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Here we Joh again? The spectre of Bjelke-Petersen still looms large over Queensland
By Ben Smee

The LNP’s unapologetic moves on crime, transgender healthcare and police-led suppression of protests are a throwback to days many thought had come and gone

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/27/joh-bjelke-petersen-queensland-politics-ntwnfb

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Here we Joh again? The spectre of Bjelke-Petersen still looms large over Queensland

The LNP’s unapologetic moves on Indigenous issues, crime, transgender healthcare and police-led suppression of protests are a throwback to days many thought had come and gone

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The Guardian FeedsJun 21

Angus Taylor dismisses Labor’s ‘half-arsed’ tweaks to CGT reform – as it happened
By Ben Smee and Petra Stock

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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/jun/21/australia-news-live-bird-flu-h5n1-wildlife-fuel-excise-iran-hormuz-albanese-bowen-taylor-coalition-one-nation-pauline-hanson-ntwnfb

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The Guardian FeedsJun 21

Australia news live: Angus Taylor dismisses Labor’s ‘half-arsed’ tweaks to CGT reform; boy, 12, dies in Cairns crash in suspected stolen car
By Ben Smee (now), Petra Stock (earlier)

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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/jun/21/australia-news-live-bird-flu-h5n1-wildlife-fuel-excise-iran-hormuz-albanese-bowen-taylor-coalition-one-nation-pauline-hanson-ntwnfb

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The Guardian FeedsJun 21

Australia news live: Angus Taylor dismisses Labor’s ‘half-arsed’ tweaks to CGT reform; boy, 12, dies in Cairns crash in suspected stolen car
By Ben Smee (now), Petra Stock (earlier)

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The Guardian FeedsJun 21

Australia news live: Angus Taylor dismisses Labor’s ‘half-arsed’ tweaks to CGT reform; boy, 12, dies in Cairns crash in suspected stolen car
By Ben Smee (now), Petra Stock (earlier)

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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/jun/21/australia-news-live-bird-flu-h5n1-wildlife-fuel-excise-iran-hormuz-albanese-bowen-taylor-coalition-one-nation-pauline-hanson-ntwnfb

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Queen 1066Jul 9, 2025
Queensland police charged woman with driving offences while she was fleeing domestic violence
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jul/10/queensland-police-charged-woman-with-driving-offences-while-she-was-fleeing-domestic-violence-after-partner-threatened-to-kill-dog-ntwnfb?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Queensland police charged woman with driving offences while she was fleeing domestic violence

Magistrate throws out case against woman, saying she had been trying to escape an ‘extraordinary emergency’

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Queensland police officer who engaged in ‘pattern of predatory sexual conduct’ awarded anonymity by tribunal https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/14/queensland-police-officer-who-engaged-in-pattern-of-predatory-sexual-conduct-awarded-anonymity-by-tribunal-ntwnfb?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Queensland police officer who engaged in ‘pattern of predatory sexual conduct’ awarded anonymity by tribunal

Exclusive: Former sergeant remains employed by Queensland police in a supervisory role despite ruling his behaviour toward three junior female colleagues was ‘a gross breach of trust’

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