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Fears mothers' and babies' lives at risk due to birthing bypass in central Queensland

Doctors are demanding an emergency roundtable meeting to discuss Queensland's maternity crisis amid fears mothers' and babies' lives will be at risk in the Gladstone region until the city's birthing bypass is lifted.

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Qld to fast-track oil refinery upgrade

The Queensland government will speed up approvals for Ampol to upgrade its oil refinery in Brisbane, which could keep it open until 2030.

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$1b stadium delay 'risks' Olympics benefit

Queensland risks the 2032 Olympics being "about red carpets and champagne" if claimed delays over funding negotiations are true, the state opposition says.

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More than 130 flooded homes in Qld buyback

More than 130 home owners in flood-prone areas of Queensland have accepted government offers to buy back their properties but dozens have not taken up the deal.

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Queenslanders reminded COVID won't be gone by Christmas despite peak of latest wave passing

With the virus still widespread throughout the community, the state's Chief Health Officer John Gerrard repeated warnings for sick Queenslanders to stay away from the elderly and vulnerable during the festive period.

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MacIntyre Wind Precinct to double in size, Queensland government announces

Queensland is set to become home to one of the largest wind farms in the Southern Hemisphere with the Queensland government announcing it will double the size of the MacIntyre Wind Precinct, west of Warwick.

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Queensland government announces yet another face lift for Brisbane's South Bank parklands ahead of 2032 Olympics

Less than 10 years after its last major face lift, the Queensland government announces plans to revamp Brisbane's South Bank parklands ahead of the 2032 Olympics.

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Council and state at loggerheads over Sunshine Coast building heights amid fears for turtles

Residents say they don't want the Sunshine Coast to become a "Gold Coast lookalike" and are worried about the impact on nesting turtles.

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Qld council wants police report on bones

Ipswich Council says it wants to stand by the First Nations people in rejecting a development near a former Aboriginal mission where bones have been found.

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Brisbane's Northshore Hamilton development expansion approved for Olympic Athlete Village

The planning minister approves the expansion of Brisbane's major Northshore Hamilton development area to make way for the athlete village for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

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Qld ditches approvals for disaster housing

The Queensland government will speed up providing temporary emergency housing after disasters by scrapping planning approvals.

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Frivolous and vexatious complaints to the Office of the Independent Assessor wasting time, Queensland councillors claim

Frivolous complaints are being lodged with the Office of the Independent Assessor, Queensland councillors allege with a recent parliamentary report revealing complaints were "being used improperly for politically motivated purposes".

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Queensland housing crisis a 'perfect storm' hitting young people and baby boomers the hardest

From young mums to disability pensioners, Queenslanders are feeling the devastating impacts of the housing crisis due to a crippling lack of affordable stock — so what are the solutions?

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Qld wants to make renewable energy parts

The Queensland government is planning to set up a new manufacturing sector to make parts and components needed for its renewable energy transition.

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Queensland government pledges to end reliance on coal-fired power by 2035

Annastacia Palaszczuk says state is facing a ‘climate emergency’ while unveiling $62bn energy plan

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Qld bets on pumped hydro, eyes coal's end

The "largest pumped hydro storage in the world" is at the heart of an energy plan allowing Queensland to be more ambitious with renewable and emissions targets.

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Qld minister in the dark about DNA change

Queensland's deputy premier says he was unaware the state's DNA testing processes were changing in 2018, when he was serving as health minister.

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Granny flats allowed to hit the tight rental market to help Queensland's housing crisis

Home owners who have granny flats will be allowed to rent them out over the next three years under emergency planning changes to alleviate the housing crisis.

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Qld govt commandeers council housing plan

The Queensland government has revealed it will assume control of a local council's housing strategy, claiming the plan is outdated and lacks dwelling diversity.

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Redland Mayor and state government at odds over housing plan

Queensland's Deputy Premier takes the extraordinary step of taking charge of a south-east Queensland council's housing strategy after it failed to update its plan, which is more than 10 years old.

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Brisbane biotech firm Ellume puts Australian arm into administration

Ellume rose to prominence last year when it announced a $300 million deal to provide COVID-19 home test kits to the US Department of Defense.

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Queensland tenants under pressure as rents rise amid calls for compassion from landlords

Cairo Sauvage and his housemates are about to move out of their shared home after months of uncertainty over a rent hike. As both a landlord and a renter, he says tenants hold little power in rental relationships.

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Not sensible to own quarantine centre: Qld

The Queensland government will mothball the Wellcamp quarantine facility next month, despite having a lease until April.

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Qld floods bill tops $7.7 billion: report

Deloitte estimates the total cost of the southeast Queensland floods, which impacted half a million people and 18,000 homes and business, to be $7.7 billion.

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Queensland quarantine facility to close

Queensland's Wellcamp quarantine facility is to stop accepting guests, with the $200 million complex no longer required amid the changing COVID-19 response.

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