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Queensland (locally/ˈkwiːnzlænd/KWEENZ-land, commonly abbreviated asQLD) is astate in northeasternAustralia, the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by theNorthern Territory,South Australia andNew South Wales to the west, south-west and south, respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by theCoral Sea and thePacific Ocean; to the state's north is theTorres Strait, separating the Australian mainland fromPapua New Guinea, and theGulf of Carpentaria to the north-west. With an area of 1,723,030 square kilometres (665,270 sq mi), Queensland is the world'ssixth-largest subdivision of any country on earth; itis larger than all but 16 countries. Due to its size, Queensland's geographical features and climates are diverse, and includetropical rainforests,rivers,coral reefs,mountain ranges and white sandy beaches in itstropical andsub-tropical coastal regions, as well asdeserts andsavanna in thesemi-arid anddesert climatic regions of itsinterior.

Queensland has a population of over 5.5 million, concentrated inSouth East Queensland, where nearly three in four reside. The capital and largest city in the state isBrisbane, Australia'sthird-largest city and comprising fully half of the state's population. Ten of Australia's thirty largest cities are located in Queensland, the largest outside Brisbane being theGold Coast, theSunshine Coast,Townsville,Cairns,Ipswich, andToowoomba. 24.2% of the state's population wereborn overseas. The state has the highest inter-state net migration in Australia. (Full article...)

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The beach on Fraser Island serves as a main road and even a landing strip

Fraser Island is an island located along the southern coast ofQueensland,Australia, approximately 200 kilometres (120 mi) north ofBrisbane. Its length is about 120 kilometres (75 mi) and its width is approximately 24 kilometres (15 mi). It was inscribed as aWorld Heritage site in 1992. The island is considered to be the largestsand island in the world at 1840 km². It is also Queensland's largest island, Australia's sixth largest island and the largest island on theEast Coast of Australia.

The island has rain forests, eucalyptus woodland, mangrove forests, wallum swamps, sand dunes and coastal heaths. It is made up of sand that has been accumulating for approximately 750,000 years on volcanic bedrock that provides a natural catchment for the sediment which is carried on a strong offshore current northwards along the coast. Unlike many sand dunes, plant life is abundant due to the naturally occurringmycorrhizal fungi present in the sand, which release nutrients in a form that can be absorbed by the plants. Fraser Island is home to a small number of mammal species, as well as a diverse range of birds, reptiles and amphibians, including the occasional saltwater crocodile. The island is part of theFraser Coast Regional Council and protected in theGreat Sandy National Park.

Fraser Island has been inhabited by humans for as much as 5,000 years. ExplorerJames Cook sailed by the island in May of 1770.Matthew Flinders landed near the most northern point of the island in 1802. For a short period the island was known as Great Sandy Island. The island became known as Fraser due to the stories of a shipwreck survivor named Eliza Fraser. Today the island is a popular tourism destination.

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Image 1TheMcPherson Range atLamington National Park inSouth East Queensland (fromQueensland)
Image 2Skyline of theBrisbane central business district. Brisbane is aglobal city and the state's largest economic hub. (fromQueensland)
Image 3Gold mine atRavenswood inNorth Queensland. Mining is one of the state's major industries (fromQueensland)
Image 4The peninsula ofSeventeen Seventy, Queensland, where Captain Cook landed in 1770 (fromQueensland)
Image 5Cricket game atThe Gabba, a 42,000-seat round stadium inBrisbane (fromQueensland)
Image 6Queen Elizabeth II Courts of Law, headquarters of theSupreme Court of Queensland andDistrict Court of Queensland (fromQueensland)
Image 7The Ekka (theRoyal Queensland Exhibition) is held each August at the Brisbane Showgrounds. (fromQueensland)
Image 8Brisbane, capital and most populous city of Queensland (fromQueensland)
Image 9CaptainJames Cook claims theeast coast of Australia for theKingdom of Great Britain atPossession Island in 1770 (fromQueensland)
Image 10Commonly designatedregions of Queensland, withCentral Queensland divided intoMackay andFitzroy subregions (fromQueensland)
Image 11TheGold Coast, Queensland's second-largest city and a major tourist destination (fromQueensland)
Image 12TheGreat Barrier Reef, which extends along most of Queensland'sCoral Sea coastline (fromQueensland)
Image 13Parliament House, seat of theQueensland Parliament (fromQueensland)
Image 14Hill Inlet at theWhitsunday Islands. (fromQueensland)
Image 15TheMossman River, flowing through theDaintree Rainforest inFar North Queensland (fromQueensland)
Image 16Government House, seat of theGovernor (fromQueensland)
Image 17Köppen climate types in Queensland (fromQueensland)
Image 18Passenger train atOxley railway station on theIpswich/Rosewood line within theQueensland Rail City network (fromQueensland)
Image 19Blackbirded South Sea Islanders on aSugarcane plantation in Queensland. (fromQueensland)
Image 20Returned World War II soldiers march in Queen Street, Brisbane, 1944 (fromQueensland)
Image 21Aftermath of the 1861Cullin-La-Ringo massacre in which 19 settlers were killed by Aboriginal people, the deadliest attack on settlers in the frontier wars (fromQueensland)
Image 22Kanaka workers in a sugar cane plantation, late 19th century (fromQueensland)
Image 23Lake McKensie,K'gari (Fraser Island) (fromQueensland)
Image 24Noosa Heads on theSunshine Coast, Queensland's third largest city and a major tourist destination (fromQueensland)
Image 25The Great Court at theUniversity of Queensland in Brisbane, Queensland's oldest university (fromQueensland)
Image 26Parade of troops in Brisbane, prior to departure for theBoer War in South Africa (fromQueensland)
Image 27Cargo ships at thePort of Gladstone, Queensland's largestcommodity seaport (fromQueensland)
Image 28Fighting betweenBurke and Wills's supply party and Aboriginal Australians at Bulla in 1861 (fromQueensland)

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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, theAustralian 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 inliquidation 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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... thatLachlan Murdoch was forced to resign as a director ofPrime Media Group because the company owneda radio station on Queensland'sSunshine Coast?
... that in its two years of existence, theHunter River Railway Company initiated construction on what would eventually become theGreat Northern Railway connectingSydney toQueensland?

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Tornado funnel slide at Wet'n'Wild Water World

...that theTeviot Range derives its name from theRiver Teviot in Scotland and was named byAllan Cunningham in 1828?
...that in 2009,Wet'n'Wild Water World(pictured) had more than 1 million visitors, making it the most visitedwater park in the country?
...that at the time of his retirement in 2007,Peter Beattie was the longest-serving statepremier in the country?
...that the name of theBrisbane suburbMoggill is derived from the Aboriginal word 'Magil', meaningwater dragon?