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A majority of Australians would support phasing out coal power by 2030, including half the people in a sample identifying as Coalition voters, according to a survey by a progressive thinktank.
The research funded by the Australia Institute says 60%...
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Cape York communities are on high alert ahead of Tropical Cyclone Nora, which developed into a category three on Friday night, but weakened slightly on Saturday afternoon.
Warnings were in place for all Queensland areas from Karumba to Mapoon, inclu...
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The Gold Coast council will use a new city wifi service to harvest Facebook data from visitors to next month’s Commonwealth Games.
The data mining, which the council says is legal and will be used to help the city market itself to tourists, relies o...
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Queensland police used the “minimum force necessary” when they restrained an Indigenous man during a violent, drug-induced episode, an inquest has heard.
Shaun Coolwell, 33, died on 2 October 2015, soon after being given a sedative and restrained wi...