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3 weeks ago | 
abc.net.au | Jessica Ross |Laura LaVelle |Laura Lavelle
Another deluge has hit parts of Queensland's west, where more residents have been evacuated and rescued from floodwaters. Premier David Crisafulli has visited Longreach, announcing financial support of up to $75,000 for primary producers. The premier has warned livestock losses are likely to be much higher than current estimate of 150,000. Flood-ravaged outback Queensland has been dealt yet another blow, with more heavy rain falling overnight.
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2 months ago | 
abc.net.au | Laura LaVelle |Laura Lavelle |Talissa Siganto
All 14 members of a fringe religious group have been found guilty of the manslaughter of eight-year-old Elizabeth Struhs, who died after her insulin was withheld. Warning: This story contains details some readers may find disturbing. The leader of the congregation, 63-year-old Brendan Stevens, and the girl's father, 53-year-old Jason Struhs, were acquitted of murder but found guilty of manslaughter.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
abc.net.au | Laura LaVelle |Laura Lavelle
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
abc.net.au | Laura LaVelle |Laura Lavelle
Since using black market nasal tanning spray, Harper has had facial flushes, acne, and more freckles. The illegal spray can have serious side effects, according to the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) — some of the most common ones are what Harper has experienced, but there's also the risk of skin cancer including melanoma. The Queensland woman, who asked we not use her real name, feels it's worth it for the tan.
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Dec 29, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Laura LaVelle |Laura Lavelle
Brisbane petrol prices were some of the highest of any capital city in the country in 2024, new data has revealed. It's prompted Queensland's transport minister to join calls for an ACCC inquiry into petrol prices. Analysis from the National Roads and Motorists Association (NRMA) shows Brisbane drivers paid on average 195 cents per litre at the bowser, behind only Canberra at 196.3 cents. Sydney and Melbourne were ranked third and fourth with 191.1 cents and 190.3 cents respectively.
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Dec 21, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Laura LaVelle |Laura Lavelle
A young woman may have been chased down by two men and assaulted before she was shot dead in a suburban street north of Brisbane, police say. Officers were called to Railway Parade in Caboolture just after midnight on Sunday, where they found a 23-year-old woman lying on the footpath, unconscious and not breathing. Police attempted to revive her but the woman was declared dead at the scene. Detectives are treating her death as a homicide and the offenders are still at large.
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Laura LaVelle |Laura Lavelle |Talissa Siganto
A former Brisbane theatre boss allegedly sexually abused a boy in his family home, a court has heard. Timothy O'Connor, the former Harvest Rain Theatre Company CEO, faced a two-day committal hearing in the Brisbane Magistrates Court on nearly 60 fraud and child and adult sexual offences. He was charged in 2022 after police investigation Operation Uniform Cartograph. Police allege he used his position of power toabuse boys and men over 10 years.
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Oct 25, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Laura LaVelle |Laura Lavelle
Hundreds of former and current Queensland Police Service officers and staff members have launched a class action lawsuit against the state government, over its COVID-19 vaccine mandates. The lawsuit, filed in the Supreme Court in Brisbane today, is being funded by billionaire Clive Palmer. It comes after the Queensland Supreme Court ruled that COVID-19 mandates breached the human rights laws of some frontline workers.
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Oct 23, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Laura LaVelle |Laura Lavelle
The judge in the trial for a teenager accused of the home-invasion murder of Brisbane woman Emma Lovell has retired to consider his verdict. Emma Lovell, 41, was stabbed in the heart and died on the front lawn of her North Lakes home during a 2022 Boxing Day home invasion. Two 17-year-old boys — who cannot be named as they were juveniles at the time — were charged with her murder. Ms Lovell's husband Lee Lovell was also stabbed in the back and kicked in the head during the incident.
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Oct 21, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Laura LaVelle |Laura Lavelle
The second teenager charged with the murder of Brisbane mother Emma Lovell, who was stabbed to death during a Boxing Day home invasion, has pleaded not guilty at trial. It was alleged two boys — who cannot be identified as they were 17 years old at the time — broke into Ms Lovell's house on Boxing Day night in 2022. The 41-year-old mother-of-two died after she was stabbed in the heart on the front lawn of her North Lakes home.
