The Latest Breaking News from Annastacia Palaszczuk

Labor leader refuses to make any funding promises despite push from premiers to permanently lift commonwealth’s funding guarantee to a 50-50 split

Is the Queensland premier on holiday or in hiding? Palaszczuk’s absence from Labor’s election campaign is raising questions.

The five directors of the Brisbane 2032 Olympics organising committee include a who's who of corporate leaders and Queensland locals.

Backflip comes a day after PM rejected the request, prompting the Insurance Council of Australia to accuse the federal government of shirking responsibility

Despite initially rejecting the proposal, the Prime Minister now says his government will go halves with Queensland in its plan to buy back or rebuild flood-damaged homes.

Under the plan, grants of up to $50,000 would be made available to modify 5,500 flood-affected homes, while grants of up to $100,000 would be on offer to raise 1,000 homes.

Agricultural shows are part of the glue that holds rural and regional communities together, which is why organisers are breathing a sight of relief after the Queensland government announced it is lifting 'discriminatory' COVID-19 vaccine mandates

Awaiting the official start of the 2022 campaign, published polls show Labor is comfortably ahead of the government. Pundits agree this year’s election is Albanese’s to lose, but predictions range along a spectrum from a Labor landslide to a narrow win, to a finely balanced hung parliament.

Rules barring unvaccinated patrons from public venues including pubs, cafes and restaurants will be ditched in Queensland from April 14.