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  • 1 week ago | abc.net.au | Josh Dye

    Queensland police have launched a homicide investigation after two people died in a crash in the Sunshine Coast hinterland. Emergency services were called to Callemonda Road and Mary Valley Road at Brooloo about 2pm on Monday. A Suzuki sedan was found with severe damage after it smashed into a tree in a single-vehicle crash. A man in the front passenger seat and a woman in the back seat both died at the scene.

  • 1 week ago | abc.net.au | Josh Dye

    The Queensland government is backing an LNP donor's appeal against a council decision to reject his luxury tourism development. In January, the Sunshine Coast Council knocked back Geoffrey Thomas's controversial plan to build 38 new short-stay units at an award-winning wedding venue in Maleny. Council officers recommended rejecting the development because it would block hinterland views, require major earthworks, and did not fit with the rural area.

  • 2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Josh Dye

    Business and tourism leaders have slammed a Queensland council after it voted not to hold midnight fireworks on New Year's Eve for the second year in a row. The Sunshine Coast Council controversially cancelled last year's traditional midnight display in Mooloolaba, citing cost and public safety reasons despite the region having the state's lowest crime rates.

  • 2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Josh Dye

    Clearer skies are forecast for Queensland as the sunshine starts to return after a wet autumn. The weather bureau predicts scattered showers for the south-east on Monday and Tuesday, before sunny conditions take over for the rest of the week into next weekend. "It really is a fairly benign week of weather across much of Queensland," senior meteorologist Harry Clark said.

  • 1 month ago | abc.net.au | Josh Dye |Lottie Twyford

    Regional Queensland is the Coalition's last remaining stronghold, but cracks are showing. Labor won the seat of Leichhardt in the state's far north, plus a second Senate seat in Queensland. Political analysts say independent candidates are likely to try to crack Sunshine and Gold Coast seats again in 2028. Regional Queensland has emerged as the Coalition's last remaining stronghold, but cracks have begun to show in even once-safe seats.

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Kate Kyriacou

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Kate Kyriacou primarily covers news in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and surrounding areas.

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Anna McGraw

Journalist at 7News

Anna McGraw primarily covers news in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and surrounding areas including the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast.

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Penelope Arthur

National Agricultural News Editor at Queensland Country Life

Penelope Arthur primarily covers news in Queensland, Australia, particularly around Brisbane and surrounding areas.

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Ebony Cavallaro

Reporter at Nine News Australia

Reporter at Nine News Queensland

Ebony Cavallaro primarily covers news in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and surrounding areas.

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Candace Sutton

National Courts and Crime Reporter at News.com.au

Senior Reporter at Daily Mail Australia

Candace Sutton primarily covers news in Queensland and New South Wales, Australia, including key areas like Brisbane and Sydney.

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