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Queensland man charged with murder after three-month-old son dies from ‘significant internal injuries’

Uneeb Ullah, 28, from Logan, has been remanded in custody after his arrest on Tuesday evening for the alleged murder of the child Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A Queensland man has been charged with the murder of his three-month-old baby son, after the boy died in hospital this week. The infant, from the Ipswich area west of Brisbane, died almost a week after being taken to hospital with “significant internal injuries”. The boy had been on life support. Continue reading...

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Oct 7, 2026 · byThe Guardian

Is Australia ready for a datacentre boom? – podcast

As technology companies push to expand AI infrastructure across Australia, residents from suburban Melbourne to regional Queensland are raising concerns over noise, power demands and local impacts. Could growing community opposition slow down plans for a nationwide infrastructure boom? Technology reporter Josh Taylor joins Reged Ahmad to unpack why Australians are becoming so uneasy about datacentres – and whether government regulation can address their fears Read more: Rural Queenslanders have seen gas projects come and go – but a 725-hectare datacentre poses a whole new level of ‘stupidity’ ‘These guys are just coming from nothing’: questions over multibillion-dollar Firmus float amid datacentre backlash Plan for controversial $1.2bn datacentre in Sydney scrapped due to ‘emerging’ regulations Continue reading...

Australien Melbourne Queensland

Oct 6, 2026 · byThe Guardian

Seagrass meadows bounce back with new fish communities

Seagrasses are flowering plants that thrive in marine environments and form extensive meadows along the tropical Queensland coast. New James Cook University research shows the seagrass meadows of Trinity Inlet in Cairns Harbor have recovered after severe cyclones and flooding nearly wiped them out—but with a new mix of fish species.

Queensland

Oct 6, 2026 · byPhys.org

Hundreds of Australians, including war veterans, are being buried in unmarked communal graves

Exclusive: Guardian Australia investigation reveals state governments use shared graves to bury those deemed too poor to pay for funerals. ‘It’s unspeakable,’ one relative says Find more from the Unmarked graves investigation here Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Vietnam veterans, rough sleepers and other impoverished Australians are being buried in unmarked communal graves often holding four or more people, a practice relatives have described as “unspeakable” and “a disgrace”. A Guardian Australia investigation has identified more than 100 unmarked graves across New South Wales, and some in Queensland, that are being used by state governments to bury those deemed too poor to afford their own funerals. Continue reading...

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Oct 5, 2026 · byThe Guardian

Former Bachelor star Sam Wood charged with domestic violence

Fitness influencer, 46, faces court on Monday after his arrest in Noosa at the weekend The fitness influencer and reality TV star Sam Wood has been charged in Queensland with domestic violence offences. The personal trainer and star of the third season of reality TV show The Bachelor was charged on Sunday and spent the weekend in police custody after an alleged incident on Saturday night. Continue reading...

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Oct 5, 2026 · byThe Guardian

Rural Queenslanders have seen gas projects come and go – but a 725-hectare datacentre poses a whole new level of ‘stupidity’

Residents of Dalby may soon live beside a $31bn datacentre. The premier sees ‘opportunity’ for the state – but others fear AI’s global creep From the veranda on his bush block, Denver Kanowski has watched resources companies come and go from rural Queensland for 70 years. The home cost him $800, and lets him live how he likes, in nature. It’s also in the middle of a gasfield, not far from the Linc Energy contamination site , down the road from a coalmine and three gas power plants. Sign up for a weekly email featuring our best reads Continue reading...

Denver Queensland

Oct 4, 2026 · byThe Guardian

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (10.04.26)

Aero Linx: Australian Parachute Federation (APF) The Australian Parachute Federation (APF) is the peak body for the administration, regulation and representation of Australian Sport Parachuting. This is achieved by promoting skydiving and maintaining a high level of safety and by improving the standard of Sport Parachuting to encourage participation and excellence in performance. The APF is the organisation which controls skydiving and parachuting at most civilian operations in Australia. With the approval of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) it sets the standards of operation, conducts competitions, issues licenses, certifications and instructor ratings, conducts exams and distributes various publications to keep its members informed of current events and safety standards. The APF Office is located in Brisbane, Queensland and is supported by volunteers at local and State level. It is affiliated with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale through the Australian Sport Aviation Confederation and International Skydiving Commission.

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Oct 4, 2026 · byAero-News Network

Brisbane 2032 Olympic officials forced to explain early YouTube release of emblem

BRISBANE, Australia: Brisbane 2032 Olympic officials were forced to hold a quickly-organized media conference on Saturday to explain the accidental leaking of an Olympic and Paralympic emblem three days ahead of schedule. An explainer video meant to go live after a planned ceremonial event on Monday briefly appeared on the event’s YouTube channel on Friday night. Screenshots of images and text soon circulated on social media. Government official Tim Mander and Brisbane 2032 chief marketing officer Brent Hill suggested the accidental release was a pleasant surprise. "This is the culmination of a really exciting week,” said Mander, the Olympic and Paralymic minister. "This is an incredibly exciting milestone as we head to 2032.” Hill said it was a case of making the most of an unexpected opportunity - "the publicity has been incredible.” The Olympic emblem is the crest of a pink cockatoo, an inland Australian bird, with the colour stylized to resemble an Olympic and Paralympic flame. It follows a staged unveiling this week around Queensland state regional centres, ahead of what was planned to be the official reveal on Monday in Brisbane. Speculation as to the identity of the emblem was encouraged, with athletes suggesting it could be anything from a crocodile’s tail to a mango. Former Olympic and Paralympic stars such as swimmer Ian Thorpe and cyclist Anna Meares took part in the staged reveal. Hill admitted the Games committee would have preferred the unveiling to have proceeded as planned. "If we had our time over, maybe there’s different ways we could have done it,” he said, adding that there was more to come at Monday’s official unveiling.

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Australien Brisbane Queensland

Oct 3, 2026 · byMobile Business

Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic emblems leaked by official YouTube account

Sneak preview shown in video after pieces revealed over past week Cockatoo-inspired emblem to be officially unveiled on Monday The Brisbane 2032 Olympics and Paralympics emblems have been accidentally leaked by the Games’ official YouTube channel, three days before its own big reveal. Pieces of the puzzle had been revealed across Queensland over the past week with the full logos to come together during an official unveiling on Monday. Continue reading...

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Oct 3, 2026 · byThe Guardian

Australia news live: ATO finds one-quarter of big firms pay zero tax; NDIS alternative Thriving Kids program begins

Follow the day’s news live. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast From today, children under nine years old with mild developmental delays and autism can access early intervention services through a program called Thriving Kids , which is administered by state and territory governments. The change was announced by the Albanese government in August 2025 and will slowly move children off the National Disability Insurance Scheme. It will fully replace the NDIS for these children by 2028. Unlike the NDIS, participation in Thriving Kids won’t require a formal diagnosis, potentially speeding up services and saving families money. The health minister, Mark Butler , recently told parents there would be no gap in government support for their children. Queensland is the sole Australian state refusing to sign on to the Thriving Kids program , leaving families in limbo as the first phase of the NDIS replacement scheme launches. You can read more details about the change here: More than one-quarter of big companies operating in Australia paid no income tax in 2024-25, according to the Australian Taxation Office’s latest corporate transparency report. We look very closely if there’s no tax being paid in significant industries, including things like data centres, to make sure that the level of tax being paid reflects the economic activity that’s happening in Australia. Continue reading...

Australien Queensland

Sep 30, 2026 · byThe Guardian

Ancient bird becomes second Australian species to be named from the Cretaceous period

A pair of exceptionally rare Cretaceous bird bones found at separate sites near Richmond, Queensland, reveal a previously unknown species—the second formally named Cretaceous bird from Australia. Cretaceous bird fossils are extremely scarce in Australia, with fewer than a dozen isolated bones reported, making these finds especially significant. The research is published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology.

Australien Queensland

Sep 29, 2026 · byPhys.org

Queensland anti-corruption commission investigated just 20 of more than 6,000 complaints in a year

Statistics showed there is ‘almost no chance’ a complaint made against a government department like the police would be investigated independently, expert says Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Queensland’s anti-corruption commission has investigated just 20 of more than 6,000 complaints of suspected corruption in the past year, as the state government comes under renewed pressure to implement a years-late recommendation to end the practice of police investigating police . The statistic was revealed in Queensland’s Crime and Corruption Commission’s annual report, tabled in state parliament on Friday afternoon. Continue reading...

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Sep 28, 2026 · byThe Guardian

Cheers as murder charge dismissed for Queensland woman who helped terminally ill husband die

Kylie Ellina Truswell-Mobbs, 52, walks out of court after receiving suspended sentence over 2023 death of David Ronald Mobbs Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A Queensland woman facing a potential life sentence after she gave her terminally ill husband a lethal cocktail of drugs has walked out of court to the sound of cheers. Kylie Ellina Truswell-Mobbs, 52, pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to assisting suicide in the supreme court in Brisbane on Monday. Continue reading...

Brisbane Queensland

Sep 28, 2026 · byThe Guardian

Australia v Brazil: men’s international football friendly – live

Updates from the first of two games in Queensland Kick-off time in Townsville is 8pm AEST Any thoughts? Get in touch with an email Joey Lynch is in Townsville tonight to report on the game and has already taken in Brazil’s unlikely visit to the north Queensland town with a population of just over 200,000 as the place to begin their regeneration after another World Cup failure. A legacy of more World Cup titles than any other nation demands respect, as does the aura of a shirt worn by the likes of Pelé, Socrates, Roberto Carlos, Ronaldinho, Ronaldo and Neymar. Vinícius, Raphinha, Marquinhos et al are global superstars, and the cultural cachet of joga bonito still permeates. So too are the good vibes, good people and goodwill that accompany them; a Brazilian supporter with a prop World Cup trophy in hand was among those navigating the connection to Townsville from Brisbane airport on Thursday morning. These fixtures, followed by a game against India on 3 October, are going to prove lucrative for the South Americans too. They’ll even be taking the field in Queensland as the official “home” side. Which brings us to football. And to start, if Brazil are after a genuine Australian football experience they will get one at Lang Park in Brisbane next Tuesday, when they play on a surface only four days after the Dolphins v Roosters preliminary final. But coming off another World Cup failure, Brazil have also landed at an inflection point. Or perhaps more accurately, the latest inflection point, as the nation conducts a new round of soul-searching over an increasingly diminishing place among football’s elite. Continue reading...

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Sep 25, 2026 · byThe Guardian

Vinícius Júnior et al land in unlikely outpost of Townsville as Brazil reboot begins | Joey Lynch

The Seleção’s rebuild after their latest World Cup exit begins against the Socceroos in a place better known for rugby league than joga bonito It’s a safe bet that Vinícius Júnior, who plays week in and week out for Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu, doesn’t know about North Queensland Fury. Why would he? Indeed, it is likely that none of the Brazil side that landed in Townsville on Thursday are aware of Australian football’s history in the region. Nor, perhaps, the city itself, until recently. Maybe in the spirit of cultural exchange, then, Raphinha will be posting #BringBackTheFury on his Instagram page by the time the Seleção departs the Sunshine State next week. Such a post would only feel slightly more surreal than the Barcelona attacker rubbing shoulders at Townsville airport with almost 80 junior rugby league sides from around Queensland, jetting in for the Gordon Tallis Cup . Continue reading...

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Sep 24, 2026 · byThe Guardian

Follow the fish: How marine life is helping reveal hidden shipwrecks

In September 2026, 20 Australian university students departed Brisbane for Fiji aboard the CSIRO research vessel (RV) Investigator on a CAPSTAN sea training voyage. While in coastal waters off Queensland, the students were involved in several shipwreck surveys that led to an intriguing observation: A shipwreck surrounded by mysterious holes on the seafloor. For some aboard, this wasn't the first time they'd seen such a thing.

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Sep 22, 2026 · byPhys.org

Discovery of new Australian stick insect species reveals case of mistaken identity

New study describes two species, Anchiale robusta and Anchiale mabiensis , both found in far north Queensland Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Two new large stick insect species have been identified by Australian researchers, in a discovery they say illustrates how little we still understand about insect diversity. The two species, both found in far north Queensland, are described in a study published in Austral Entomology . Continue reading...

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Sep 21, 2026 · byThe Guardian

More than 800,000 bees stolen across far north Queensland in ‘sophisticated’ operation

Apiarists will lose not just the insects but the value of pollination contracts, which can be worth thousands of dollars Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast An estimated 800,000 bees, worth tens of thousands of dollars, have been stolen from properties in far north Queensland. The industry is already reeling from the this month’s arrival of the varroa mite parasite. Continue reading...

Australien Queensland

Sep 21, 2026 · byThe Guardian

One Nation-linked company built $56,000 shed on private property of Pauline Hanson’s right-hand man

Exclusive: James Ashby also drives new Ford Ranger given to party and is main pilot of plane donated by Gina Rinehart, which he says are not for personal use Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast Pauline Hanson’s right-hand man, James Ashby, is enjoying generous benefits as a result of his role working for One Nation, with documents showing that a company linked to the party built a $56,000 shed on his central Queensland property. Guardian Australia understands that Ashby, formerly Hanson’s chief of staff and now the party’s national director, also drives a new Ford Ranger that was “personally” gifted to One Nation by Hancock Agriculture’s chief executive, Adam Giles, in April. Hanson said the vehicle would help the party’s campaign efforts and “provides us the presence we need in the lead-up to the next federal election”. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s Politics, really newsletter here Continue reading...

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Sep 20, 2026 · byThe Guardian

A sea of hands, a giant ‘lifesaver-saurus’ and a melting robot: Queensland’s SWELL sculpture festival 2026 – in pictures

The beach becomes a giant art gallery each year as SWELL sculpture festival takes over Currumbin in Queensland’s south-east. Almost 100 large-scale artworks are on display during the free, 10-day outdoor exhibition, now in its 24th year. Among the artists is invited guest Patricia Piccinini, whose bronze sculpture Salute to the Sun ‘is a chimera, seamlessly moving between deer, tree, fungus, human and motorcycle’. The works are on display until Sunday 20 September Sculpture by the Sea 2025: from troubled waters to Bondi beach – in pictures ‘They become part of people’s identity’: how Australia fell in love with the Skywhales Continue reading...

Australien Queensland

Sep 18, 2026 · byThe Guardian

Crocodile-ridden river cleared to host Brisbane 2032 Olympic rowing and canoe sprint

SYDNEY: The crocodile-ridden Fitzroy River in the city of Rockhampton has been cleared by an independent report to host the rowing and canoe ‌sprint events at the 2032 Brisbane Olympics, organisers said on Thursday. The flatwater venue, part of a plan to include regional Queensland in Australia's third Summer Olympics, initially attracted attention because of the presence of some 500 saltwater crocodiles in the river. Concerns later focused on the river's current but the report has cleared ⁠it to "provide a safe, fair and consistent field of play", organisers said in a statement. "The assessment included extensive on-water investigations and modelling to understand how the course would perform under a range of conditions, weather patterns, water levels ‌and flood risk at both Games time and throughout the period leading into the Games," the statement said. Queensland Premier David Crisafulli told the state parliament on Thursday ‌that the waterway, which is some 600 km (370 miles) north ‌of Brisbane, had been cleared "with flying colours". "Many have said it can't be ‌done," he said. "We back in ‌regional Queensland - no ifs, no buts. Our commitment has been steadfast, and our message is clear: regional Queensland can and will host ‌events on the world stage." World Rowing President Jean-Christophe Rolland said ⁠he had demanded a robust assessment of the proposed course to ensure fair and equal conditions for the competitors. "We now know that the Fitzroy River is capable of providing fair ⁠competition conditions during ⁠the period of the Games, consistent with the requirements of Olympic and Paralympic Rowing," he said in the statement. Paddle Worldwide, which will organise the canoe sprint event, ⁠also endorsed the findings of the report. "The quality and depth of the technical work undertaken has significantly improved our understanding of the field of play and provides confidence to us and our athletes that the course can deliver fair competition," President Thomas Konietzko said. "We look forward to maintaining our strong ‌partnership and continuing to work together to deliver an outstanding Olympic and Paralympic competition venue in Rockhampton for 2032." Brisbane's bid for the 2032 Games was processed through the International Olympic Committee (IOC)'s "New Norms" policy, where existing facilities would be upgraded where possible. Organisers have nevertheless elected to build a new 63,000-seat Olympic stadium and an aquatics centre in a Brisbane city centre ‌park.

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Sep 18, 2026 · byMobile Business

This Olympic river has 500 crocodiles in it - but that's not the main concern

Queensland's Fitzroy River has been selected for the 2032 Games, despite concerns over the course - and its inhabitants.

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Sep 17, 2026 · byBBC

Crocodile-inhabited river approved as Brisbane 2032 Olympic rowing venue

International Olympic Committee endorses Fitzroy River course World Rowing and Paddle Worldwide back Australian venue A crocodile habitat has been given the green light to host 2032 rowing after the controversial site passed an assessment “with flying colours”. Olympic authorities on Thursday confirmed they had approved central Queensland’s Fitzroy River as a Brisbane Games venue, ending months of debate. Continue reading...

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Sep 17, 2026 · byThe Guardian

Anthropic to build $31bn datacentre in western Queensland, David Crisafulli says

Premier describes deal as ‘major win’ that will deliver more jobs for the state and put more energy into its grid Anthropic, the AI giant behind the large language model Claude, has done a deal to lease the site of its first Australian datacentre in western Queensland. The state premier, David Crisafulli, announced the decision in parliament on Wednesday. Continue reading...

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Sep 16, 2026 · byThe Guardian