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Steven Miles' government has faced pressure to change the principle of detention as a last resort. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)

The Queensland government will remove detention as a last resort from the state's youth justice principles, the premier has confirmed.

Qld scraps detention as last resort for young criminals

Steph Allen

Member for Hinchinbrook Nick Dametto has called on the Queensland Government to consider galvanising the legal protections for Queenslanders under the adoption of the 'Castle Doctrine'. Picture: Supplied

A self defence policy has been adopted by the KAP, with the NQ party now taking the intruder defence law to parliament.

Party takes physical defence law to parliament

Annie Hesse

A young fisho has snagged the catch of a lifetime, reeling in the country's most-wanted fish.

Un-reel: Katherine fisho catches million dollar fish

Ben Carr

A student has a go on the tools at Ergon Energy's Mount Isa depot. Picture Ergon Energy

Ergon Energy are offering more apprenticeships each year.

Mount Isa and Cloncurry students get hands on at Ergon depots

Anna McGuinness

Customers disembark Bonza airlines' inaugural flight from the Sunshine Coast into Newcastle Airport in March, 2023. Picture by Jonathan Carroll.

The airline is assessing its "ongoing viability".

Bonza halts all flights as customers left stranded by budget airline

Samantha Campbell

Queensland's youngest male councillor Johnty O'Brien has taken his seat on Carpentaria Shire Council. Photo supplied.

Carpentaria Shire Council welcomes Johnty O'Brien.

Queensland's youngest male councillor elected in the Gulf

Alison Paterson

Amanda Turner shares a batch of ANZAC biscuits with Mt Isa RSL president Troy Hartas, a 20 year veteran who served in the Royal Australian Navy and retired a petty officer systems supervisor operator. Picture: Supplied

A Mt Isa QCWA member shares her grandma's ANZAC biscuit recipe.

Mt Isa QCWA member shares her grandma's no-fail ANZAC biscuit recipe

Troy Hartas speaks at Mount Isa's 2023 ANZAC day service. Insert: Troy's grandfather Gordon Travers was a WWII Navy veteran. Picture North Queensland History Collections

For Troy Hartas, ANZAC Day can be an emotional time.

'The love of a regional community': Why ANZAC Day in Mount Isa is special

The original Roobock Man of the Julia Creek Dirt n Dust Festival 88-year-old Fred Schneider from Charters Towers. Picture: Jo Thieme Photography

Visitors from far and wide turned out to Julia Creek to compete in or enjoy the rodeo action fun.

Record numbers at Dirt n Dust Festival

Resources Safety and Health Queensland are investigating the incident. Picture file

A man is in a coma with burns to 60 per cent of his body.

Operations restart at copper smelter after serious burn incident

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Esther MacIntyre

Allied health workers met at the Inaugural Outback Allied Health Forum on Thursday June 8 at James Cook University’s Mount Isa Centre for Rural and Remote Health (MICRRH).

Andric Lu from NWRH, Julie Halcombe from the Department of Health, Robyn Adams from JCU.

Luke Butler from NWHHS and Alexander Lauer from the Department of Education and Training.

OUTBACK HEALTH: Felicity Leon from NWHHS physio and Bonnie Collins from Queensland Health. Photos: Esther MacIntyre

Grace Tanner and Joanne McDonald from NWRH, Melinda Duncan and Sarah Pizzey from NWHHS.

Julie Smith, Ana Beranaliva and Kaylene Mills from NWRH.

Kathryn Fulton from NWHHS, Danielle Cotterrill from Department of Housing and Public Works, Sarah Hughes from NWRH.

Jennifer Watkins from NWRH and Kasey Westcolt from NWRH and Pharmacy First.

Rural Health Forum

Allied health workers met at the Inaugural Outback Allied Health Forum on Thursday June 8 at James Cook...

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