Queensland primary schools have recruited the equivalent of less than 30 more male teachers than there were 17 years ago, with risks that interactions with young students may be deemed inappropriate among the reasons that men are shunning the profession.

Drug dealers are openly trading illicit substances in social media groups that are remaining active for months despite being in breach of the platform’s terms and conditions.

The state’s debt collector has hauled in millions of dollars from fine and toll dodgers following a blitz on inner-Brisbane that resulted in the seizure of high-end vehicles such as Teslas, Mercedes and BMWs.

And in sport, Australia’s champion female swimmers have had a million dollar bounty placed on their heads for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

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