The rise and fall and rise of Pauline Hanson
Tony Moore Long-serving Ipswich councillor Paul Tully has this anecdote about Pauline Hanson's success in winning a federal senate spot 20 years after her first win in 1996.
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MP wants 'sorry sites' to be in plain sight
Tony Moore 9:52 PM Leeanne Enoch, the Queensland government's first indigenous minister wants aboriginal communities and Queensland councils to slowly expand a list of "sorry sites" commemorated on National Sorry Day into a state-wide register.
Doctors seek protections in abortion reforms
Amy Remeikis 9:52 PM Doctors request right to refuse to perform abortions.
Bribery allegation against Qld MP George Christensen still with AFP
Cameron Atfield 9:52 PM The Australian Federal Police is still evaluating a complaint of alleged electoral bribery against newly re-elected George Christensen, leading to calls from the Queensland MP for the process to be sped up.
DPP files reply in Baden-Clay appeal
8:19 PM Queensland prosecutors have filed a reply to claims by Gerard Baden-Clay's legal team there is no proof he intended to kill his wife Allison.
Study describes climate change in economic terms
Amy Mitchell-Whittington 6:25 PM Economic terminology used to take politics out of issue.
Wyatt Roy concedes defeat in Longman
Cameron Atfield 5:44 PM Wyatt Roy has made history for a second time, becoming the youngest former federal member of Parliament in the country's history.
Mum Sally Faulkner pens book after 60 Minutes kidnapping saga
5:14 PM Brisbane mother Sally Faulkner has inked a book deal to tell the story of her failed attempt to snatch her children back from their father in Lebanon.
Tunnels, pythons, sophisticated drug lab unearthed in Toowoomba raids
2:52 PM Police have charged 59 people with 180 drug offences after a series of raids in Toowoomba and Grantham this week.
Quizlander: Queensland's news quiz
Drew Creighton 2:44 PM Welcome back to Quizlander and after a big week in politics the quiz has caved to public pressure and is now jam-packed with democracy.
Man dead in Qld caravan blaze
1:49 PM A man has died after fire engulfed a shed and a caravan in central Queensland.
Toxic fire-fighting foam to be banned after Oakey scare
Jorge Branco 1:38 PM Foam was at centre of Defence base water contamination scare.
Teen pilot on track for world record
Darren Cartwright 12:54 PM Sunshine Coast pilot on track to set world record.
Tas Racing boss joins Racing Queensland
12:38 PM Eliot Forbes arrives with greyhounds under scrutiny over cruelty.
Toddler in serious condition after fall from farm vehicle
Amy Mitchell-Whittington 12:18 PM Boy was visiting farm on trip from Brisbane.
Brexit hits Qld public servant super scheme
Amy Remeikis 12:17 PM Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt has admitted the market volatility created by the Brexit decision has had an impact on the public servant super fund the Palaszczuk Government is raiding to cover budget holes.
Alleged ex-bikie charged with impersonating anti-bikie cop
Jorge Branco 11:44 AM Man told hotel staff he was a cop after they allegedly found drugs.
CFMEU hit with $45K penalty for action at Valley work site
11:40 AM ​The CFMEU and three of its members have been penalised more than $50,000 for organising "plainly calculated" industrial action at a Brisbane work site.
Blackbeard's brand made him designer king of the high seas
Adele Blair 10:57 AM Thoughts of "design" often generates images of high-end, luxury, design-ER goods and services with the belief that something designer must superior to everything else available to us.
Kingmaker Katter calls for cuts to immigration
Cameron Atfield 10:53 AM Bob Katter wants to restrict migration to just three groups.
This two-headed prawn is cool but so, so disappointing
Jorge Branco 9:22 AM This is not the mutant prawn you're looking for.
PM gets warm reception at Queen Street Mall
Cameron Atfield 7:05 AM Malcolm Turnbull says he'll talk to Katter, but not Hanson.
Queensland boy, 10, awarded for triple-0 call
6:22 AM Ryan Wilson called triple-0 after father was burnt using heat gun.
DPP to reply in Baden-Clay appeal
6:10 AM Gerard Baden-Clay has claimed there's no proof he meant to kill wife.
Community groups want freedom to advocate protected
Amy Remeikis Queensland's community organisations are lobbying the Palaszczuk Government for stronger protections, to ensure they can advocate freely and criticise governments when necessary - without the fear of losing funding.
Qld will lose too as NSW bans greyhound racing: former chairman
Tony Moore Queensland's greyhound industry will lose revenue from on-course betting at Queensland tracks as New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory shuts down greyhound racing.
Queenslander's ark of biblical proportions too big for Australia
Amy Mitchell-Whittington The ark cost a whopping $100 million and took 23 months to construct.
Katter the kingmaker holds court in Brisbane
Cameron Atfield Bob Katter has relished in his role as a possible political kingmaker following his meeting with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Thursday.
Council to cough up more millions for golf course land
Nathanael Cooper Moreton Bay Regional Council has been forced to pay an additional $2.3 million for land it resumed in 2012.
Former science teacher builds Noah's Ark replica
Amy Mitchell-Whittington The $100 million dollar Ark that an Australian man built.