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Queensland
‘Disgruntled senator’: Minister hits back at federal Olympics jab
Qld minister Mark Furner has brushed off comments by former federal sports minister Richard Colbeck about the Palaszczuk government’s Games progress.
- by Matt Dennien
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Queenslanders urged to be rail safe after shocking footage released
Queenslanders are being reminded to be safe around the state’s rail network with the release of shocking footage of close shaves and accidents near train stations.
- by Finbar O'Mallon
Lost in the flood: Neighbourhood networks rise after water recedes
Homebuyers moving into Brisbane’s floodplain suburbs do not have the local knowledge to make decisions on how to prepare for future problems, victims of past disasters say.
- by Tony Moore
Qld police used spit hoods on youths just six months ago, hearing told
The revelation, which has reignited calls for the “torture devices” to be banned, follows a 2016 claim by then attorney-general Yvette D’Ath that the hoods were “not used” in Queensland.
- by Matt Dennien
A-G approved taxpayer funding for Jackie Trad’s legal fight against CCC
After the further detail was revealed on Wednesday, the shadow attorney-general questioned why the scheme was used as a “sword, not a shield”.
- by Matt Dennien
Blueprint revealed: Passengers must change lines for Cross River Rail
The south-east Queensland rail network will be rerouted from 2025, with Roma Street becoming the only station to service all rail lines.
- by Tony Moore
Satellite hospital program behind time and over budget, estimates session hears
Construction and supply pressures are being blamed for pushing back the delivery of the Palaszczuk government election pledge.
- by Matt Dennien
$2m tradie campaign woos two: Estimates probe education and training
The third day of Queensland budget estimates hearings was also told a senior education bureaucrat was paid more than $630,000 while suspended after a corruption investigation.
- by Matt Dennien
‘Great wall of Yeronga’: State MP slams council over unauthorised fill
Mark Bailey wants Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner to explain why a creek filled without authorisation in 2002 has never been cleared.
- by Tony Moore
Angry residents consider class action over Brisbane flash flooding
Local MP Mark Bailey has called for an immediate investigation into the impact of landfill on a Yeronga creek, which residents say causes flooding near their homes.
- by Tony Moore
Region out: Moreton Bay seeks city status
Moreton Bay Regional Council wants to drop the ‘Regional’ and replace it with ‘City’ in a bid to boost business and tourism in the area.
- by Cameron Atfield