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Kristian Silva

Kristian Silva

Kristian Silva is a columnist.

Brendan Powell, 17, is recovering in hospital after the crane he was in toppled in Newstead on Monday night.

Newstead crane collapse good Samaritan praised by Chris Powell's family

The family of the two victims of Monday night's Newstead crane collapsed have praised one of the good samaritans at the scene, describing her as their "guardian angel".

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Australian Crime Commission state manager Charlie Carver, Superintendent Mark Slater, and Border Force Queensland Commander Terry Price with some of the drug haul on Wednesday.

Police shut down $20 million Queensland drug syndicate

A $20 million drug syndicate, based in a nondescript Acacia Ridge warehouse, was shut down by police this week.

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Police charged the couple more than a year after the attack following a protracted investigation.

Logan pair charged over attack on 13-day-old baby

A Logan couple have been charged over an attack on a newborn baby which left the child with brain damage.

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A major dust storm swept over the Queensland town of Boulia on Tuesday.

Huge dust storm hits Central West Queensland

Photographers have captured incredible images of a major dust storm which hit central west Queensland on Tuesday.

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Allison Baden-Clay was murdered in 2012.

Doing it for Allison Baden-Clay: Supporters prepare video ahead of rally

Supporters of slain Brisbane mother Allison Baden-Clay, including Libby Trickett and Glenn Lazarus, appear in a video ahead of a rally planned in Brisbane on Friday.

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Chris Powell with his wife Lea

Crane collapse victim Chris Powell 'a very caring guy'

The photographer killed when a crane collapsed in Brisbane on Monday night has been remembered as a loving father and entrepreneur.

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Queensland Police officers John Melandri (left) and Wil Devlin during their induction into the Kuku-Yalanji Clan.

Police inducted into Queensland indigenous clan with smoking ceremony

Two officers have been given traditional names and welcomed during a cleansing ceremony which included a traditional smoking.

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The state government has been ordered to pay $800,000 in compensation to three women who were abused by a foster child.

Qld sisters awarded $800,000 compensation after foster child abuse

The state government has been ordered to pay three sisters nearly $800,000 in compensation after they were sexually abused by a foster child who was living in their home.

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Paramedics were unable to revive the man.

Man dies in Logan stabbing attack

A man in his 50s has died from stab wounds after an apparent attack in Logan on Monday afternoon.

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Brisbane football fan Andrew Urry at Bradford's ground, Valley Parade.

Unlucky Brisbane football fan 'flies 10207 miles for nothing'

A Brisbane man has unwittingly become the most talked-about football supporter in the UK this weekend, fielding nonstop interview requests from newspapers and radio stations.

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