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In 2018–19, around 92,000 Queensland children were known to Child Safety.
Child safety

Each day 35 abused and neglected kids are not seen in time

An answer to an LNP question on notice reveals 6453 reports of abuse and neglect were not acted upon in time from January to June last year.

  • by Lydia Lynch
07/01/2020 Yalingbila Bibula - Smoking Ceremony for the Yalingbila Bones at Qld Museum Facility, Hendra A smoking ceremony is completed on North Stradbroke Island before the humpback whale skeleton is shipping to Canada to be cleaned. Credit: Ray Cash - Supplied.
Animals

Rare Queensland whale skeleton begins year-long trip to Canada for cleaning

  • by Toby Crockford
Fuel tanker spill at Helensvale
Updated
Traffic incident

M1 reopened after fuel tanker spilt load in crash

  • by Jocelyn Garcia
An officer was struck in the face at the Wolston Correctional Centre by a prisoner.
Crime

Corrections officer injured when prisoner lashes out

  • by Jocelyn Garcia
'The last thing we need': Palaszczuk's message to Trump on fire travel advice
Bushfires

'The last thing we need': Palaszczuk's message to Trump on fire travel advice

  • by Jocelyn Garcia
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In 2018–19, around 92,000 Queensland children were known to Child Safety.
Child safety

Each day 35 abused and neglected kids are not seen in time

An answer to an LNP question on notice reveals 6453 reports of abuse and neglect were not acted upon in time from January to June last year.

  • by Lydia Lynch
Queensland Treasurer Jackie Trad handing down the state's Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Review.
CCC

Law sparked by Trad house not strong enough, watchdog says

The state's corruption watchdog says the government's proposed conflict-of-interest laws may "water down" the seriousness of the potential offences.

  • by Lydia Lynch
A full day's parking at The Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital costs $39.
Hospitals

Families sleep in cars, unable to fork out for hospital parking

  • by Lydia Lynch
Ian Macfarlane,chief executive of Queensland Resource Council, says mining companies are waiting on a response from government.
Mining

Why Trad's infrastructure fund is still empty after seven months

  • by Lydia Lynch
Mining companies are yet to contribute to Jackie Trad's "voluntary" infastructure fund.
Coal

Mining giants yet to put a single dollar into Trad's infrastructure fund

  • by Lydia Lynch

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