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Queensland (locally /ˈkwiːnzlænd/ KWEENZ-land, commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous of the Australian states. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south, respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and the Pacific Ocean; to the state’s north is the Torres Strait, separating the Australian mainland from Papua New Guinea, and the Gulf of Carpentaria to the north-west. With an area of 1,723,030 square kilometres (665,270 sq mi), Queensland is the world's sixth-largest subnational entity; it is larger than all but 16 countries. Due to its size, Queensland's geographical features and climates are diverse, and include tropical rainforests, rivers, coral reefs, mountain ranges and white sandy beaches in its tropical and sub-tropical coastal regions, as well as deserts and savanna in the semi-arid and desert climatic regions of its interior.

Queensland has a population of over 5.5 million, concentrated along the east coast, particularly in South East Queensland. The capital and largest city in the state is Brisbane, Australia's third-largest city. Ten of Australia's thirty largest cities are located in Queensland, the largest outside Brisbane being the Gold Coast, the Sunshine Coast, Townsville, Cairns, Ipswich, and Toowoomba. 28.9% of the state's population are immigrants. (Full article...)

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Powderfinger perform on the Across the Great Divide tour in Sydney during 2007.

Powderfinger is an alternative rock band based in Australia. The band formed in Brisbane, Australia, in 1989, and their lineup since 1992 has consisted of vocalist Bernard Fanning, guitarists Darren Middleton and Ian Haug, bassist John Collins, and drummer Jon Coghill.

Powderfinger became a commercial success with their third studio album Internationalist in 1998. Since then, they have released several hit singles and award-winning works; earning them a total of fifteen ARIA Awards. Numerous Powderfinger albums have reached platinum status multiple times, and rankings in the top 100 of Australian music charts. Odyssey Number Five, Powderfinger's most successful to date, earned over eight platinum certifications and ARIA Awards in five different categories.

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Image 1The McPherson Range at Lamington National Park in South East Queensland (from Queensland)
Image 2The Ekka (the Royal Queensland Exhibition) is held each August at the Brisbane Showgrounds. (from Queensland)
Image 3Parliament House, seat of the Queensland Parliament (from Queensland)
Image 4Köppen climate types in Queensland (from Queensland)
Image 5Cargo ships at the Port of Gladstone, Queensland's largest commodity seaport (from Queensland)
Image 6The Great Court at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Queensland's oldest university (from Queensland)
Image 7The Mossman River, flowing through the Daintree Rainforest in Far North Queensland (from Queensland)
Image 8Noosa Heads on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland's third largest city and a major tourist destination (from Queensland)
Image 9Lake McKensie, K'gari (Fraser Island) (from Queensland)
Image 10Cricket game at The Gabba, a 42,000-seat round stadium in Brisbane (from Queensland)
Image 11Fighting between Burke and Wills's supply party and Aboriginal Australians at Bulla in 1861 (from Queensland)
Image 12Parade of troops in Brisbane, prior to departure for the Boer War in South Africa (from Queensland)
Image 13Hill Inlet at the Whitsunday Islands. (from Queensland)
Image 14Government House, seat of the Governor (from Queensland)
Image 15Returned World War II soldiers march in Queen Street, Brisbane, 1944 (from Queensland)
Image 16Blackbirded South Sea Islanders on a Sugarcane plantation in Queensland. (from Queensland)
Image 17Queen Elizabeth II Courts of Law, headquarters of the Supreme Court of Queensland and District Court of Queensland (from Queensland)
Image 18Passenger train at Oxley railway station on the Ipswich/Rosewood line within the Queensland Rail City network (from Queensland)
Image 19Brisbane, capital and most populous city of Queensland (from Queensland)
Image 20The Great Barrier Reef, which extends along most of Queensland's Coral Sea coastline (from Queensland)
Image 21Commonly designated regions of Queensland, with Central Queensland divided into Mackay and Fitzroy subregions (from Queensland)
Image 22Captain James Cook claims the east coast of Australia for the Kingdom of Great Britain at Possession Island in 1770 (from Queensland)
Image 23Aftermath of the 1861 Cullin-La-Ringo massacre in which 19 settlers were killed by Aboriginal people, the deadliest attack on settlers in the frontier wars (from Queensland)
Image 24Skyline of the Brisbane central business district. Brisbane is a global city and the state's largest economic hub. (from Queensland)
Image 25Kanaka workers in a sugar cane plantation, late 19th century (from Queensland)
Image 26Gold mine at Ravenswood in North Queensland. Mining is one of the state's major industries (from Queensland)
Image 27The Gold Coast, Queensland's second-largest city and a major tourist destination (from Queensland)

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Storm Financial Limited was a financial advice company, based in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. The company was founded by Emmanual Cassimatis and his wife Julie Cassimatis in 2004. On 12 December 2008, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission began investigation of Storm Financial's margin lending and related advice.

It went into administration in January 2009 and was placed in liquidation on 26 March 2009. The company had A$88 million in debts at the time. The collapse came at a time when an estimated 2,000 to 4,000 investors had suffered the effects of the financial crisis, and were facing significant losses. This left any investors who felt that had been misled or misguided with limited financial recourse against the company. (Full article...)

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... that in its two years of existence, the Hunter River Railway Company initiated construction on what would eventually become the Great Northern Railway connecting Sydney to Queensland?
... that Lachlan Murdoch was forced to resign as a director of Prime Media Group because the company owned a radio station on Queensland's Sunshine Coast?
... that despite being described in 1840, the chestnut-backed buttonquail was only confirmed in Queensland in 2020?

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...that although the first specimen of the smallmouth scad (pictured), a tropical fish endemic to northern Australia, was already taken in 1984 and deposited in the Queensland Museum, it was not officially named until 1987?
...that the father of cricketer Peter Burge had to resign from Queensland's selection committee when his son was being discussed for selection?
...that former Queensland Health Minister Leisha Harvey served five months in prison for misappropriation of public funds during her tenure?
...that the Queensland town of Thangool produces over 60% of the Australian market for squab?