North Hospitals have had to postpone non-urgent surgeries for at least 48 hours, as a spike in flu and COVID cases overwhelmed the emergency department.

Queensland Health Minister Tim Nicholls told Dean Miller on 4BC Breakfast, "We've had over 250 hospitalised with the flu in the last week alone, and over 190 people hospitalised with COVID."

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