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Meg Flaskett wants answers about her daughter Thea’s death at Redcliffe Hospital in September last year.
Australia
Jacquelin Robson and Dominique Tassell

Meg gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. She died just hours later

‘We’re the last chance that Thea has at having a voice or getting any justice for what happened to her.’

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A feast of early voting mean it mightn't be worth firing up election barbecues in some places.
Politics
Fraser Barton

Democracy snag’s days are numbered as Aussies find new voting obsession

Australia’s latest election has voters choosing a new path that may mean the democracy sausage's days are numbered.

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More than two years after the discovery of human remains in concrete at a transport business, a man has pleaded guilty to being an accessory after a murder.
Queensland
Rex Martinich

Man pleads guilty over body found buried in concrete

More than two years after the discovery of human remains in concrete at a transport business, a man has pleaded guilty to being an accessory after a murder.

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David Lee Tan will face sentencing after pleading guilty to charges including manslaughter. (Samantha Manchee/AAP PHOTOS)
Queensland
Rex Martinich

Man pleads guilty over body found buried in concrete, second death

David Lee Tan has faced court on multiple charges.

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Queensland Premier Steven Miles and David Crisafulli will go head to head at the polls this weekend.
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Queensland
Aaron Patrick

Poll shock: Abortion scare could tip balance in Qld election

A scare campaign orchestrated by Queensland Labor is hurting the Liberal National Party so much that party insiders are concerned it will reduce the size of an LNP majority or lead to a hung parliament.

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Remains found on a property at Booubyjan in Queensland may be those of Krystal Cain, who was swept away in floodwaters.
Queensland
Warren Barnsley

Tragic link investigated after bones found on Queensland property

The remains are being tested to determine their identity.

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Two people are on the run after the home invasion.
Police
Matt Shrivell

Home invaders use metal bar in brutal bashing

Two occupants of a home have been subjected to a brutal bashing as they confronted a pair of home invaders.

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Kristy Lee Edwards has learned her sentencing for trying to stab a man on the Gold Coast.
Queensland
Paige van Lunteren

Why a woman accused of trying to murder a man has walked from court

Kristy Lee Edwards went to a Gold Coast home and repeatedly tried to stab her victim.

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A fiery crash on the Logan Mwy is believed to have been caused by a stolen Audi.
Police
Warren Barnsley

Shock details emerge after stolen car causes fiery Queensland crash

New information suggests a criminal element to the disaster.

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Three people were arrested after the chase.
Police
Matt Shrivell

Wild police chase ends in car, bushfire

A group of people have led police on a wild chase that involved highway patrol, polair and general duties teams. 

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A B-double truck has erupted in flames following a crash on a major Queensland motorway.
Australia
Summer Woolley

Motorway closed, streets locked down after fiery B-double truck crash

Residents within the exclusion zone are asked to remain indoors and close their windows.

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His devastated partner told DailyMail Australia that she believes he would have died instantly.
Queensland
Taylor Renouf

Popular Gold Coast surfer, dad dies before mother’s funeral

An Aussie father has been found dead after failing to show up to his mother’s funeral. WARNING: GRAPHIC DETAILS

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Darling Downs Zoo welcomes lion cub into the pride.
Australia
Sarah Keszler

Australian zoo welcomes lion cub after surprise pregnancy

The adorable new addition to the zoo has been caught on camera attempting to roar.

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Two people are dead and another fighting for life after a crash near Moreton Bay on Sunday afternoon.
Queensland
Matt Shrivell

Two dead, one fighting for life after horror two-car crash

Two people have been killed and another is in critical condition after a horrific two-car crash.

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A little boy has been injured after a rock was thrown through a train window in Cairns.
Queensland
Sarah Keszler

Little boy hospitalised as rock thrown through train window

The little boy was struck in the head while travelling on a train in Cairns.

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