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New checks on insulation in Qld

THE Queensland government will move to shore up rules surrounding foil insulation to ensure residents are not put in danger from cheap products in the market.

Qld unions rally over asset sell-off

ALMOST 5000 union members have descended on Parliament House in Brisbane to vent their anger over the government's privatisation plans.

Kentucky fried camera films staff

A FAST food store employee placed a hidden camera in the women's toilet to "catch people doing drugs".

SEQ dams 'highest in nine years'

WATER levels in southeast Queensland's dams are at a nine-year high, with the combined level of Wivenhoe, Somerset and North Pine dams sitting at 93.8 per cent.

New Doomadgee inquest starts

AN inquest into the death in police custody of an Aboriginal man on Palm Island has reopened in north Queensland.

Queensland flood damage bill rises

RECORD-breaking flooding has caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damage in south-west Queensland, with more downpours expected.
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Huge damage bill for flood-ravaged Qld

ONCE-in-a-century flooding has caused hundreds of millions of dollars damage in south-west Queensland.
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Road crews tackle flood damage

MAIN Roads crews are out and about in flood-damaged parts of Queensland this weekend, assessing road damage and carrying out repairs.
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St George prepares for worst

THE Queensland community of St George has been spared the absolute worst, with the local river set to peak lower than expected.
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Man exposed to asbestos, sacked

LEN Farnham is the man who was photographed using a domestic vacuum cleaner to remove asbestos-contaminated paint flecks from Mackay West Primary School.