The Latest Breaking News from Annastacia Palaszczuk

A 23-month-old child died in hospital on Sunday, while new modelling shows COVID-19 hospitalisations will likely peak at around 1,660 cases.

Queensland Clerk of Parliament Neil Laurie says committees aren't necessarily scrutinising the government properly and still have a long way to go.

Annastacia Palaszczuk says fellow premier Dominic Perrottet supports her call for a national cabinet meeting so leaders can be briefed on COVID-19.

Queensland's premier has defended her housing policies after a report found thousands of people were likely missing out on homes due to government failures.

The Poll Bludger covered findings from the 2021 Census on June 30. The most striking finding was that the Coalition won the ten seats with the lowest household income at the federal election. These seats are all in regional Australia.

Peter Coaldrake’s report to Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, Let the Sunshine In, is a clear and frank assessment of culture and accountability in the Queensland public sector today. With one exception, it also offers refreshing guidance to jurisdictions across Australia showing signs of complacency about integrity.

The Queensland government has been called for the Opposition Leader David Crisafulli to apologise for his commentary about a laptop, but he's doubled down.

An infectious diseases expert says new sub-variants are driving the rising case numbers and even people who had recently contracted COVID are not fully protected from the new strains.

Three Qld lobbyists will no longer be granted access to ministers as the state government implements recommendations from a far reaching integrity review.