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Grief overwhelms families of trio killed in house fire

The families of three people killed in a house fire have spoken publicly for the first time since the tragedy ahead of a community gathering for the trio.

AAP · Oct 21, 2025

Homicide detectives called for fatal house fire probe

Police are keeping an open mind after calling in homicide detectives to investigate a horror house fire that claimed the lives of a woman and two boys.

AAP · Oct 16, 2025

Logies 2025: Home and Away’s Lynne McGranger wins gold as Fisk dominates Australia’s TV awards

Soap star wins as her 32-year run playing Irene Roberts ends, while streamers go home mostly empty-handed and Magda Szubanski gives emotional speech as she is inducted into Hall of Fame

The Guardian - UK · Aug 3, 2025

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Queensland police union chief calls state government pay offer ‘grossly inadequate’ days after approving it

Shane Prior tells members Crisafulli government was ‘completely inflexible’ amid widespread backlash over 8% pay deal he had previously described as the ‘largest ever’

The Guardian - AU · Jul 31, 2025

Desal plant to bolster water supplies in 30-year plan

A new desalination plant has been endorsed by the Queensland government as part of a 30-year water security plan.

AAP · Oct 10, 2023

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has revealed a cabinet reshuffle. See what's changed on the front bench

After days of speculation, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk's new frontbench line-up has been confirmed. Here's what's changed in cabinet.

ABC News · May 18, 2023

Documents reveal alarm over Gladstone Hospital birthing bypass

The Palaszczuk government was warned of Gladstone Hospital staff concerns that "management have no plans" as the facility's maternity crisis began to unfold in July last year, new documents show.

ABC News · Apr 12, 2023

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Queensland government abandons Bradfield Scheme after review finds it completely unviable

A decades-long vision to drought-proof arid western Queensland has been abandoned by the state government after an expert review declared it completely unviable.

ABC News · Dec 8, 2022

West Australian tech experts call for more investment from government as state tries to pivot away from resources sector

As Western Australia tries to diversify its economy away from the resources sector, tech experts are calling for more investment from the government to help keep start-ups in the state, despite the pull from overseas.

ABC News · Oct 28, 2022

How are Wivenhoe Dam water releases ahead of the wet season going?

Wivenhoe Dam is located on the Brisbane River in the Somerset Regional Council area, and along with Lake Somerset, it supplies 70 per cent of south-east Queensland's water supply.

ABC News · Oct 21, 2022

Paradise Dam funds guaranteed: Qld govt

The Queensland government says the federal Labor government has guaranteed $600 million in funding for the Paradise Dam promised by its coalition predecessor.

AAP · Oct 17, 2022

Gladstone Hospital maternity unit bypass nears 100 days

Birthing services in Gladstone, a city of 65,000 people, have been paused since July.

ABC News · Oct 8, 2022

Free sandbags in Brisbane amid flood fears

Brisbane City Council is opening up four sandbagging stations for residents amid growing concerns about renewed floods inundating the city this summer.

AAP · Sep 13, 2022

Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner calls for dam level review before summer wet season to manage flood risks

Brisbane City Council Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner says Enoggera Reservoir is at 100 per cent and both Wivenhoe and Somerset dams are also close to capacity.

ABC News · Sep 6, 2022

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AAP · Sep 6, 2022

Brisbane mayor wants more water supplies

Brisbane's mayor says the city needs more water supplies to give dam operators more freedom to release water ahead of floods.

The Guardian - AU · Apr 12, 2022

Queensland advances green hydrogen and ammonia project to be powered by renewables

Deputy premier says Gladstone, the proposed location of the project, is on the way to becoming a ‘clean energy powerhouse’

The New Daily · Mar 23, 2022

Timing questioned over $5.4 billion Qld dam fund

The federal government has committed $5.4 billion to build a dam in North Queensland, but the "interesting" timing of the announcement has been

AAP · Mar 23, 2022

Qld govt, KAP split over $5.4b dam funding

The Queensland government says it's "interesting" that the Commonwealth has committed funds for the Hells Gates Dam ahead of the necessary federal approvals.

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ABC News · Mar 10, 2022

Queensland dams report started in 2016 now due by year's end, prompting claims of flood inaction

The state government says the study's priority is to look at raising the walls of Somerset and Wivenhoe dams, but former premier Campbell Newman says it could have acted on recommendations made in 2014.

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