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Shawn McQuillan has tragically passed away.

Beloved rugby league referee collapses and dies during junior match

He was rushed to hospital with the aid of four ambulances but could not be saved.

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Save Victoria Park is contemplating a legal challenge against the planned main Olympic stadium.

Legal threat hangs over Brisbane Olympics centrepiece

A long-awaited venue plan has finally been revealed for Brisbane's 2032 Olympics, but organisers may face a storm from legal action over the main stadium.

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Police inspector Jay Notaro has been identified as the man missing at Broken Head near Byron Bay.

Fears for well-known cop missing near Byron Bay

The alarm was raised when the officer’s surfboard was found abandoned by his car.

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An impression of the new VIctoria Park Stadium.

Your one minute guide to Brisbane Olympics 2032 venues

Everything the Queensland Government is building for the Games in one quick hit.

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The current, not the crocodiles in the Fitzroy River is of more concern to Rowing Australia.

What worries rowers about Olympic river isn’t the crocs

Racing in a river rife with man-eaters is not what has Rowing Australia up in arms about the choice of venue for the sport at the 2032 Games.

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Callum Ah Chee, Ariarne Titmus, Gout Gout and Marnus Labuschagne. AFL, cricket and swimming are big winners, while athletics say it is a loser of the Brisbane 2032 blueprint.

Winners and losers of Olympics blueprint not who you’d expect

Several sports believe they're set up for long-term success after the release of the 2032 Brisbane Olympics venues plan, but others are furious they have been short-changed.

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Constable Rachel McCrow, 26, and Constable Matthew Arnold, 29, were gunned down in Wieambilla.

US man urged ‘no mercy' before Wieambilla cops gunned down

Pictures allegedly showing sniper hides similar to those found where two Queensland police officers were shot dead have been filed in a US court case.

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Queensland Premier David Crisafulli speaks during the announcement of Games Delivery Plan for the 2032 Olympics and Paralympics.

New stadium to be centrepiece of Brisbane Olympics

Queensland Premier David Crisafulli has backflipped on his pledge not to build any new stadiums for the Games as a host of venues were revealed today.

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A man has been charged with the murder of an elderly woman found fatally stabbed in The Gap.

Murder charges after stabbing at The Gap

State police and the AFP have tracked, arrested and charged a man with murder after a woman was stabbed to death and he was located at Brisbane airport. 

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A man was shot in the chest.

Emergency alert after man shot in chest in carpark

A man has been rushed to hospital in a serious condition after being shot in the chest in a suburban carpark. 

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Two arrests came after police linked two shootings weeks apart at a Rockhampton residence. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

One dead, two in serious condition as crash closes highway

A horror crash has left one person dead and two others in serious condition, creating traffic chaos on one of the nations busiest motorways.

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The body of a woman has been found on a busy bikeway in Brisbane‘s north.

Woman’s body found on inner-city bike path

Members of the public have been told to stay away after the body of a woman was discovered on a busy Brisbane bike path.

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Rising swim star Madisyn Armstrong is set to embark on a mission to swim the English Channel.

Rising Aussie swim star embarks on biggest challenge yet amid cancer shock

‘You hear about it happening to other families, and it’s awful, but you never imagine it to happen to your own parent.’

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Former AFL star Jason Akermanis failed to overturn a conviction for driving 40km/h over the limit. (Michael Willson/AAP PHOTOS)

AFL star loses three-year battle over speeding charge

Judges have knocked back a bid by a former AFL Brisbane Lions star to overturn his conviction for driving 40km/h over the limit.

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