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Disappointment and frustration as parliamentary inquiry into youth justice reform ‘degenerates into a squabble’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastQueensland’s only independent state MP, Sandy Bolton, had high hopes last October when she was made chair of a parliamentary committee tasked with coming up with solutions on youth crime.It was...

‘We must do all we can to become more sustainable’, says shadow environment ministerFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastQueensland’s Liberal National party has backed one of the most ambitious emission reduction targets in Australia – much to the disappointment of some of their federal counterparts.While the federal opposition is...

Premier Steven Miles says experts advise all classrooms at Rochedale state school ‘are safe for staff and students to return’Parents are terrified their children are still being exposed to asbestos at a primary school, alleging a patch-up job has not made the classrooms safe.They fear children may have been exposed to asbestos for months or even years at a Queensland school. Continue reading...

Concerns raised after former Cherish Life vice-president Alan Baker elected chair of party’s Griffith divisional councilGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA prominent anti-abortion campaigner has won control of a Brisbane division of the Liberal National party, prompting alarm among moderates that “fringe infiltrators” were attempting to increase their influence as polls point to a state election win.Alan...

David Crisafulli’s stance means the multi-billion dollar Victoria Park plan recommended by Graham Quirk on Monday is deadFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastQueensland’s 2032 Olympics will not be held in a brand-new stadium, with both major parties now ruling out the Victoria Park and Gabba rebuild options.The opposition leader,...

Premier Steven Miles says massive swing against ALP in two key byelections was ‘very bad’ for his governmentAnalysis: The path to re-election for Queensland Labor looks like a narrowing goat track after its ‘Super Saturday’ lossesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastQueensland premier Steven Miles concedes massive swings against his government at the Ipswich West and Inala byelections...

Steven Miles’s government is fighting battles on multiple fronts – and shifting right or left will only create new problems elsewhereGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastSeven months before Campbell Newman was tossed from office by angry Queensland voters, he called a press conference, flanked by members of his cabinet, and apologised.“I just want to say I am...

This blog is now closed.The path to re-election for Queensland Labor looks like a narrowing goat track after its ‘Super Saturday’ lossesPaterson blasts government’s immigration detention policyShadow home affairs minister James Paterson is now asked about immigration detention, given the government has been briefing that the high court is unlikely to allow indefinite detention to continue.We have a risk now, that is that offenders,...

Concerns raised over election’s integrity as Redland city council campaign draws state’s largest number of complaintsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastQueensland’s electoral commission has warned candidates to behave amid a “highly acrimonious” Redland city council election campaign that has sparked the largest number of complaints across the state.An email...

Nationals’ Bridget McKenzie and Andrew Willcox top list with more than $20,000 spent each on nights away from homeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA handful of federal politicians are spending more than two-thirds of their time on the road and in hotels, with one Nationals MP billing taxpayers for...

Nurses and midwives will be allowed to dispense MS-2 Step as state grapples with ‘postcode lottery’ for women’s healthcareFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastLaws allowing nurses to provide pregnancy termination medication have passed parliament despite strong opposition from Queensland’s Liberal National party.Nurses and midwives will be allowed to dispense...

Mourners gathered to farewell 70-year-old after she was fatally stabbed outside a Redbank Plains shopping centreVyleen White has been remembered as a woman with unconditional love and passion for her family, friends and anyone who crossed her path.More than 100 mourners gathered to celebrate the life of the 70-year-old who was fatally stabbed outside a shopping centre. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Family calls for inquest, saying Wilkinson visited police ‘almost every day’ before she was murdered by her husband in 2021Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastIn the final frantic days before she was murdered, Kelly Wilkinson visited multiple police stations, warning she was in danger. Official police notes say she was “cop shopping”.On Wednesday, Wilkinson’s estranged husband,...

Queensland government approves Winchester South mine despite report warning of potential ‘climate change consequences’Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Queensland government has approved a mega coalmine project which environmentalists say poses “unacceptable threats” to Queenslanders’ human rights.The project now goes for federal approval, where it could become the biggest coalmine given the green light since the Albanese...

Low-income family with children in deficit of about $200 a week just trying to afford basics, Queensland Council of Social Service study findsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastQueensland has become “ground zero” for Australia’s cost-of-living crisis, with Brisbane leading the nation in rent, energy, insurance and health price hikes.A study has revealed a majority of Queensland’s low-income...

Exclusive: timeline for creation of body to end practice of police investigating police in doubt as state government mulls optionsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA critical recommendation to stop police investigating police is “unlikely” to be fulfilled by the 18-month deadline set out by an inquiry that heard evidence of racism, sexism and misogyny within the Queensland...

State government says concrete issues mean wall can’t be repaired as planned so new dam will be built to provide irrigation water for agricultureThe Queensland government is facing criticism over the decision to spend billions of dollars replacing an unsafe 20-year-old dam before completing a business case for the scheme.The 3,000-megalitre Paradise Dam was built near Bundaberg in 2005 to serve the surrounding agricultural...

Queensland premier rejects opposition’s interpretation of numbers, as the total crime rate remains below mid-2000s levelsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Queensland premier, Steven Miles, says crime is “not clearly worsening” after the release of new police data that showed significant spikes in assaults and domestic violence offending.The state opposition and several media reports have called the...

Qantas and Jetstar to offer special airfares, with accommodation deals to come, as Queensland premier insists region is ‘open for business’ after Cyclone JasperImages of Tropical Cyclone Jasper’s devastating impact on far north Queensland may have driven away tourists during peak season.But the Queensland premier, Steven Miles, insists the region is “open for business”, making a $5m pitch to lure visitors back. Continue reading...