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Queensland ministers to recruit new police commissioner

Senior cabinet ministers in Queensland will meet to recruit a new police commissioner after the shock resignation of Katarina Carroll.
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Qld Top Cop Job Hunt: Graphic image of Katarina Carroll sitting at a desk
Duration: 2 minutes 19 seconds

Top BMX racers compete in Brisbane ahead of 2024 Olympics

Queenslander Saya Sakakibara is currently atop the women's rankings and wants to continue her flying form in her home state.
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BMX World Cup: BMX rider Saya Sakakibara waiting to begin race
Duration: 1 minute 50 seconds

From skiing to football, rugby and equestrian — what is Australia's most dangerous sport?

Australians know they are accepting a certain level of risk every time they step onto a sporting field. But when playing sport leads to death, society's tolerance and the sport's social licence is tested.   
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A three-panel split image showing a young man in a cricket cap, a woman riding a jumping horse, and a water-skier.

In coming decades, solar cells on Australian rooftops could provide more energy than we need, a report shows. But there is a catch

The capacity of rooftop solar in Australia will eclipse the country's entire electricity demand in coming decades, according to a report that charts the technology's rise.
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A cluster of houses at Alkimos Beach all with rooftop solar panels.

Qld Police Commissioner to step down from top job

Queensland's Police commissioner Katarina Carroll has announced her shock resignation, insisting it was her decision to finish up earlier in the role.
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Qld's Top Cop Quits: Outgoing Queensland Police Service Commissioner Katarina Carroll
Duration: 5 minutes 8 seconds

'I thought it was all my fault': How being gaslit led this theatre director to take on a classic

Did you know the term "gaslighting" is from a 1938 play? A new adaptation shines a light on how gaslighting plays out in modern Australia.
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A middle-aged white man kisses a 30-something white woman on the forehead will holding a play script.

Floodwaters transform this outback desert into a green oasis, but it's not all good news

While record rain causes havoc in south-east Queensland, it revitalises a part of far west Queensland that rarely sees so much water.
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A man sits in a chair with his back to the camera, fishing rod in hand in muddy waters. There is a 100kph speed sign behind.

Medical students perform as string quartet at cancer ward

The quartet bringing a sense of joy and belonging to patients at a Gold Coast cancer ward. 
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Duration: 1 minute 45 seconds

The smouldering wreck of Ukraine's dairy industry, where farmers risk their lives to milk surviving cows

In Ukraine, formerly one of Europe's biggest dairy suppliers, 50 per cent of the industry is gone, 200,000 cows have been bombed, and farmers are very much on the front line.
A burnt tractor, still smoking after being hit by a bomb.

The humble spud is now a $1 billion industry but a potato farmer says not all growers are benefitting

Australia consistently produces about 1.4 million tonnes of spuds each year and their value is on the rise.
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Potatoes with an arrow on the up

Queensland's property market hits new record high

Experts say Brisbane is expected to be one of the stronger market performers in 2024 as Queensland's property prices surge to a new record high. 
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Duration: 1 minute 43 seconds

Husband charged with murder after woman killed in tractor incident

Dozens of forensic officers remained at the scene searching for evidence as a man was charged with the murder of his wife at a rural property in Woodhill, south of Brisbane. 
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Duration: 1 minute 25 seconds

Tropical Cyclone Lincoln makes landfall near NT-QLD border

Communities in the Gulf are bracing for another cyclone as it makes landfall across the border in the Northern Territory. 
ABC News Current
Duration: 2 minutes 2 seconds

Is there a looming crisis when it comes to soft cheeses? It's complicated

Cheese lovers are aghast at claims some French soft cheeses are "under threat" from a lack of genetic diversity in cheese cultures. But it's a bit more complicated than that.
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Camembert cheese on a plate

Brain of little 'angel' donated for research into rare disorder

A Queensland family has donated their daughter's brain for research into Angelman Syndrome after the rare genetic disorder claimed the life of the three-year-old.
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Duration: 1 minute 54 seconds

Queensland government's secret polling released

Secret polling commissioned by the Queensland government has revealed voters are unsatisfied with the state' performance on crime and housing. 
ABC News Current
Duration: 1 minute 57 seconds

Queensland government's $400k secret polling released, revealing drop in voter satisfaction over crime-handling, housing and trustworthiness

Initiated under former premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, the state government paid nearly $400,000 for polling in the lead up to this year's state election. 
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Health Minister Steven Miles

Cyclone watch issued for Gulf of Carpentaria as communities warned to prepare

Communities from Port Roper to Burketown are being warned to prepare for severe weather as the Bureau of Meteorology forecasts a 40 per cent chance of a tropical low developing into a cyclone over the region.
Several palm trees being blown by the wind with gloomy skies in the background.

Muster Dogs season 2 winner 'humbled' by judges' decision

Zoe Miller's connection with Buddy the border collie was obvious from the start. Now the pair are looking ahead to new challenges.
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An upwards angle of Zoe kneeling on the ground, her hands on Buddy next to her and looking into her eyes.

'Not everyone has a lazy $20,000': Queensland caps local election spending following corruption report

Candidates vying for a position in Queensland's local government next month will, for the first time, need to keep their personal campaign spending and donations under a cap.
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a woman stands in a queue to vote with her great dane

'I wanted to showcase the Asian Australian experience': A new Aussie rom-com hits streaming

Five Blind Dates, the first Aussie Amazon Original movie, sees Shuang Lu as Lia change her approach to dating after meeting a fortune teller.
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Richard (left) peers lovingly at Lia as they embrace wearing wedding finery in a park.

How Josh Thomas became the face of millennial comedy in Australia

Back in the country for his new stand-up tour, Josh Thomas talks about how he stumbled into being audience surrogate for millennials around Australia.
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A man in a blue room looking into a mirror.

Gulf of Carpentaria to cop a soaking

Well over 100mm of rain is likely to fall around the Gulf of Carpentaria during the coming days.
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Duration: 12 seconds

Youth justice continues to dominate Queensland Parliament

The state government will support law changes to allow greater access to childrens court.
ABC News Current
Duration: 2 minutes

Broncos duo front media after Sunday night brawl

The embarassed duo said they shouldn't have allowed themselves to be in that situation.
ABC News Current
Duration: 1 minute 36 seconds