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New sexual consent laws, including stealthing, in effect

Updated Queensland sexual consent laws passed State Parliament this week and are now in effect. State Attorney-General Yvette D’Ath said the strengthened laws amend

Funding pledge for schools supporting youth at risk

A Gold-Coast based specialist school will the first funded under a crime-prevention program to be implemented by an elected Queensland LNP Government. State LNP Leader

Weather worry sparks fire ban in Queensland

Tinderbox weather conditions have led to a fire ban being imposed across south-west Queensland this week. The Queensland Fire Department (QFD) said the fire ban would be

Recreational ADHD drug use highest ever recorded

Recreational, non-prescribed, use of ADHD medication and the availability of MDMA is on the rise, according to the latest drug use data. A National Drug and Alcohol

Food labelling confusion leads to waste

Unclear food date labels and storage advice is leading to unnecessary food wastage, with Queenslanders among the most distrusting in the country. RMIT University

AFP allege Aussie the mastermind of secret criminal app

The Australian creator of an encrypted app allegedly used by criminals around the world has been arrested in an operation involving hundreds of police officers here and

Why are we overlooking personal e-scooters?

By Ferdinand Balfoort and Stephen Greaves Recent decisions by the Melbourne City and Sunshine Coast councils to end contracts with operators of shared e-scooters have

More than 520 reported data breaches in six months

Data breaches in Australia are their highest level in more than three years and jumped almost 10 percent in the first six months of this year. New statistics from the

Families urged to discuss and prepare for disasters

A little over a third of Australian families have discussed how they would respond to a disaster or emergency, despite evidence they are on the rise. New data from the

Immediate impact from expanded wanding laws

Five weapons have been seized and more than a dozen people charged on the Gold Coast on the first day of expanded police powers relating to the ability to search people

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