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Prepare for the flu to linger longer and not just when the cold sets in

Prepare for the flu to linger longer and not just when the cold sets in

Flu cases in Queensland have already surpassed the number recorded at this time last year. 2017 was considered a horror season for the disease.

  • by Felicity Caldwell

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$5000 reward offered to find dog rubbish dumper
Animals

$5000 reward offered to find dog rubbish dumper

Zorro, the three-year-old foxy cross, survived being crushed in a garbage truck and was rescued by tip workers at the Willowbank landfill site.

  • by AAP
One drug student remains in Gold Coast hospital
Education

One drug student remains in Gold Coast hospital

Just one of the seven Gold Coast students affected by a suspected drug overdose remains in hospital as investigations continue into how the teens acquired the drug.

  • by AAP
Queensland party donations fight taken to court
Courts

Queensland party donations fight taken to court

A stand-off between Queensland's Liberal National Party and the state's electoral commission about which political donations should be publicly disclosed has been laid bare in the Supreme Court.

  • by Sonia Kohlbacher
Where are all the women in the honours lists?
Gender equality

Where are all the women in the honours lists?

John, David and Peter top the list of national honours, while women also tend to nominate men for the top gongs.

  • by Felicity Caldwell
Queensland told to wipe millions of unpaid fines as debts top $1.2 billion
Government

Queensland told to wipe millions of unpaid fines as debts top $1.2 billion

About $191 million of the debt was potentially unenforceable because the person had died, was unable to be identified or the debt was registered more than a decade ago.

  • by Felicity Caldwell
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Minister Mark Bailey plays down private email to union boss
Mark Bailey

Minister Mark Bailey plays down private email to union boss

The Labor MP wrote "loose lips sink ships" to a then-ETU state secretary via his personal "mangocube" email account.

  • by Felicity Caldwell
US producers told how to get to Sesame Street, in Brisbane
Annastacia Palaszczuk

US producers told how to get to Sesame Street, in Brisbane

As Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk attempts to lure an almost 50-year-old children's television show to Queensland, Brisbane's very own Sesame Street waits in anticipation.

  • by Felicity Caldwell
Hospitals prepare for online threats ahead of the Commonwealth Games
Queensland Health

Hospitals prepare for online threats ahead of the Commonwealth Games

Queensland Health plans to tighten up its email security to protect against attackers who target high-profile events.

  • by Felicity Caldwell
Queensland's energy sector records staggering $1.9b profit
Energy

Queensland's energy sector records staggering $1.9b profit

The Queensland energy sector posted a 45 per cent increase in profits on the previous year, with a hot summer partly to blame.

  • by Felicity Caldwell
Changes to allow trading on Easter Saturday to be rushed through
Retail

Changes to allow trading on Easter Saturday to be rushed through

Amendments to fix an error which would have stopped supermarkets in regional towns from opening over the Easter break will be rushed through Parliament.

  • by Felicity Caldwell