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Ciara Jones
Ciara Jones is a multi-platform journalist and producer in the ABC Brisbane newsroom. Before joining the ABC in 2021, Ciara worked as a commercial TV news reporter and chief of staff in regional Queensland. She tweets at @CiaraEJones
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Gold Coast mother walks free on bail after six years behind bars accused of her son's murder, attempted murder
By Ciara Jones
A Gold Coast mother accused of killing her son with a poisoned fruit smoothie has walked free on bail after her murder trial was aborted due to fresh evidence.
Major supermarkets agree to front inquiry into grocery prices as cost of living concerns grow
By Matt Eaton and Ciara Jones
Queensland Premier Steven Miles says the major supermarkets have agreed to participate in the inquiry. It comes after he met with supermarket executives yesterday.
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Premier says supermarkets have agreed to provide more information on pricing as grocery bills soar
By Ciara Jones
The Queensland premier says supermarkets have agreed to share "information and analysis on prices" to provide more transparency on soaring grocery prices and alleged price-gouging.
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'None of us feel safe': A group broke into Gaynor's home and threatened to run her over
By Ciara Jones
Gaynor Williams hasn't slept much much since intruders broke into her family's Townsville home in the dead of night in November.
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Police offer $500k cold case reward over murder of 'vulnerable' woman whose body was hidden behind a wall in Brisbane
By Ciara Jones and Jessica Black
Cleaners found Tanya Lee Glover's body tightly wrapped and covered in layers of clothing and bedding, hidden behind a block wall in December 2022.
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Lab inquiry recommends nine years of crime scene samples be retested, finds criminal trials may have been 'compromised'
By Ciara Jones, Alex Brewster, and Kelsie Iorio
A report into practices at Queensland's forensics lab finds a controversial DNA method was fundamentally flawed and may have resulted in offenders escaping conviction over a period of nine years.
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Jason's beloved home was resumed by the government for an infrastructure project that's now been axed
By Ciara Jones
Nine Queensland infrastructure projects have been cancelled after a budget blowout on Commonwealth spending. One resident whose property was resumed says he may have lost his beloved home for nothing.
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Four people taken to hospital after dog attack in Morayfield, north of Brisbane
By Ciara Jones
A man has been seriously injured and three other people have been taken to hospital after a dog attack north of Brisbane.
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What happened to Tony Jones? Police double reward for information about 1982 suspected murder
By Ciara Jones and Kelsie Iorio
Queensland police are offering a $500,000 reward for information that could help solve the mystery of the disappearance of 20-year-old Anthony Jones, who was last seen at Hughenden's Grand Hotel in 1982.
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Police discover body in abandoned property during search for missing man Jayden Usher
Police are yet to formally identify the body, and have not said how long it was in the yard of an abandoned property in Kingaroy, in Queensland's South Burnett region.
Racism forced Richard out of Queensland Police. He says a newly announced review is 'long overdue'
By Ciara Jones
Richard Monaei joined the Queensland Police Service when he was 18. He's now an advocate so other First Nations people don't suffer as he did.
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'Not actually required': AOC boss questioned over $2.7 billion decision to rebuild the Gabba
By Jessica Black and Ciara Jones
The multi-billion-dollar redevelopment of the Gabba stadium in Brisbane, which will see a heritage-listed school knocked down, was not necessary to host the 2032 Olympic Games, Australian Olympic Committee CEO reveals.
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'Need more time': Court denies 2024 adjournment request for man facing more than 1,600 child sex offences
By Ciara Jones
The court was asked to adjourn the case of a man facing 1,623 child sex abuse charges until next year due to the "voluminous" nature of the material.
Queensland's deputy police chief has seen many disasters in the job, but one 'enormous, enduring problem' outweighs them all
Exclusive by police reporter Ciara Jones
More than 171,000 domestic and family violence incidents occurred in Queensland over the past year, and police are determined to improve how they respond to these cases.
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'Concerning and peculiar': Police yet to determine who killed Tanya and stashed her body at Brisbane unit complex
By police reporter Ciara Jones
Detectives have identified a woman whose remains were located at a unit complex in Brisbane last year. The body of Tanya Lee Glover was found tightly wrapped, covered in bedding and hidden behind a brick wall.
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Woman's body discovered after fire destroys house in Gympie region, elderly man rescued from Brisbane blaze
By Ciara Jones
It took eight fire crews almost four hours to extinguish the blaze, which destroyed a house in the rural town of Woolooga. The body of a woman was found inside the gutted property. And in the Brisbane suburb of Indooroopilly, an injured man in his 80s is rescued from a house fire by neighbours.
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Man charged over alleged threatening emails sent to federal MP
By Ciara Jones
A man has been charged with several offences, including one count of using a carriage service to make a threat to kill, after allegedly sending threatening and harassing emails to a federal politician.
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Opposition leader criticises the 'glee' of Labor leaders over Robodebt findings, apologises to victims
By Ciara Jones
Peter Dutton accuses Anthony Albanese of trying to "unseal" the contents of the confidential chapter in the Robodebt royal commission report, but the prime minister says the Opposition leader is showing no empathy for victims.
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Commissioner brands Robodebt 'extraordinary saga' of 'venality, incompetence and cowardice'
By Alexander Lewis and Ciara Jones
Unnamed individuals will be referred for criminal and civil prosecution after a royal commission handed down its report into the unlawful Robodebt scheme.
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Airport luggage search in Australia leads to the rescue of 16 children from alleged sexual abuse overseas
By Ciara Jones
Police say 16 children in the Philippines have been "removed from harm" by local authorities after a major, international child protection investigation.
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Final Robodebt report to speak to 'the most terrifying power of all': expert
By Ciara Jones
Robodebt was ruled a massive public administration failure and a shameful chapter in Australia's history by the Federal Court. A royal commission is about to make a ruling on who was responsible.
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'Ferocious': Forest Lake home invasion linked to online scooter sale, three people in hospital
By Ciara Jones and Antonia O'Flaherty
Queensland police have described an alleged robbery in Brisbane's south-west on Sunday as "savage, ferocious and with no respect for human life" after a violent altercation broke out and a pet dog was killed.
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Masked men wanted after spate of late-night knife attacks in Brisbane
By Ciara Jones
Queensland Police are appealing for witnesses after a gang of men wearing masks and balaclavas allegedly attacked patrons leaving venues in Fortitude Valley on Saturday night.
Man in critical condition after being shot by police north of Brisbane
By Ciara Jones and Gemma Ferguson
A Bray Park man is taken to hospital after allegedly being shot by police responding to a "domestic violence incident".
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The D'souzas tried out a financial adviser's best tips for saving money. Here's what they learned
By Dan Colasimone and Ciara Jones
Millions of middle-income families who believe they should be working towards a more comfortable life, are instead increasingly feeling the pinch.
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