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Man charged with assault among five accused of alleged breaches of COVID-19 rules in SA abc.net.au/news/2021-08-16/f…

Man charged with assault among five accused of alleged breaches of COVID-19 rules in SA

Five people will face court charged with breaches of COVID-19 rules in South Australia, including a man who was allegedly pursued through a border checkpoint and then went on a crime spree.

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Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says she is 'very concerned' about the COVID-19 situation in New South Wales. abc.net.au/news/2021-08-13/q…

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says she is 'very concerned' about the COVID-19 situation...

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Queensland COVID business grants pool boosted to $600m with federal money abc.net.au/news/2021-08-13/q…

Queensland COVID business grants pool boosted to $600m with federal money

The state and federal governments cut a deal that more than doubles the amount of money on offer as grants for Queensland businesses hit hard by recent COVID-19 lockdowns.

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If you're young, rich and male, you're likely to study economics. Everyone else, not so much  abc.net.au/news/2021-08-14/h…
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'It just dominates your life': Runners disappointed at marathon postponement abc.net.au/news/2021-08-14/r…
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Deploying drones to improve safety in underground mines abc.net.au/news/2021-08-13/d…
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'Please, please seek help': Surf club manager reveals toll of 'pandemic fatigue' abc.net.au/news/2021-08-13/p…

'Please, please seek help': Surf club manager reveals toll of 'pandemic fatigue'

Steve Edgar has seen the toll of repeated lockdowns on his 70 staff. He now has a mental health care plan in place, as doctors reveal the staggering impact of "pandemic fatigue".

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Campers likely to pay for 'appalling behaviour' by Teewah Beach hoons abc.net.au/news/2021-08-13/c…

Campers likely to pay for 'appalling behaviour' by Teewah Beach hoons

'Bush doofs' and drivers treating the beach like a 'drag strip' have officials reviewing annual visitor numbers, worried about the potential for serious injuries.

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Queensland MP Les Walker in court over assault charges abc.net.au/news/2021-08-13/l…

Queensland MP Les Walker in court over assault charges

Queensland MP Les Walker — who unexpectedly appeared in court today — plans to fight common assault charges brought after he was banned from Townsville's Safe Night Precinct for a second time this...

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Queensland records seven new community cases of COVID-19 abc.net.au/news/2021-08-13/q…
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If you thought all you could pick up at the Ekka was a Bertie Beetle showbag, a strawberry sundae and a cold, these loved-up, long-term couples have news for you. abc.net.au/news/2021-08-13/t…

Flying pigs, flirting through fences, avoiding crowds: Love stories that started with the Ekka

If you thought all you could pick up at the Ekka was a showbag and a cold, these loved-up, long-term couples have news for you. 

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Happy Friday, Brisbane! 😍 Known as Minjerribah, Straddie, or North Stradbroke Island, it’s actually the second largest sand island in the world! 📸 by Drew Ehlers Photography
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'I was fobbed off': Meet the women working to end period stigma abc.net.au/news/2021-08-13/g…

'I was fobbed off': Meet the women working to end period stigma

In the wake of a damning landmark report into period poverty in Australia these women are on a mission to destroy menstrual taboos.

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Wild dog fencing sees sheep return to historic merino stud abc.net.au/news/rural/2021-0…

Wild dog fencing sees sheep return to historic merino stud

For the first time in 20 years, sheep are grazing the paddocks of Terrick Terrick in western Queensland, and it's all down to fencing.

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Thousands of Queensland's 'lockdown legends' released from home quarantine abc.net.au/news/2021-08-13/q…
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Here's where politicians picked commuter car parks to be built — and where they should have gone abc.net.au/news/2021-08-13/w…
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The Premier warns 'do not cross into New South Wales' as Qld Health updates border zone requirements abc.net.au/news/2021-08-12/m…

Queensland border zone requirements change for essential workers

The Police Commissioner says changes to the border system will be finalised in the "coming days" after police announced changes to the border zone earlier this week.

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Coal-fired power pollution a 'toxic time bomb' for nearby homes, expert warns abc.net.au/news/2021-08-13/q…

Toxic by-products are yet to be cleared from an Ipswich power station that closed a decade ago

It has been almost 10 years since Swanbank A power station at Collingwood Park was closed, but a toxic ash dam on the site is yet to be dealt with and environmental experts and nearby residents are...

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Cyclone-ravaged Hook Island to be given new lease of life after major vote abc.net.au/news/2021-08-12/n…

Cyclone-ravaged Hook Island to be given new lease of life after major vote

The once-popular tourist destination has been lying abandoned for years. But an ambitious plan aims to revitalise it.

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MSF Sugar charged with industrial manslaughter after man dies on the job abc.net.au/news/2021-08-12/m…

MSF Sugar charged with industrial manslaughter after man dies on the job

One of the country's biggest sugar millers is charged after a worker was electrocuted on the job in Far North Queensland two years ago.

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