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Qld’s Most Powerful Women Share Personal Sexual Harassment Stories 17/03/2021

Some of Queensland’s most powerful women have shared shocking personal stories of being sexually harassed and assaulted as children and adults.Men in some regional areas face an “unacceptable” 24 per cent higher risk than average of dying from prostate cancer, with survival rates in outback Queensland among the country’s worst. A new rule for police to prioritise all domestic violence calls has been met with resistance from officers on the ground, who say they are attending “jobs that do not require a police response whatsoever”. A crack Australian medico team will be sent to Papua New Guinea to stymie an explosion of COVID-19 cases which represent “a clear and present danger” to Queensland. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at couriermail.com.au.

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