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Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk (centre) visits the TAFE Skill Centre at Acacia Ridge.
Education

Enrolments at Queensland TAFE  slump 45k in five years

Although some of the slide in enrolments is linked to the push towards university education, both major Queensland parties are worried.

  • by Tony Moore
Queensland Greens MP Michael Berkman on the balcony in Parliament while wearing an anti-Adani T-shirt.
Greens

Greens MP referred to ethics committee for protest shirt

  • by Felicity Caldwell
Water lillies in the Caley Valley wetlands surrounding Abbot Point.
Adani

Adani fined after stormwater flows into north Queensland wetlands

  • by Toby Crockford
The partially-raised fishing trawler Dianne at the Port of Bundaberg.
Inquest

Sunk Queensland trawler survivor called out to trapped mates

  • by Aaron Bunch
A guard on patrol at the Brisbane Women's Correctional Centre.
Prisons

Queensland government to take over all jails as corruption is exposed

  • by Toby Crockford and Felicity Caldwell

Opinion & Perspectives

More bong for the buck if we could just rename Brisbane

John Birmingham
John Birmingham

The original town of Woodenbong is not worthy of its title and, to be honest, we’re all a bit embarrassed by Brisvegas.

Train wreck TV: Q&A's worst panellist in show's history

Neil McMahon

Thank you Q&A and Teena McQueen for providing on Monday night what will likely be the greatest televised train wreck of 2019.

Why Aussie should care about politics in the Land of Smiles

James Massola
James Massola

Thailand's election – its first in nearly eight years – matters enormously for Australia, and for the region.

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Politics

Queensland Greens MP Michael Berkman on the balcony in Parliament while wearing an anti-Adani T-shirt.
Greens

Greens MP referred to ethics committee for protest shirt

Greens MP Michael Berkman has been referred to the ethics committee for wearing an anti-Adani T-shirt at the student strike at Parliament.

  • by Felicity Caldwell
Women's Legal Service Queensland CEO Angela Lynch is concerned expanding the definition of murder could affect women who kill violent partners.
Domestic violence

Fears women could be jailed for life for killing violent partners

There are fears expanding the definition of murder could hurt women who kill after being subjected to domestic violence.

  • by Felicity Caldwell
Red Flag Riots in Brisbane March 1919 between pro-British and pro-Russian protesters. Images courtesy of State Library of Queensland.
Protest

'Sobering reminder': The day Brisbane descended into violent anti-Russian protest

  • by Tony Moore
Queenslanders will be able to complain about their human rights being breached from January 1, 2020.
Human rights

Torch to be shone on human rights abuses in government departments

  • 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

  • by Felicity Caldwell

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