Queensland counts cost of recovery from deadly fires More than 50 blazes are burning across Queensland as the state counts the cost of recovery from more than 1000 fires from Cape York to the NSW border. AAP · Nov 14, 2023
Gyrocopter crash kills pilot in Victoria; warning over supermarket surveillance – As it happened All the day’s news as it unfolded The Guardian - AU · Nov 4, 2023
Three killed as firefighting plane crashes in ‘difficult terrain’ in Australia The twin-engine aircraft was used to map bushfires and conduct aerial observation work The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2023
Opposition fights history in battle for Qld election Queensland Opposition leader David Crisafulli is hoping history does not repeat itself when voters go to the polls in the 2024 state election. AAP · Nov 3, 2023
Western Downs recovery starts as Queensland fires rage Residents on Queensland's Western Downs can return home after firefighters finally contained a blaze that claimed a life and forced hundreds to evacuate. AAP · Nov 1, 2023
The Fires In Tara Have Destroyed More Homes Than The Queensland Black Summer Fires In 2019 Firefighters fought 80 blazes across Queensland just yesterday alone. Pedestrian.tv · Nov 1, 2023
Labor recovers in Morgan after post-referendum slump; LNP leads in Queensland A federal Morgan poll, conducted October 22–29 from a sample of 1,375, gave Labor a 53–47 lead, a 3.5-point gain for Labor since the previous week. An earlier poll, taken in the week after the Voice referendum was heavily defeated, was the first by any pollster this term to give… The Conversation · Oct 31, 2023
‘Some people have lost everything’: Queensland town ‘saved’ as NSW fire threatens explosive storage facility Eleven evacuation warnings were issued across northern NSW and Queensland, for areas including Nymboida, Tabulam, Woodside, Tara and Wieambilla The Guardian - AU · Oct 31, 2023
MP calls victim rally a 'rent a crowd', apologises Queensland Labor MP Aaron Harper has accused the LNP of hijacking a victims of crime rally after losing his cool and calling them a "rent-a-crowd". AAP · Oct 30, 2023
In the face of grim polling, can Annastacia Palaszczuk and Queensland Labor retain the state? Daniel Andrews went out on top but in Queensland the premier fights on, even as the LNP gears up to go all-in on regional seats The Guardian - AU · Oct 29, 2023
Palaszczuk firm on her record as election gun fires The starter's gun has fired for the 2024 Queensland election and Annastacia Palaszczuk is adamant her government's record can earn a fourth term. AAP · Oct 27, 2023
As Queensland residents reflect on homes lost in 420 bushfires this week, experts say there is more to come Hundreds were evacuated across the state while 130 fires burned over 5,000 hectares in NSW and four properties were lost in Western Australia The Guardian - AU · Oct 27, 2023
Penny Wong urges Australians in Lebanon to ‘consider leaving’ – As it happened All the day’s news as it unfolded The Guardian - AU · Oct 26, 2023
Morning Mail: Keating says voice was wrong fight, Palaszczuk attacks ‘deplorable’ cartoon, Matildas win Former prime minister says failed referendum has ‘ruined’ chance of Indigenous treaty; Queensland premier reaches out to Victorian counterpart The Guardian - AU · Oct 26, 2023
The Guardian - AU · Oct 26, 2023 Annastacia Palaszczuk reached out to Jacinta Allan over ‘demeaning’ Herald Sun cartoon In interview with Guardian Australia, Queensland premier recalls similar cartoon of her when elected in 2015 and says ‘it’s not acceptable’
AAP · Oct 26, 2023 Palaszczuk full-term pledge as poll pressure mounts Annastacia Palaszczuk will need to defy polling to be re-elected Queensland leader as the long race for government in the Sunshine State gets under way.
AAP · Oct 25, 2023 Victims demand action on Qld's 'juvenile crime crisis' Voice for Victims advocates say they will call for a royal commission if they are not satisfied with the Queensland premier's response to tackling youth crime.
AAP · Oct 24, 2023 Voters face year-long Queensland election campaign The state election is more than a year away but Queensland is in campaign mode as the government and opposition launch their pitches to voters.
AAP · Oct 24, 2023 Qld to legislate commitments to renewable targets Commitments to renewable energy targets will be legislated by the Queensland government in a decision that has been welcomed by conservationists.
The Guardian - AU · Oct 19, 2023 Morning Mail: Labor fast-tracks anti-racism strategy, renewables need ‘drastic’ boost, Gaza ground invasion fears Government ‘very concerned’ by polarising referendum and Middle East tensions, and centre-right thinktank wrongfoots Coalition on energy
The Guardian - AU · Oct 19, 2023 LNP’s cold political calculation dares Annastacia Palaszczuk to make treaty an election issue She was iron-willed during Covid, but it’s become harder to know what Queensland’s premier really stands for
The Guardian - AU · Oct 19, 2023 Indigenous Queenslanders in ‘double mourning’ as state’s pathway to treaty loses bipartisan support Liberal National party withdraws support for treaty days after Queensland overwhelmingly votes to reject voice to parliament
The Guardian - AU · Oct 19, 2023 Queensland treaty appears doomed as Annastacia Palaszczuk makes it contingent on LNP support Path to Treaty laws passed with bipartisan support five months ago would be ripped up by an LNP government, opposition leader says
AAP · Oct 17, 2023 Human rights complaint made over detainee of 11 years An official complaint to Queensland's human rights watchdog has been made over the "inhumane" treatment of a disabled man detained at a facility for 11 years.
AAP · Oct 16, 2023 Referendum defeat no obstacle to state-based bodies State governments will continue down the path of enshrining their own Indigenous voice and treaty processes despite the emphatic defeat of the voice referendum.