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Michael Slater sentenced over Noosa Heads police altercation
The 53-year-old was charged after officers attended his unit in March amid concerns for his welfare.
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'A pair of clothes, my phone and my three dogs': Queenslanders flee fires with next to nothing
By Victoria Pengilley, Jay Bowman, and Josh Dye
Hundreds of residents in the line of raging bushfires in Queensland have evacuated. Here's the latest fire news across Queensland.
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Nude swimmers in Noosa rescued by surfers and lifeguard visiting from Argentina
Micaela Guacci was lying on the beach when she noticed a distressed couple who had been pulled out to sea in a rip and put her life at risk to save them.
Parents like Vanessa are pulling out of child care after 'constant' requests to keep kids home
Warana mum Vanessa Morrow permanently withdrew her two sons from a Sunshine Coast early learning centre after receiving messages "almost every day" asking parents to "assist in maintaining compliant ratios".
Sunshine Coast high school goes into lockdown as alleged knife incident puts student in hospital
A 12-year-old female student has been charged after a male student was transported to hospital in a stable condition following an alleged violent altercation involving a knife.
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Sound of trapped humpback whale calf heard across Sunshine Coast suburb before rescue
Local residents say they heard the sound of a whale crying out early Sunday morning before a calf was released from a shark net.
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Family makes heartbreaking decision to switch off life support for 12yo boy hit by ute
Dawlon Smith-Saunders was riding a scooter outside a supermarket in Bli Bli on September 3 when he was hit by a ute and suffered severe head and limb injuries.
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Man charged following fatal crash on Queensland's Sunshine Coast
Police say a car involved in a crash that killed a woman on the Sunshine Coast had been stolen at gunpoint.
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Youth crime victims air doubts about formation of parliamentary committee
Youth justice reform advocates in Queensland say the government's decision to create a committee with a "variety of bureaucrats" is unlikely to lead to real change.
Boy, 12, on life support after being knocked off scooter by alleged drunk driver on Father's Day
The boy's devastated family has been told he is likely to spend months in hospital. A 27-year-old man has been charged over the Sunshine Coast incident.
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Young Matildas fans blown away by 'incredible' gift from star
Amelie Kemper-Massie and Talia Legzdins say they want to take up soccer again after one of their favourite players spotted them in the stands in Brisbane and turned their night into one they will never forget.
Clarkie's paradise lost as developer snaps up last beachfront shack
Allan "Clarkie" Clarke's 32-year tenure on prime Sunshine Coast land will end when the property's new owner gets started on a luxury unit complex.
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Good Samaritan chased into oncoming traffic before triple fatal crash, police allege
Police have laid out the chain of events they will allege led to a horror triple fatal north of the Sunshine Coast.
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'Absolutely devastated': Bruce Highway triple-fatal victim Terry Bishop had been travelling to family wedding
Good Samaritan Terry Bishop had been travelling to Brisbane on Friday to attend a family member's wedding. Family members say he was a man who would go out of his way to help anyone.
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Driver hit with more charges after horror Queensland highway crash killed three
A man who police allege stole a car before it was involved in a triple fatal crash on the Sunshine Coast has more driving charges laid against him.
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British backpacker in hospital after alleged stabbing at Noosa
The 25-year-old was allegedly attacked by a 15-year-old boy wielding a knife and a bottle about 4am on the Sunshine Coast.
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New Australian airline Bonza scraps five routes, reduces regional flights due to low demand
The new carrier will cut routes and slash the number of flights to some destinations, saying it wants to improve reliability while citing a lack of "sustainable demand".
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Chaos on Bruce Highway after crash sets off chain of events involving 10 vehicles
Police say the incident on the Sunshine Coast triggered five separate crashes, with six people transported to hospital.
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Noosa community walks against fear after 87yo killed on morning walk
The Noosa community gathered on Sunday morning to pay tribute to 87-year-old local John Kerr, who died after being violently attacked on a morning walk last week.
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Police investigating Noosa man's Hastings St death release CCTV of potential witnesses
John Kerr, 87, was found on Noosa's Hastings Street with severe head injuries on Sunday morning.
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Family calls for witnesses after 87-year-old John Campbell Kerr's death at Noosa Heads
The family of John Campbell Kerr releases a photograph of the 87-year-old in the hope it will encourage more witnesses to come forward to help with the investigation into his death at Noosa Heads on Sunday.
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Man dies after alleged assault while 'out for his morning walk' at Noosa Heads
By Josh Dye and Michelle Tapper
One man is dead and another is in custody after an alleged early morning assault at Noosa Heads on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.
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Property owner blasts 'disgusting attitude' of Sunshine Coast Council as it evicts her tiny home residents
Jacqueline Morton has four sustainable tiny homes on her 32-acre property, but the local council is kicking out the vulnerable residents living on her land.
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Why Australia's top donor drives 200km every fortnight to give blood
The Red Cross warns a "perfect storm" of blood shortages is looming, so Geoff Blogg keeps rolling up his sleeve.
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Grieving father says 'damage is done' despite Attorney-General's apology about appeal
Graeme Kimball learnt Queensland's Attorney-General would not appeal the sentence given to the 17-year-old driver of the car his son was a passenger in when journalists called him.
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