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2026-09-14 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Thousands of Queensland homes to receive essential energy upgrades

🔮 Thousands of Queenslanders in social housing will have access to new insulation, fans, solar power and electric stoves to make energy bills cheaper under an almost $100 million funding injection. assertive

2026-09-21 · The Sydney Morning Herald

John’s cancer patients were prescribed opioids. This key warning was missing

🔮 “Without the pain medication, I just would not have been able to function at all,” she explained. assertive

2026-09-26 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Brisbane teenager in critical condition after being struck by two cars

🔮 Police are appealing for anyone who may have witnessed the incident to come forward and said investigations into the crash are continuing. assertive

2026-09-27 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Police officer reportedly stabbed in neck east of Brisbane

🔮 A Queensland Police Service spokesperson would not confirm the officer had been stabbed in the neck, only that a male constable “sustained an injury”. mixed

2026-09-27 · The Sydney Morning Herald

‘An absolute hero’: Police officer gives chase after being stabbed in neck

🔮 He said the officer – a man in his 40s who previously worked for the Australian Red Cross – was only 10 weeks into the job after graduating from the police academy in July. “We may very well have been talking about a scenario where an officer was killed today just doing their job,” Prior said. mixed

2026-09-27 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Story Bridge to close for three weeks over summer

🔮 Inner-city drivers have been warned to plan alternative routes over the summer peak with one of Brisbane’s busiest bridges set to close for three weeks for major resurfacing and maintenance works. assertive

2026-09-27 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Serene’s medical records were exposed in court. It’s a reality for thousands of sexual assault cases

🔮 The Brisbane-based digital accessibility consultant was under no illusion the judicial process would be testing. assertive

2026-09-28 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Bhabisara’s blood is so rare, most people have never heard of it. Soon it could be grown in this Brisbane lab

🔮 During her pregnancy, doctors warned Gharti Magar they would need to prepare her own blood in advance, in case she needed it during childbirth. assertive

2026-10-05 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Child assaulted, hospitalised in alleged racial attack

🔮 Police could not confirm how many people were in the group, or any distinguishing features of those involved in the incident. mixed

2026-10-05 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Storm to break south-east dry spell with more rain on the way

🔮 Residents across south-east Queensland are preparing for a “dynamic” weather shift with severe thunderstorms predicted across the region on Tuesday, following an extremely dry September across the entire state. assertive

2026-10-05 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Queensland police officer charged with domestic violence offences

🔮 A south-east Queensland police officer has been suspended and will face court after being charged with domestic violence offences including computer hacking and contravening a DV order. assertive

2026-10-07 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Gymnastics coach stood down for allegedly assaulting child at Brisbane gym

🔮 “The matter is being managed by Queensland police and we will not be providing further comment on the investigation. assertive

2026-10-07 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Cryptic billboards have Powderfinger fans in a whirl of wonder

🔮 Cryptic billboards in three of Australia’s major cities have prompted rumours that iconic homegrown band Powderfinger is set to reunite, 16 years on from their break-up, and almost a decade from their last performance. assertive

2026-10-07 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Developers unveil new vision for flooded Toombul centre

🔮 Irvine emphasised that its future Toombul vision would explore opportunities to improve flood resilience and “achieve an appropriate level of development immunity”. assertive

2026-10-08 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Woman charged after alleged attempt to gas sons

🔮 She is expected to appear before Brisbane’s Magistrates Court on Thursday afternoon. assertive

2026-10-08 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Kids driven to self-harm at ‘austere and institutional’ centre, report finds

🔮 Analysis of the Wacol Remand Centre, published in a report by Queensland’s inspector of detention services, prompted further warnings from advocates about the Crisafulli government’s breach bail laws, which they say will exasperate overcrowding issues in prisons. assertive

2026-10-08 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Two more teens charged with murder over 21yo’s party death

🔮 The Goodna man will appear at Beenleigh Magistrates Court on Friday, and the Logan Reserve man is expected to face the Brisbane Magistrates Court also on Friday. assertive

2026-10-17 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Luke thought he had to hide the grief of losing a baby. Then he spoke about it on live radio

🔮 “If there was a message I could give to any sort of guy, it would be to find someone to speak to through the journey … because you’re both going through it. assertive

2026-10-20 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Hospital staff raise alarm, claiming mother shackled while baby in NICU

🔮 According to Kilroy, staff asked for the restraints to be removed from the mother, who gave birth on October 10, while she was recovering from major surgery, and so she could visit her baby in the NICU without physical restrictions, but prison officers refused. assertive

2026-10-24 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Conservative backbencher sworn in as new child safety minister

🔮 Conservative backbencher Amanda Stoker has arrived at Government House and will be sworn in as the Crisafulli government’s new child safety minister following the resignation of Amanda Camm on Friday. assertive

2026-10-25 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Wet and stormy start to the week, but ‘bright and clean’ conditions coming

🔮 Senior meteorologist Angus Hines said the storms had weakened and were moving out across the water, but with warmer temperatures could return after midday, particularly over the border in the Northern Rivers region of NSW. mixed

2026-10-25 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Victim shot in head remains critical as hunt for gunmen continues

🔮 Galpin said event organisers told police there was nothing to suggest something might occur before “at least half-a-dozen shots” were fired at people standing near a drop-off zone outside the venue from the front passenger window of a Mitsubishi. assertive

2026-10-28 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Survey reveals gender divide in burnout, stress among doctors

🔮 “People feel more comfortable to confide mental health conditions or other sensitive information, like maybe domestic violence, with somebody who they know,” Hester said. assertive

2026-11-01 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Swim leg of Noosa triathlon cancelled after multiple shark sightings

🔮 In an update posted to the event’s Instagram, organisers warned Sunday’s swim course would be altered “due to marine life sightings” which closed Noosa’s Main Beach for periods on Saturday. assertive

2026-11-01 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Grandstand collapses at Gold Coast music festival

🔮 “Every single person who was in that grandstand will be fully refunded their ticket by Ticketmaster.” assertive

2026-11-01 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Queensland’s 28th governor Thomas Bradley sworn in

🔮 The Court of Appeal judge will replace Dr Jeannette Young, who has held the role since 2021. assertive

2026-11-02 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Bureau warns of severe thunderstorms, hail, destructive winds

🔮 Broad parts of eastern Australia could be impacted by the system, the Bureau of Meteorology said, but regions most likely to cop intense conditions were the south-east coast, Darling Downs, Granite Belt, Wide Bay-Burnett and southern parts of the Central Highlands. mixed

2026-11-03 · The Sydney Morning Herald

‘Nang’ addiction led Sam to psychosis. Now he wants Queensland laws to change

🔮 But in the days after that party, it was all the 19-year-old could think about, and before long he was buying packets of the canisters to do alone. assertive

2026-11-03 · The Sydney Morning Herald

How a ‘bogan from Brighton’ got Oprah involved with her charity

🔮 I couldn’t believe that it was happening in Australia. assertive

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