The new laws will allow officers to scan for knives in public without a warrant. 

The new laws will allow officers to scan for knives in public without a warrant.&nbsp;

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The Weather Bureau says the system that dumped days of torrential rain across the region has moved off the coast.

 

Photo: News Corp

The Weather Bureau says the system that dumped days of torrential rain across the region has moved off the coast.
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Photo: News Corp

Days of torrential rain has filled the Burnett River with locals told to prepare to leave.

photo: ABC

Days of torrential rain has filled the Burnett River with locals told to prepare to leave.
photo: ABC

Plus: A Kirwan GP has been targeted by thieves who have stolen 800 vaccines in the past 12-months.

Plus: A Kirwan GP has been targeted by thieves who have stolen 800 vaccines in the past 12-months.