Queensland

American  

[kweenz-land, -luhnd] / ˈkwinzˌlænd, -lənd /

noun

1. a state in NE Australia. 670,500 sq. mi. (1,736,595 sq. km). Brisbane.

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Queensland British  

/ ˈkwiːnzˌlænd, -lənd /

noun

1. a state of NE Australia: fringed on the Pacific side by the Great Barrier Reef; the Great Dividing Range lies in the east, separating the coastal lowlands from the dry Great Artesian Basin in the south. Capital: Brisbane. Pop: 3 840 111 (2003 est). Area: 1 727 500 sq km (667 000 sq miles)

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Queensland

Will Murray was at the scene reporting for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in Morayfield, Queensland, when he saw a vehicle drive past him into the water.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Together, they occur from northern NSW along coastal Queensland and into tropical northern Australia.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

Three divers were fatally mauled in separate incidents between May and June -- two in Western Australia and the third in Queensland.

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

Travel improves mental health through a sort of chain reaction, according to new research from Rory Mulcahy, an associate professor at the University of the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

When we reach and crest the Queensland Drawbridge, I am immensely relieved.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen

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