Increased cost fears with no delay in stone ban Queensland builders fear the government's decision to scrap a transition period ahead of the engineered stone ban will increase costs to the industry. AAP · May 6, 2024
Queensland police officers face fallout after engaging with offensive social media posts Exclusive: Acting inspector removed from role after ethical standards command investigation into high-ranking officers’ social media use The Guardian - AU · May 6, 2024
Govt public service boost as unions march on Labour Day Queensland Premier Steven Miles has marched with union members after making an Australian-first health leave announcement for public service workers. AAP · May 5, 2024
Two charged with murder after allegedly torturing Brisbane man at Queensland property Woman and man, aged 21 and 23, facing charges including murder and deprivation of liberty after alleged victim died in hospital The Guardian - AU · May 5, 2024
‘It’s going to be messy’: advocates balance climate action and conservation amid Queensland’s green energy boom ‘Some negative projects will get up, but we have to keep our eyes on the broader goals’, says WWF Australia The Guardian - AU · May 4, 2024
Queensland MP claims she was drugged and sexually assaulted Police investigating after Brittany Lauga allegedly assaulted in central Queensland town of Yeppoon The Guardian - AU · May 4, 2024
'It's not ok': MP allegedly drugged, sexually assaulted Queensland MP Brittany Lauga says she was drugged and sexually assaulted on a night out, with police aware of claims of similar incidents. AAP · May 4, 2024
Govt under fire with kids 'suffering' in watch houses Advocates say children are suffering in Queensland watch houses and a state government Youth Justice Act tweak will only make the problem worse. AAP · May 3, 2024
Investors with questions: how a ‘clean food’ farm scheme born of Covid vaccine fears descended into rancour Family Farms in NSW and Queensland promoted by Covid vaccine-sceptic group Parents With Questions were intended to operate outside a ‘corrupt’ food system. But not all has gone to plan The Guardian - AU · May 3, 2024
Gillnet-free zones to protect endangered marine species Five net-free fishing zones have been given approval in northern Australia to the delight of marine conservationists. AAP · May 3, 2024
Grocer monopoly price-gouging Torres Strait Islanders Company monopolies and the need to have goods shipped from Cairns has left Torres Strait Islanders paying over-the-top food prices in Queensland. AAP · May 3, 2024
Suns coach Hardwick reveals quest ahead of QClash Gold Coast coach Damien Hardwick has declared his club's ambition ahead of their spicy QClash against Queensland rivals Brisbane. AAP · May 3, 2024
Revamped emergency services to improve response times Queensland emergency services will fall under new departments after state parliament passed laws to better align diaster management responses. AAP · May 3, 2024
State parliament votes to make sex work legal and safe A fourth Australian jurisdiction has voted to fully decriminalise sex work in a bid to prevent discrimination and ensure safety. AAP · May 2, 2024
The Guardian - AU · May 1, 2024 Australian red meat industry has recorded 78% reduction in emissions since 2005, industry report found Drop is a result of reduced land clearing and greater vegetation regrowth, but experts say land clearing in Queensland may be significantly underreported
AAP · May 1, 2024 Qld homes receive nation's biggest energy bill support The Queensland government is delivering a major rebate amid the cost of living crisis in Australia's biggest energy cash splash for households.
AAP · May 1, 2024 At the coalface: traditional owners demand protection Traditional owners are pursuing a legal challenge involving Adani's Carmichael mine, seeking to force the Queensland government to protect a sacred site.
AAP · May 1, 2024 McReight headlines Reds changes for Christchurch trip The Queensland Reds will hope the inclusion of Wallabies flanker Fraser McReight can lead them to victory in Christchurch for the first time since 1999.
The Guardian - AU · May 1, 2024 Queensland Labor’s lurch to the right on youth justice shows a government that’s lost principles and perspective Premier Steven Miles’ erasure of the human rights principle of ‘detention as a last resort’ for children defies logic
The Guardian - AU · Apr 30, 2024 Morning Mail: reef’s ‘year from hell’, PM eyes action on online misogyny, Trump fined for contempt Bleaching and a summer of storm surges and cyclones have devastated corals off Queensland; Albanese prepares for tough debate with national cabinet
The Guardian - AU · Apr 30, 2024 After 25 years, logging and bushfires, a greater glider has been spotted in Deongwar state forest Native forest logging will cease in south-east Queensland this year – but how long will it take forests to recover?
The Guardian - AU · Apr 30, 2024 Queensland’s $1.28bn community safety plan includes transporting detained children for schooling Exclusive: The raft of new laws includes expanding a trial of metal detectors to now include shopping centres and other high-risk locations
The Guardian - AU · Apr 30, 2024 Three men charged after 500kg of cocaine worth $160m seized in Queensland Men intercepted travelling on fishing boat off Gladstone in what federal police say is one of the state’s largest cocaine busts
AAP · Apr 30, 2024 Weapon search laws extended in $1.2b safety pledge Shoppers and pub patrons could be searched for weapons by police under a proposed expansion of "wanding" laws that have attracted interstate attention.
AAP · Apr 30, 2024 Men charged after police bust 500kg cocaine import plot Three men are facing life in jail after police foiled one of Queensland's largest cocaine importation plots, seizing more than 500kg of the drug.