Qld parliament live blog: Qld Police given new DV powers
Chaos has unfolded in state parliament after the government voted to silence Treasurer David Janetzki, only to lose the vote.
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The mother of an alleged murder victim has sat in court hearing her accused killer describe to police in an interview how he beat her daughter over the head with a whipped cream bottle and then choked her because she asked him to.
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