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Treasurer admits 'difficult' budget ahead for Qld

Treasurer admits 'difficult' budget ahead for Qld

The Queensland government will maintain its commitment to cost-of-living relief for households despite the treasurer warning of a difficult budget ahead.

Parents fear kids sent back to asbestos-riddled rooms

Parents fear kids sent back to asbestos-riddled rooms

Parents fear kids sent back to asbestos-riddled rooms

Parents fear kids sent back to asbestos-riddled rooms

Children may have been exposed to asbestos for months or years after the hazardous material was detected at a primary school, parents say.

'Immensely grateful': MP back in parliament after crash

'Immensely grateful': MP back in parliament after crash

'Immensely grateful': MP back in parliament after crash

'Immensely grateful': MP back in parliament after crash

Two months after being seriously injured in a car crash, Queensland Greens MP Amy MacMahon has made an emotional return to state parliament.

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Minister flags faster environmental decisions

Minister flags faster environmental decisions

Unacceptable projects that have clear environmental impacts would be ruled out from the outset under changes to environmental protection reforms.

Plibersek rejects wetlands project in draft decision

Plibersek rejects wetlands project in draft decision

In a draft decision, Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has refused a development application that would have dredged wetlands east of Brisbane.

Electrolyser factory puts regional town on hydrogen map

Electrolyser factory puts regional town on hydrogen map

The first manufacturing facility in Australia to build hydrogen electrolysers at a commercial scale has opened in Queensland.

Four months on, evidence arrives in APY arts probe

Four months on, evidence arrives in APY arts probe

Almost four months after it was asked to investigate the APY Arts Centre Collective, the watchdog for Aboriginal corporations has received some evidence.

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Make-up of Tasmanian parliament finally settled

Make-up of Tasmanian parliament finally settled

Make-up of Tasmanian parliament finally settled

Make-up of Tasmanian parliament finally settled

With the final seat going to an independent, Premier Jeremy Rockliff says the make-up of Tasmania's parliament has finally been decided.

Migrant water safety cash call after double drowning

Migrant water safety cash call after double drowning

Migrant water safety cash call after double drowning

Migrant water safety cash call after double drowning

The Victorian government is being urged to invest more in multicultural water safety education after the deaths of two men from Melbourne's Indian community.

Hundreds test drugs at Easter weekend music festival

Hundreds test drugs at Easter weekend music festival

Hundreds test drugs at Easter weekend music festival

Hundreds test drugs at Easter weekend music festival

A voluntary drug testing facility has detected high-risk synthetic substances passed off as other drugs at an Easter weekend music festival.

Calls to complete Inland Rail to Queensland

Calls to complete Inland Rail to Queensland

Calls to complete Inland Rail to Queensland

Calls to complete Inland Rail to Queensland

The Queensland Government remains resolute that the 1700km Inland Rail project must reach Brisbane amid delays in approvals and funding.

Gender-diverse choice for police body searches

Gender-diverse choice for police body searches

Gender-diverse choice for police body searches

Gender-diverse choice for police body searches

A bill with safeguards for gender-diverse people undergoing police searches has been introduced in Queensland.

Crackdown to hit dodgy landlords with giant fines

Crackdown to hit dodgy landlords with giant fines

Crackdown to hit dodgy landlords with giant fines

Crackdown to hit dodgy landlords with giant fines

Dodgy Victorian landlords and real estate agents are set to be targeted by a new government taskforce that can issue fines of up to $57,000.

Rent-bidding ban, ID protections in housing reforms

Rent-bidding ban, ID protections in housing reforms

Rent-bidding ban, ID protections in housing reforms

Rent-bidding ban, ID protections in housing reforms

The Queensland government has moved to increase rights and protections for renters through legislative reforms but not all are on board.

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More pharmacists trained to prescribe contraception

A new pharmacist training program focused on safely and appropriately prescribing contraceptive medication will be rolled out in Queensland.

Crackdown on gambling, money laundering as laws pass

New laws have passed Queensland Parliament to reduce gambling harm and the risk of money laundering in the state's casinos.

Nearly $1 million in funding for festival pill testing

The Queensland government will invest nearly $1 million over two years to fund pill testing after the deaths of two festival goers.

Grandfather's death sparks family demand for action

The family of a grandfather who died in hospital says it was a result of medical failings and has called for answers from the Queensland government.

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Forensic institute created to end state's DNA bungles

Queensland will get a forensic science institute following recommendations from two commissions of inquiry into the state's troubled DNA lab.

Significant failures in youth detention system: report

Queensland's youth detention system is failing with more children behind bars than in the rest of the country, the Child Death Review Board has found.

Secret Iraq War cabinet documents released publicly

Cabinet documents have revealed concerns Australia would not be able to contribute to peacekeeping efforts after the Iraq War.

NSW, Queensland biggest losers in 'absurd' GST carve-up

Victoria and Western Australia are multi-billion-dollar winners in the latest carve-up of the Goods and Services Tax , which NSW has slammed as "absurd".

Grieving family takes aim at govt after fatal stabbing

The family of a grandmother fatally stabbed outside a shopping centre has taken aim at the Queensland government, saying it is failing on youth crime.

Midwives win on patient ratios as health reforms pass

Laws that assist with patient ratios and allow contemporary trained midwives to administer pregnancy termination medicine have passed Queensland parliament.

Coercive control criminalised in landmark legislation

More than four years after the murder of Hannah Clarke and her children, coercive control has become a criminal offence in Queensland under landmark laws.

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