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Sunshine Coast girl found safe and well after going missing on Wednesday

The girl was reported missing on Wednesday night. Police and emergency services searched a nearby park and bushland for her.
Emergency crews in Anchorage Drive Park

Published: Source: ABC Sunshine CoastTopic: Policeby Bree Dwyer and Josh Dye

Could prison book clubs help combat Australia's domestic violence crisis?

A book teaching men to heal from their trauma will be given to domestic violence perpetrators in Australian prisons in an effort to lower rates of reoffending.
A group session.

Published: Source: ABC Sunshine CoastTopic: Prisons and Punishmentby Bree Dwyer and Annie Gaffney

Identical twin sisters give birth within minutes in same hospital 

When Sunshine Coast mum Nicole Baillie started having contractions, her sister Renee came over to mind her daughter — then Renee's waters broke too.
Twin sisters holding babies

Published: Source: ABC Sunshine CoastTopic: Womenby Bree Dwyer and Jessica Ross

Sunscreen prevents skin cancer and premature ageing — but are you doing it right?

For decades, we've known sunscreen dramatically lowers a person's risk of developing skin cancer, with some of the first evidence coming from (aptly) the Sunshine State. This is how it works.
Illustration of a man sunbathing on the beach under an umbrella

Published: Source: ABC ScienceTopic: Science and Technologyby Belinda Smith

Doctor found not guilty of raping woman he met on Christian dating site

Yohannes Abate Faris, 45, is found not guilty of five counts of raping a woman at his Maroochydore unit in March 2022, with the court accepting a majority verdict for one of the charges.
A doctor with a stethoscope around his neck talks to a patient.

Published: Source: ABC Sunshine CoastTopic: Courts and Trialsby Janel Shorthouse

Round rooms spark joy and creativity — here's why

Thinking outside the square when it comes to the environments we live and work in could not only make us happier, but also boost creativity, according to new research.
A middle-aged woman with glasses and a blue shirt stands inside a dome-shaped house, looking through a round window and smiling

Published: Source: ABC EverydayTopic: Mental Health

Girl accused of torturing and filming alleged assault of child in Noosa granted bail

The 12-year-old girl, who has been placed on a support plan under the National Disability Insurance Scheme after being recently diagnosed with autism, is facing charges of deprivation of liberty and the assault of a 13-year-old girl.
Outside of Maroochydore courthouse

Published: Source: ABC Sunshine CoastTopic: Courts and Trialsby Amy Sheehan

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Ruby was born within 22 minutes of her cousin Zavian

Ruby was born in the hospital foyer early on February 8.
Duration: 12 seconds

Source: ABC Sunshine Coast

The twins at a joint gender reveal party

The families held a joint gender reveal party, where they discovered they were having a boy and a girl.
Duration: 30 seconds

Source: ABC Sunshine Coast

Residents in Sunshine Coast social housing say heatwaves unbearable

Suellyn Lott's Sunshine Coast social housing apartment has no air conditioning.
Duration: 2 minutes 57 seconds

Source: ABC Sunshine Coast

BOM says cyclone still likely to cross as category three

Future Tropical Cyclone Kirrily is expected to cross the Queensland coast on Thursday as a severe system.
Duration: 3 minutes 11 seconds

Source: ABC News

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NSW bureaucrat suspended with pay pending corruption investigation into Sydney property deal

The senior planning department official purchased a property in the upper north shore suburb of Gordon within one of the government's planned Transport Oriented Development Zones before the policy was made public last year.
Corruption findings face legal challenge after ICAC's High Court 'disaster'

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Corruptionby Maryanne Taouk

Former WA Liberal Party leader David Honey loses preselection battle for Cottesloe to Sandra Brewer

The property council chief wins the preselection battle for the Liberal heartland seat of Cottesloe, defeating former WA Liberal Party leader David Honey. 
A side-on close-up shot of Property Council WA chief executive Sandra Brewer.

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Government and Politicsby Rebecca Trigger, Cason Ho and David Weber

Australia's anti-doping chief issues grave warning over 'grossly irresponsible' Enhanced Games

Australian sport's anti-doping chief slams an Olympic-style event with no drug testing as "grossly irresponsible" and warns of severe ramifications for athletes taking part.
Australian swimmer James Magnussen shirtless after a race at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast.

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Doping in Sports

Police declare crime scene after body reportedly found in vehicle at Mackay beach

Emergency services were called to Harbour Beach in Mackay shortly after 1pm following reports of a body being found in a car.
Police officers standing near vehicles at a beach.

Published: Source: ABC Tropical NorthTopic: Policeby Lillian Watkins and Hannah Walsh

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