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 Plastic straws get stuck in the airways of marine life and cause painful internal injuries. Queensland will move to ban them along with plastic cutlery, stirrers and plates. Photograph: Mladen Antonov/AFP/Getty Images
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The Queensland government will move to ban plastic straws, cutlery, stirrers and plates in a bid to stem the destructive effects of plastic on marine life and waterways. The government introduced legislation on Wednesday that would ban the single-use items, making Queensland the second state after South Australia to put such a proposal before parliament.

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