Queensland is a state of Australia, in the north-east of the country. It is the second largest state by area and the third largest state by population.

The capital and largest city is Brisbane. Other major regional centres include the Gold Coast, Townsville, Rockhampton, Mackay, Cairns, Toowoomba, and Mount Isa. Queensland is often nicknamed the Sunshine State, since it enjoys warm weather and a sizable portion of the state is in the tropics.

On Friday, December 9, 2005 the population of Queensland officially reached 4 million. Queensland is the fastest growing state in Australia, with nine hundred people moving to the state a week. Predictions have been made that by 2051 Queensland will become Australia's 2nd most populous state of 7.5 million behind New South Wales.

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Search for Centaur continues
Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:36:53 -0000
SHIPWRECK hunters involved in the search for a sunken WWII hospital ship have found two targets of interest.
Truck hits boy
Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:03:35 -0000
A TEENAGE boy has suspected head injuries after being struck by a truck in southeast Queensland today.
Barnaby Joyce blasts Parliament art
Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:12:49 -0000
MP Barnaby Joyce says Parliament House sculptures look like they were created by a couple of drunken men.
Suicide pills bought as Christmas gifts
Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:24:59 -0000
ELDERLY couples are buying each other suicide kits as Christmas presents, says campaigner.
Man assaults woman, steals doona
Wed, 16 Dec 2009 04:55:39 -0000
A MAN broke into a home in one of Brisbane's most exclusive suburbs and forced the female resident to perform sexual acts on him, a court has been told.
Christmas prawns 'biggest in 40 years'
Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:50:53 -0000
GIANT prawns more than three times their normal size are being caught off NSW, sparking hopes this will be a very merry Christmas for seafood lovers.
Confident toddler can outswim some adults
Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:20:49 -0000
AN Aussie toddler  who took to the pool a year ago can already outswim many adults.
Judge throws out child sex case against Moti
Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:44:51 -0000
A JUDGE has thrown out child sex proceedings against former Solomon Islands attorney-general Julian Moti after finding "an abuse of process'' in the prosecution case.
'One-man crime wave' jailed for eight years
Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:53:33 -0000
A "ONE-man crime wave" who spent seven years behind bars for Spiderman-style burglaries has been jailed for a further eight years for another crime spree.
RSPCA called to investigate 'dog statue'
Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:28:35 -0000
AN RSPCA inspector investigating a cattle dog that reportedly had no food, no shelter and had been tied to the same spot for months found the deprived pooch was actually a concrete statue.

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