Felicity Caldwell is state political reporter at the Brisbane Times
Despite the Queensland budget being described as a "jobs bonanza", with predictions of 40,000 new jobs in the next year, Treasury is not predicting a substantial decrease in the unemployment rate.
Jobs, supporting the struggling regions, infrastructure spending and household bills are the focus for the 2017-18 budget, which also focuses on paying down debt and improving business confidence.
The Drug Court will officially be reincarnated in the Queensland budget, set to be announced on Tuesday.
A new study will investigate how to make a deadly stretch of road in Brisbane's west safer for cyclists.
More than $9 million will be spent to transform a Brisbane science exhibition space popular with children and schools.
Fashion designer Keri Craig was running late for a hair appointment when she popped into her Sydney store in the stylish suburb of Double Bay on a Saturday in 1984.
Queensland Rail cancellations have improved significantly since the mass disruptions in October which exposed flaws in the organisation.
​Rising energy costs and rapidly changing technology are putting Queensland renters at increasing disadvantage, a new report has found.
The Queensland Police Service is reviewing whether officers have the right skills to deal with the increasingly complex terrorism threat.
A Pokemon Go-style mobile game could be used to guide people around a heritage trail in the Queen's Wharf development.
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