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“I will not enter into a joint venture with anyone as weak, out-of-touch and duplicitous as Greg Hywood, Roger Corbett and the board of Fairfax,’’ John Singleton said.

Energy

Rich listers get boost from former Rio Tinto coal mine bought for $1

The coal mine is paying big dividends for some of Australia’s most prominent millionaires, including ad man John Singleton and former Leighton boss Wal King.

by Cole Latimer

Two boys have been charged after the woman was attacked.

Crime

Woman charged with abducting five-year-old Queensland girl

by Toby Crockford

Local residents salvage items from their flood-affected home in the suburb of Hermit Park in Townsville on February 6, 2019.

Townsville floods

Townsville is Australia's most flood-prone area

by Felicity Caldwell

Police have been called to reports a body has washed up on a beach north of Noosa.

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Queensland

Missing five-year-old girl taken in central Queensland found safe

by Jocelyn Garcia

Rome Whelan has seen plenty of challenges in his short life.

Health

How baby Rome got his hearing back

by Lucy Stone

Opinion & Perspectives

It is OK to unfriend that bigot in your timeline

Kerri Sackville

Ever read a news story about immigration only to see an old friend has commented that Muslims are terrorists and we should ban them from the country?

Stop bagging 'fat cat' bosses; this is the debate we need

Jessica Irvine

Political spats over wages and industrial relations are a distraction from the main economic debate we should be having.

Carrots haven't worked with Facebook. Time to consider the stick

Madonna King

Facebook had repeated chances to show it is a good corporate citizen but failed dismally when 50 people were gunned down in New Zealand.

Politics

Human rights

Torch to be shone on human rights abuses in government departments

The soon to be formed Queensland Human Rights Commission is preparing for an influx of complaints.

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by Felicity Caldwell

Industrial Relations Minister Grace Grace says Queensland's lowest paid workers deserve a pay rise.

Pay

Queensland minister pushes for $25.17 raise for lowest-paid workers

The Queensland government has warned the state's bottom line could take a hit if the lowest-paid private sector workers do not get paid more as demand for social housing could rise.