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LNP blocks Gerard Rennick recruits as party seeks to ‘keep out the cookers’

Liberal National party increasingly alert to attempts by the rightwing fringe to build influence since May’s federal election

The Guardian - AU

Renewed calls for Bundaberg flood evacuation route on 10th anniversary of Cyclone Oswald

Ten years after ex-Tropical Cyclone Oswald battered the Queensland coast and prompted what was then Australia's biggest ever peacetime evacuation, calls for long-awaited flood mitigation plans have been renewed.

ABC News

Picture of grief as Elle Edwards' heartbroken dad lays flowers at murder scene

The 26-year-old beautician became the latest innocent victim caught in the crossfire of criminals with guns

Liverpool Echo

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Would higher fences stop A-League fracas, and is that the point?

Is this what our enjoyment of our athletes has come too? Shame, soccer hoods.

Newcastle Herald

Labor just ahead in two Queensland polls and retains large federal poll lead

The Poll Bludger reported on two Queensland polls on December 12. A YouGov poll for The Courier Mail, conducted December 1-8 from a sample of 1,000, had a 50-50 tie, unchanged since June. Primary votes were 38% LNP (steady), 34% Labor (steady), 13% Greens (down one), 11% One Nation (up…

The Conversation

Brisbane council ethics committee stalled with no complaints decided in 18 months

A Brisbane City Council ethics committee set up under state legislation in 2020 has only sat three times, with political divisions creating problems, according to councillors.

ABC News

Brisbane councillors trade allegations over inappropriate behaviour in chambers

Brisbane City Council meeting standards have been called into question after one councillor repeatedly turned his back on others in the chambers.

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Most of us understood the COVID rules well, so why don't fines stand?

If the rest of the population had reacted the same way as these selfish few, they would have been dying in the tens of thousands.

Newcastle Herald

Marine parks and shipping routes don't mix for whales and wildlife

The idea of ships slowing down in marine parks needs thorough investigation by all parties involved. When declaring marine parks, do they take into account existing shipping routes?

Newcastle Herald

Qld Labor govt backs Indigenous voice

The Queensland government has declared its support for a proposed Indigenous voice to federal parliament, but the opposition has questioned its timing.

AAP

Queensland health system buckling: LNP

Queensland's health minister says no causal link has been made between the deaths of 20 people and delays in their receiving ambulance or hospital care.

AAP

Former MP Andrew Laming welcomes apology over Nine's award-winning 'lewd photo' story, criticises Scott Morrison's handling

Former Bowman MP Andrew Laming welcomes an unreserved apology from Nine after he sued the broadcaster for defamation over an award-winning television report aired last year.

ABC News

Brisbane's Cross River Rail engineering technology transforms Brisbane

As Brisbane's $5.4 billion Cross River Rail project powers on, the state's LNP opposition has called for it be renamed after the late Queen Elizabeth II.

ABC News

Letters: Why didn't the Coalition help the Port of Newcastle sooner

Newcastle Herald readers have their say

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Brisbane LNP councillors dismiss 'unhinged, anti-car' Greens proposal for 30kph streets

Greens councillor Jonathan Sriranganathan's second attempt at installing 30kph speed limits on Brisbane streets is voted down in council chambers.

ABC News

Pharmacist prescription trial proposed as possible solution to the GP shortage faces indefinite delays

Some Australians are waiting longer than ever to see their GP, and one state has come up with a possible solution that would allow pharmacists to take over some of the doctors' prescription work. But a trial that was due to begin in June has now been delayed, with no…

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North-west Brisbane traffic and transport study draws heated debate between Labor state, LNP local governments

Queensland's Transport Minister has described Brisbane City Council's latest vision for a new toll road to relieve congestion in the city's north-west as a "feeble fantasy" and a "farce".

The Conversation

Record 85.7% of Greens preferenced Labor at federal election; electoral reform proposals

Under compulsory preferential voting, all formal votes must eventually preference one of the major parties over the other. The electoral commission has released preference flow information for all minor parties, This means we can tell, for example, how many Greens voters preferred Labor and how many the Coalition.

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We fact checked claims that vaccines caused Germany's birth rate to plunge. Here's what we found

A sizeable drop in Germany's birth rate in the first months of 2022 has prompted claims from anti-vaxxers that COVID-19 vaccines were to blame.

The Conversation

Census data shows poorest seats voted Coalition; byelections or polls from four states

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.

The Guardian - AU

Queensland LNP pledges net zero 2050 target at next election amid ‘deeply troubling’ rise in emissions

Leader David Crisafulli’s announcement drew immediate criticism from environmentalists saying the move is not science-based

Newcastle Herald

Don't get complacent - the COVID crisis isn't going anyway

We need to step our defence against the virus, once again

The Guardian - AU

Queensland public servants cowed by ‘high price’ of speaking out, Peter Coaldrake says

Greens and LNP call for royal commission in light of new report into government culture and accountability

The Guardian - AU

Queensland gives environmental approval to New Acland coalmine expansion

Activists horrified by decision to give green light to stage three of the New Hope Group’s controversial mine

AAP

Qld govt approves coalmine's expansion

The Queensland government has given approval to the expansion of a controversial thermal coalmine, which will lift its output and extend its life until 2034.

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