Bridget Judd
Bridget Judd is deputy digital editor for ABC News Queensland. Prior to this, she was a journalist for ABC News Online in Brisbane following stints in the Northern Territory and Victoria. She is the winner of two Melbourne Press Club Quill Awards and was previously a finalist in the Queensland Clarion Awards and Walkley Australian Young Journalist of the Year Awards.
Latest by Bridget Judd
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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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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'Time for renewal': Tearful Palaszczuk resigns after almost nine years as Queensland premier — as it happened
By Bridget Judd and Caitlin Rawling
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says she will resign as premier at the end of the week, and will leave parliament at the end of the year.
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'Never been done before': This audio search engine can identify Australian wildlife by the sounds they make
By Gemma Ferguson and Bridget Judd
Australian researchers and Google have launched a first-of-its-kind search engine that analyses and identifies wildlife sounds.
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Multiple emergency warnings issued for fires in NSW, more than 50 homes lost in Qld blazes — as it happened
By Dan Colasimone and Bridget Judd
Emergency warnings were issued for Nymboida, Tabulam and Tenterfield in NSW on Tuesday, while dangerous fire conditions remained in south-western Queensland. Look back on how the day unfolded with our blog.
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'Intellectual arrogance': The Queensland electorate that returned the country's strongest no vote
By Bridget Judd, Sarah Richards, Victoria Pengilley and Baz Ruddick and Lily Nothling on Palm Island
More than 3.6 million Queenslanders were enrolled to vote in the referendum on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament — and with 68.5 per cent of ballots counted, just three of the state's 30 federal electorates supported the proposal.
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Israel Defense Forces warn over 1 million Gazans to relocate to the south — as it happened
By Liana Walker, Michael Doyle, Inasha Iftekhar , Riley Stuart, Lara Smit, Cason Ho, Audrey Courty, John Lyons, Debra Killalea, Bridget Judd, Tessa Flemming, Tom Williams, and Stephanie Borys
Israel tells civilians living in northern Gaza to head south, warning them the military will operate "significantly" in Gaza City in the coming days.
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Queensland police hope 'offenders can be brought to justice' after cold case breakthrough
By Bridget Judd
Human remains located by a fossicker last year have been linked to Frank Foley's close-living relatives, and police will conduct a forensic search at the site today.
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'This is how they learn': Rare footage captures a lyrebird singing lesson
Lyrebird calls echo through the forests of south-east Australia. But the passing of these songs from one generation to another is at risk.
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Zoom and WFH became synonymous during COVID. Now the company is ordering staff back to the office
By Bridget Judd
During the height of the pandemic, Zoom became so popular that its use sparked phrases like "zoom fatigue". But as employers navigate a post-COVID world, the company is ordering staff back to the office.
'The earlier the better, prime minister': Voice referendum date yet to be set amid promise of no delays
By Bridget Judd
A date for the Voice to Parliament referendum is yet to be announced because "there are still so many" Australians that need to be reached, Labor senator Malarndirri McCarthy tells Q+A during a special broadcast from Garma Festival.
Trump claims he's being 'persecuted' after pleading not guilty to 2020 election interference charges — as it happened
By Bridget Judd, Tessa Flemming, Brad Ryan in Washington DC and North America bureau chief Jade Macmillan
Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty after being indicted on charges related to his conduct in the 2020 presidential election. Look back on Friday's updates.
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Trump indicted by grand jury on four charges over 2020 election — as it happened
By Bridget Judd with North America correspondents Jade Macmillan and Carrington Clarke
Former US president Donald Trump is indicted on criminal charges. Look back on Wednesday's updates.
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Single-use plastic coffee cups are being banned in some states. What's happening where you live?
There isn't a whole lot of consistency in Australia around what single-use plastics are being phased out and when. See what's happening in your state.
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Struggling with drugs and alcohol, Marley was given a birthday gift that would change the course of his life
Skydiving isn't always how Marley imagined he'd get his kicks, but ever since he was a kid, he's been chasing the thrill.
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Painful sex is surprisingly common. This is what experts want you to know
While dyspareunia, or painful sex, is very treatable, health professionals say stigma around sex and pleasure and a tendency to think that pain is normal is preventing people from seeking help.
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This is what the average human day looks like. How do Australians compare?
With only 24 hours in a day, researchers have crunched the numbers and worked out what the average global human day looks like.
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'When all else fails': Female crocodile that lived alone for 16 years had a 'virgin birth'
An American crocodile managed to reproduce by herself, in a process scientists call parthenogenesis, or 'virgin birth', DNA reveals. Scientists say the discovery suggests the phenomenon may have also occurred in extinct reptiles like dinosaurs.
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Danielle was given a choice — her leg or her life. She wants others to recognise the signs of this 'silent killer'
Peripheral artery disease is described as a "silent killer", but women don't always show traditional symptoms, which is leading to underdiagnosis.
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