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Gold Coast police say around 22,000 school leavers packed into Surfers Paradise last night for the official start of Schoolies celebrations, with 124 arrests.
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A severe weather warning has been cancelled for south-east Queensland.
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Schoolies festivities officially start today on the Gold Coast.
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Police are warning school leavers not to go swimming in the Gold Coast surf outside of patrol hours or while intoxicated.
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The Clarke Inquiry into the Mohamed Haneef case hands its report to the Government.
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Gold Coast State Emergency Service (SES) crews are working to fix damage caused by last night's storms.
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Surfers Paradise, the heart of the tourism strip on the Gold Coast, is about to receive the annual influx of school leavers.
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About 40,000 Queensland high school students are due to complete Year 12 today.
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New South Wales emergency crews assisting with rescue work in the wake of Queensland's storms were called back last night to attend fierce storms lashing the north coast.
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The New South Wales State Emergency Service (SES) says it has received 25 to 30 calls for assistance since violent storms swept through the Tweed Rivers area in the state's north-east.
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