Kelsie Iorio
Kelsie Iorio is a digital producer and journalist for ABC News Brisbane. She joined the ABC in 2019 after kicking off her print journalism career in North Queensland.
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Tropical Cyclone Kirrily crossing coast near Townsville downgraded to category two system — as it happened
By Matthew Eaton, Jessica Black and staff
Tropical Cyclone Kirrily is crossing the north Queensland coast near Townsville, with the system revised to category two — as it happened.
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Queensland government makes bid to rebrand the far north after flood footage goes viral around the world
By Kelsie Iorio, Meg Bolton, and Christopher Testa
The Queensland government will attempt to lure tourists back to the state's flood-ravaged far north with discounted flights and accommodation.
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Anthony Albanese joins new Queensland premier for weather briefing as airport, highways slowly reopen — as it happened
By Kelsie Iorio, Nicholas McElroy, Brandon Long and staff
Parts of Far North Queensland are beginning to assess just how much damage has been caused by widespread flooding. Look back on Tuesday's updates.
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'Intense rainfall' to ease as defence force deployed to rescue stranded residents in flooded Far North Queensland — as it happened
By Kelsie Iorio, Melanie Vujkovic, Josh Dye, Tobi Loftus, Owen Jacques and staff
The Bureau of Meteorology says rainfall has been easing around Cairns but the emergency continues for already-waterlogged areas of Queensland's Far North.
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Cairns enduring largest flood on record as BOM forecasts rainfall will not ease until Tuesday — as it happened
By Bridget Judd, Kelsie Iorio, Josh Dye, Owen Jacques and staff
Emergency flood alerts have been issued for parts of Queensland's Far North, following torrential rainfall in the wake of ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper.
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Heatwave settles in over south-east Queensland with above-average temperatures forecast all weekend
By Kelsie Iorio
It's going to be bloody hot in Brisbane this weekend. Here's what south-east Queenslanders can expect as the weather really warms up.
Residents begin to assess damage from ex-Cyclone Jasper as heavy rain and flood threat persist — as it happened
By Kelsie Iorio, Bridget Judd, Jessica Black and staff
Several people have been evacuated and the extent of the damage is beginning to emerge in Far North Queensland as ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper continues to cause widespread heavy rain and flooding.
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Tropical Cyclone Jasper expected to weaken overnight, but damaging winds and heavy rainfall remain — as it happened
By Kelsie Iorio, Bridget Judd, Melanie Vujkovic, Nicholas McElroy, Jessica Black and staff
The cyclone is expected to take several hours to fully cross the coast due to its size, with authorities warning of potentially life-threatening flash flooding. Look back on Wednesday's updates.
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BOM issues first tropical cyclone warning with impacts from Jasper expected within 24 hours
By Melanie Vujkovic, Kelsie Iorio, and Conor Byrne
North Queensland residents as far south as Mackay are being warned to brace for damaging winds as Cyclone Jasper continues to track toward the coast.
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Alan and Kerry 'just fit'. Then he was shot dead by his neighbours. She believes no-one will ever really know why
The crime shocked the nation – two young police officers and a good Samaritan neighbour ambushed and murdered. One year on, the identity and motives of the killers still rocks the quiet rural community of Wieambilla.
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Man arrested in Arizona over Wieambilla attack sent shooters 'end of days' ideological messages
By Kelsie Iorio and Jessica Black
A man has been arrested in the US state of Arizona in connection with the shooting of two young police officers and a civilian neighbour in the rural Queensland community of Wieambilla last year.
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'That's a deliberate strategy': How perpetrators of domestic violence can manipulate car insurance to control partners
By Kelsie Iorio and Jessica Black
New research has highlighted the ways perpetrators of violence and coercive control use vehicles — and the paperwork associated with them, like insurance policies — against their partners.
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More triage nurses, expanded medical imaging access to help combat hospital wait times and ambulance ramping
By Victoria Pengilley and Kelsie Iorio
The Queensland government has pledged $20 million towards hiring more triage nurses, creating medical commanders, and improving access to medical imaging at hospitals across the state.
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Lab inquiry recommends nine years of crime scene samples be retested, finds criminal trials may have been 'compromised'
By Ciara Jones, Alex Brewster, and Kelsie Iorio
A report into practices at Queensland's forensics lab finds a controversial DNA method was fundamentally flawed and may have resulted in offenders escaping conviction over a period of nine years.
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As Sameer stood in support of his homeland, he counted the hours since he last heard from his family in Gaza
By Arianna Levy and Kelsie Iorio
Sameer's siblings, cousins and other family members all live in Gaza. When he spoke to us, it had been 12 hours since he'd last heard from them — and he didn't know if they were still alive.
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We might be big kids now, but many of us still watch children's TV — and there are a few reasons why
By Kelsie Iorio
The research is in, and kids' TV really can be one of our earliest lessons in what it means to be Australian. So what were some of the biggest influences on generations past, and which one shaped you?
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What happened to Tony Jones? Police double reward for information about 1982 suspected murder
By Ciara Jones and Kelsie Iorio
Queensland police are offering a $500,000 reward for information that could help solve the mystery of the disappearance of 20-year-old Anthony Jones, who was last seen at Hughenden's Grand Hotel in 1982.
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Incident involving Jetstar passenger injured while disembarking plane raises questions over safety, communication
By Kelsie Iorio and Peter Quattrocelli
A Brisbane couple is disappointed with Jetstar's communication systems after hearing nothing for weeks following a fall from the steps of a plane which resulted in an injury.
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Doctor with quadriplegia who was 'tipped' out of his wheelchair says airline staff ignored his concerns
By Kelsie Iorio and Nibir Khan
Dr Dinesh Palipana says a ground crew member at Brisbane Airport ignored his carers and manoeuvred his wheelchair sharply, tipping him onto the ground.
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Thousands of serious crime and sexual assault cases to be reviewed in Queensland forensic lab inquiry
By state political reporter Kate McKenna and Kelsie Iorio
A fresh inquiry is launched into Queensland's forensics DNA lab to investigate concerns about an automated DNA extraction method.
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Seven dead in horror weekend on Queensland roads
By Scout Wallen and Kelsie Iorio
A seventh person has died and several more are injured after multiple serious traffic crashes on Queensland roads over the final weekend of the school holidays.
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Latest poll 'undeniably bad news' for Palaszczuk and Queensland Labor
By Michelle Tapper and Kelsie Iorio
Acting Premier Steven Miles dismissed concerns about Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk's leadership and said it was an "honour" to serve as deputy in the wake of gloomy polling.
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'This is our mistake': Transport department issues hundreds of 'incorrect' seatbelt penalties
By Sarah Richards and Kelsie Iorio
Transport Minister Mark Bailey said the department is seeking "urgent legal advice on the swift re-issuance of incorrectly suspended licences".
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Brisbane City Council reveals plans to boost housing supply as Queensland's homelessness crisis deteriorates
By Kelsie Iorio and Jack McKay
The council's multi-million-dollar Housing Supply Action Plan will waive infrastructure charges on thousands of eligible builds across high-density areas, aimed at pushing the private sector to complete more projects faster.
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'They've never even sent me a message': Chelsea's videos appeared in an ad for a product she's never used
By Kelsie Iorio
Chelsea Hall shared her experience with chronic bloating online. What she wasn't expecting was to see herself advertising pills that claim to fix it — pills she says she's never taken, promoted by a company she's never been a customer of.
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