A serving member of the Australian navy, who was badly affected after carrying dead asylum seekers out of the ocean, says he was told by an on-base psychologist to keep his feelings to himself, lest his career be affected.

A government incentive such as Peter Costello’s baby bonus is desperately needed to stop children disappearing from the Australian population.

Queensland’s vaccination rate has finally reached the critical 80 per cent double-dose milestone as the state braces for a potential surge in Covid-19 cases, which experts warn could overwhelm struggling hospitals.

And regional Queensland towns are pleading with the Palaszczuk Government to allow trade on Sundays and public holidays amid fears a tourism resurgance will bypass them over their ‘ghost town’ reputations.

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Unvaccinated Queenslanders should not rely on tough jab mandates ending in the coming months while border closures and lockdowns should be a thing of the past.

Fugitive conman Peter Foster was discovered hiding out in a luxury six-bedroom, three bathroom rental property with “mesmerising” views of the Melbourne skyline, complete with a games room and sunken fire pit.

Lawyers, mafia figures and bikies are among 160 people being targeted by police after being caught organising crimes, including drug-smuggling and money-laundering, via the secret police Trojan horse app AN0M.

And from the corridors of power in Ipswich to cleaning dead chickens out of a cage – fallen mayor Andrew Antoniolli has revealed his stunning story of survival despite losing almost everything at the hands of the Crime and Corruption Commission.

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Chinese hackers came within minutes of shutting down a series of power stations capable of lighting three million homes in a sneak cyber attack of a sort experts warn are becoming increasingly common – and which could be used to limit Australia’s ability to respond to a military crisis in the future.

Fully vaccinated Queenslanders who come into close contact with Covid cases could soon have to isolate only for seven days.

A 12-year-old boy is fighting for life while four other youths are in hospital after a high-speed joy ride ended in tragedy on the Gold Coast.

And any hidden fees and charges when paying at a checkout with a digital wallet on a mobile or buy now pay later apps will be revealed under the biggest reforms to how Australians pay for goods in more than 20 years.

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Families will be reunited, grandchildren held for the first time and stranded Queenslanders allowed to return home when the state’s border wall falls on Monday after almost two years.

Councils are spending up to $100,000 defending complaints, amid accusations that Queensland’s controversial ­Independent Assessor is improperly exercising its powers to stifle political freedom.

No Queensland coal-fired power stations will be forced to close early, nor coal mines forced to close under Labor’s climate plan, senior Opposition frontbenchers are pledging.

And more than a thousand kids are headed back onto the cricket pitch after pulling up stumps last summer.

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Queenslanders will not receive a lifesaving organ transplant until they are fully vaccinated against Covid.

A Townsville father has been charged with manslaughter over the death of his three-year-old daughter after she was found in a storm water drain.

The federal election is set to get personal, as Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese used an unofficial election campaign 

rally to shape it as a contest of personalities, painting his opponent as “smug and a liar”.

The premier is expected to reveal today when Queensland’s borders will reopen for interstate travellers.

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A top Queensland academy has been accused of allowing parents to be misled by over-inflated 2020 Year 12 results on a national website 

which ranks schools according to academic outcomes.

Queensland's stalling vaccination rates have received a boost as fears the Omicron variant coupled with new community 

cases stoke concerns that the state’s Covid-free days are at an end.

A Fleet of space-age helicopters will operate zero-emission joy flights over the Great Barrier Reef in a landmark deal for eco-tourism.

QUEENSLAND State of Origin star Xavier Coates has been rocked by the arrest of his half-brother after a shocking stabbing on the Gold Coast.

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Annastacia Palaszczuk has failed to declare confidence in the embattled boss of Queensland’s Crime and Corruption Commission as calls grow for Alan MacSporran to resign.

Anthony Albanese has pledged Labor will cut greenhouse gas emissions by 43 per cent by 2030 if it wins next year’s election with the bulk of the cuts 

to come from 215 of the country’s biggest polluters.

Desperate Queensland principals have turned to social media in a bid to plug dire staff shortages to ensure school kids have teachers in the classroom next year.

Fifty-five women from a Perth gym were part of a syndicate which took out Thursday’s $80m Powerball jackpot.

 

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Domestic violence perpetrators have been “emboldened” by police, lawyers and the courts in a scathing assessment of the failings of Queensland’s justice system.

Crime and Corruption Commission boss Alan MacSporran is refusing to resign despite an investigation finding serious failings within the corruption watchdog which have prompted calls for a Royal Commission into its powers.

The Federal Parliament has voted to legalise mitochondrial donations which will allow women to give birth without passing on genetic disease.

The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine says long wait times in emergency departments for people in the midst of a mental health crisis are an “indicator of widespread healthcare system failure”.

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The worst is yet to come for some Queensland towns after the biggest floods in 33 years forced the evacuation of an entire town, 

claimed the life of a driver and forced multiple swiftwater rescues.

Scott Morrison will seek a third term in power without two of his most senior colleagues, with Health Minister Greg Hunt set to call it quits and 

former Attorney-General Christian Porter also retiring.

Australia's international borders will continue to reopen and faster than previously forecast, despite the omicron variant.

People in the midst of a mental health crisis seeking help in the state’s emergency departments are twice as likely to suffer a long wait 

and in extreme cases are turned away because there are no beds.

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A toxic power culture in Australia’s parliament has uncovered one-in-three staff have been sexually harassed, more than that bullied, and 1 per cent suffered actual or 

attempted sexual assault.

A parliamentary inquiry into mental health services in Queensland has been announced but it falls short of what the sector called for to fix the broken system

While the announcement was cautiously welcomed by experts, they were awaiting the terms of reference still to be released this week.

The Queensland Ambulance Service is fielding up to 180 mental health-related triple-0 calls a day, with an alarming rise in call-outs for young children.

Christmas holiday plans within Australia are not under threat from the Omicron variant for now, after state and territory leaders agreed to stick to the national roadmap 

out of Covid-19.

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