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Calls for action in the removal of level crossings in Brisbane, with no projects completed since 2015

A source of congestion, accidents and frustration for many motorists, it's estimated motorists collectively spend more than 12 hours a day waiting at 10 of the busiest level crossings in the greater Brisbane region.

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Queenslanders slowly returning to public transport post-pandemic, data shows

Buses, light rail and trains are seeing more people tapping on as the state learns to "live with COVID", Transport Minister Mark Bailey says.

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Bigger dredge to tackle treacherous sandbar restricting access to Mooloolaba harbour

A larger dredge should be brought from Brisbane on Monday, to help clear a treacherous sandbar that has been endangering lives and vessels at the entrance to the port of Mooloolaba.

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Jump in death toll on Queensland roads prompts calls for rethink on government's approach to safety

A leading road safety researcher is calling on the Queensland government to rethink its approach to road safety amid a climbing number of fatalities on the state's roads, including one that took the life of Australian sporting great Andrew Symonds.

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Court Overturns Ban on Ex-Spouse's "Making Disparaging Comments" About Ex to "Anyone"

In Israel v. Israel, decided today by the Indiana Court of Appeals (Judge Mark Bailey, joined by Judge Edward Najam and Chief Judge Cale Bradford), the trial court had issued a divorce decree that provided, among other things, The parties shall refrain from making disparaging comments about the other in…

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Karen Andrews seeks to block funding for Gold Coast light rail that would run past her property

Home affairs minister says route chosen through Palm Beach is ‘not tenable’, prompting angry response from city’s mayor

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Electric buses to be rolled out in Queensland as Australian-first bus depot opens on Gold Coast

Australia's first 100 per cent electric bus depot will open its doors on the Gold Coast today, ahead of 30 new electric buses hitting Queensland roads from next month.

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Federal government criticised for ‘pathetic’ Brisbane to Sunshine Coast rail line costings document

Paul Fletcher releases heavily redacted costings for what the Coalition estimates will be a $3.2bn transport project

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Queensland drivers to face increased fines for seatbelts, speeding and running a red light

The Queensland government has announced an increase in fines for several driving offences, after covert road cameras caught almost 50,000 motorists using a mobile phone or not wearing a seatbelt in just four months.

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Gold Coast light rail contracts signed to get stage three underway

Construction giant John Holland signs the contract to carry out major works on stage three of the Gold Coast light rail which will extend the rail by about seven kilometres from Broadbeach to Burleigh Heads.

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‘Plucked from the sky’: Queensland government questions funding for Sunshine Coast rail project

Federal budget to commit $3.9bn for transport infrastructure, including fast rail and new line

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Brisbane River reopens to boaties

Although clean-up efforts continue, Brisbane River has reopened to boating enthusiasts following the Queensland floods, with a warning to watch out for debris.

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Parts of Coronation Drive to close for cycling lanes as Drift restaurant remains stuck on bikeway

Parts of Coronation Drive will be temporarily closed to vehicles and converted into a bike lane due to the former floating restaurant Drift still blocking the Bicentennial Bikeway.

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Qld premier denies union cabinet breach

Queensland's premier insists an email in which a union leader instructed a minister how to vote in cabinet was "stakeholder consultation".

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Annastacia Palaszczuk laughs off questions in parliament about minister instructed by union

Mark Bailey says emails to union secretary were ‘rookie error’ after Queensland CCC report finds no evidence of corrupt conduct

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State archivist's report into Mark Bailey's 'Mangocube' email saga reveals union boss 'appeared' to have knowledge of cabinet vote

A confidential report about a Palaszczuk government minister's deletion of a private email account raised concerns at the time an electrical trades union boss "appeared" to have knowledge of an upcoming cabinet vote and suggested how the MP vote.

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Union boss directed Qld govt minister

Emails released in a previously confidential report show a Queensland government minister was instructed by a union boss on how to vote in a cabinet meeting.

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Former lord mayor Jim Soorley was previous consultant to windfarm company that later got $150 million Queensland government power deal

Former lobbyist Jim Soorley chaired CS Energy when it agreed to a $150 million deal from a company that previously employed him as a consultant. State government ministers say Mr Soorley did not tell them about his former consultancy work for the company.

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‘We won’t reopen’: NSW flood destroys $5m of stamps and notes signalling end for a small business

A mammoth cleanup task is under way at homes and shops in Lismore where piles of ruined possessions grow

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Former restaurant owner says his complaint is 'right in the middle' of Queensland's integrity inquiry

A man who made a complaint against a former Brisbane lord mayor for alleged illegal lobbying says the Queensland government's inquiry into public sector culture is too narrow and coming too late.

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Qld to strengthen electric scooter laws

Queensland is working on reforms to crack down on electric scooter "cowboys" with the government looking to enable police to throw the book at rogue riders.

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Qld govt release 2017 email scandal report

The Queensland government has finally released a report on a 2017 email scandal, prompting accusations of "whitewashing" by the opposition.

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Secret Queensland road cameras net $18 million in mobile phone, seatbelt fines in two months

More than 20,000 fines have been handed out in Queensland for illegal mobile phone use in cars and failure to wear seatbelts in November and December last year, with the Transport Minister vowing to roll out even more secret cameras.

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Qld test claims 'categorically untrue': PM

Scott Morrison says rapid antigen suppliers claiming that kits ordered by Queensland have been redirected by the Commonwealth are not telling the truth.

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Kildare community mourns after sudden death of 'lovely' Credit Union CEO Mark Bailey

Mark, who was the CEO of Celbridge District Credit Union, was described as a "lovely gentleman" by those who knew him

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