Politics
Queensland
'Rangey McRange Face' among suggestions for new Queensland road
Minister says the more frivolous names submitted for major piece of Queensland infrastructure did not have the support of the mayor.
- by Felicity Caldwell
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Science
Virus discovery offers new means of controlling Queensland's cane toad
Cane toad DNA holds the key to its destruction, scientists say.
- by Alison Brown
Child abuse
Law to address one of the 'great dark sins of our time'
Queensland survivors of institutional child abuse will be able to access compensation and counselling.
- by Felicity Caldwell
Food safety
Strawberry copycats are wasting police time, says Queensland Premier
Copycat strawberry tampering has been denounced as worse than the original crime, as the federal government matches a $1 million assistance package.
- by Felicity Caldwell
Healthcare
Spike in cases of life-threatening lung disease in workers
Six compensation claims have been made for terminal cases of a workplace disease following a spike in Queensland.
- by Felicity Caldwell
Abortion
Signatures on a petition opposing abortion reform repeated up to eight times
A petition opposing proposed changes to Queensland's abortion laws is being examined after accusations some details may be fraudulent.
- by Felicity Caldwell
Disturbing gap identified in Queensland's revenge porn legislation
Sickening cases of abuse have been detailed during a hearing into proposed revenge porn laws in Queensland.
- by Felicity Caldwell
Child safety
Queensland strengthens child sex offender laws
Serious child sex offenders will be monitored for the rest of their lives under a strict new regime to be introduced by the Queensland government.
- by Stuart Layt
Queensland courts
Queensland man denies encouraging his wife's suicide
The 69-year-old husband pleads not guilty to aiding in the suicide of his wife and counselling her to do so on the Gold Coast in 2014.
- by Warren Barnsley
Trade
Trade partners turn to states: Palaszczuk
Australia's trading partners will become increasingly reliant on state governments to avoid the turbulence playing out in the ranks of the country's leadership, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says.
- by Sonia Kohlbacher
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Air accident
Miracle escape for man in 40s after gyrocopter crashes
Man taken to hospital in stable condition with minor head injury.
- by Alison Brown