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Ben Smee

Ben Smee is Guardian Australia's Queensland correspondent. Email: ben.smee@theguardian.com

September 2024

  • Images from the report on the Cairns and Murgon watch houses. Accommodation cells in the boys’ unit at the Cairns watch house. Queensland. Australia

    In the box
    Sick and suicidal children held in Queensland police watch houses for weeks without healthcare, watchdog reveals

  • Queensland premier Steven Miles

    Queensland premier wedged as casino operator falters

  • Justine Davis

    Justine Davis talked about keeping people out of prison – and still won a ‘tough on crime’ NT election

  • Journalist and writer Tim Bowden in 2007.

    Australia news live
    Former ABC host Tim Bowden dies aged 87 – as it happened

August 2024

  • Snow covers a road at Mount Buller in July.

    Australia news live
    Mt Buller pulls pin on snow season weeks early – as it happened

  • Police tape

    Man charged with murder after two bodies found in Mitchelton home in Brisbane’s north-west

  • Queensland police have released CCTV of a man who may be able to assist with enquiries.

    Baby scalded with hot liquid in Brisbane park attack to undergo more surgery

  • Queensland police have released CCTV of a man who may be able to assist with enquiries after hot liquid was allegedly poured on a baby at Hanlon Park in Brisbane suburb of Stones Corner.

    Nine-month-old baby undergoes surgery after man allegedly pours hot coffee on him

  • Full Story
    What Labor’s loss in the NT means for Australian politics - Full Story podcast

  • Australia news live
    PM arrives at Pacific Islands Forum – as it happened

  • Children have been kept in isolation for more than 70 days in Queensland’s Cleveland detention centre, report finds

  • Northern Territory thrashing on crime a warning to Labor: tangible success is the only way to campaign

    Ben Smee

  • Queensland police officer accused of inappropriate behaviour by female colleagues now investigated for stalking

  • Storm warning for Melbourne as wild weather hits Victoria, NSW and South Australia – as it happened

  • Who will win the NT election? With a volatile and transient electorate, everything is up for grabs

  • Australia news live
    Coalition senators split in voting on Ralph Babet motion on abortion – as it happened

  • Children’s commissioner finds evidence of ‘most egregious’ human rights breaches in Australia

  • Australia news live
    Sydney teacher charged with further alleged sexual offences – as it happened

  • Annastacia Palaszczuk appointed to $107,000 Australia Post board job by Labor government

  • Vigil for slain schoolgirl Sophie Wang as Gold Coast community rallies around father

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