49 h. ago Outgoing watchdog’s ‘troubling’ signals from the Crisafulli government

Queensland’s first human rights chief is signing off after seven years. His last speech shares a “utopian” 2032 vision – and the political roadblocks in the way.

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5 d. ago ‘Inappropriate to be a minister’: Labor seizes on Gerber staff turnover

Labor has seized on revelations that Laura Gerber, who has the crucial youth justice portfolio, had recently lost her third chief of staff since December.

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5 d. ago Accusations fly as row kicks off over redrawing election map

The LNP says Labor’s submission is “sloppy and unfeasible”, as one former minister shared her fears that “the clock is ticking on a gerrymander”.

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1 week ago Literary awards delayed after minister’s intervention sparked judge exodus

Revelations of the record resignations were brushed off by Arts Minister John-Paul Langbroek last month – with a key date already missed. Another will follow.

Events

1 week ago Government to review $370 gap in rural patient travel subsidies

The gap between subsidies for rural patients and MPs travelling to Brisbane has driven fears about life-saving treatment delays, reported by this masthead last month.

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1 week ago No dates for hearings yet, but CFMEU inquiry has ‘considerable work’ under way

The $19.7 million inquiry has spent its first month operating mostly behind the scenes, but signs of movement emerged this week.

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1 week ago Thousands of Qld’s lowest paid public sector workers land pay rise

The state’s industrial umpire has made a call which will see wage rises for those unable to negotiate with government also flow to some who can.

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2 w. ago Key crime victim numbers fell across Queensland state election year

New official data confirms early wins claimed by the LNP after it campaigned heavily on a “youth crime crisis” – but also suggestions these were already in motion.

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2 w. ago How Queensland’s political parties want to see the electoral map redrawn

The LNP’s submission calls for two seats held by Labor and Katter’s Australian Party to be abolished, and for several others to be renamed.

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2 w. ago Crafty queen: The Brisbane creator turning roadside junk into home treasures

With over 2 million followers on Instagram and TikTok, Brisbane’s Geneva Vanderzeil is bringing people over to the craft side, one video at a time.

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2 w. ago Qld teachers guarantee no strikes in current term as negotiations continue

There will be no industrial action for four weeks, but QTU members are encouraged to still attend rallies and wear union colours and branding to work.

Society

2 w. ago The Facebook post that revealed a government in search of a front foot

The first parliamentary sitting week since before the June budget has ended, but much of the LNP’s effort was spent trying to turn the spotlight on Labor.

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2 w. ago A CFMEU delegate was sacked only weeks ago. He now faces torture charges

Unionists claim the accused man was part of small clique of CFMEU operatives actively involved in a power struggle within the beleaguered union.

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3 w. ago ‘No laughing matter’: Cairns MP apologises for ‘unacceptable’ Facebook video

The clip features a British stand-up comic delivering a series of jokes, including some that referenced killing sex workers, indecent exposure and voyeurism.

Culture

3 w. ago Call for probe into mayor’s purchase of controversial Surfers Paradise site

Tom Tate and his business partners have been trying to develop the site, once owned by Gold Coast City Council, for at least a decade.

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3 w. ago Queensland asks Fortescue to return money for dumped hydrogen project

The deputy premier criticised the former Labor government for pursuing the company’s electrolyser manufacturing facility in Gladstone as a “vanity project”.

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3 w. ago LNP accuses Labor of distraction as top doctor hiring saga deepens

Labor has used MPs’ return to parliament to raise a whistleblower’s claim that undermines the government’s reason for dumping the candidate.

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3 w. ago ‘Keep our kids safe’: Crisafulli moves to legislate child sex offender register

“We believe the rights of victims and the rights of parents come before the rights of offenders and the rights of paedophiles,” the premier said.

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3 w. ago Peak body to push back on state’s ‘gagging’ of youth justice groups

Several community leaders have now raised alarm new restrictions for front-line youth justice service contracts could chill criticism under risk of funding loss.

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3 w. ago 136 sausage flavours, millions of views and one dream for this butcher

Ethan Johns has become the unofficial face of Rode Meats thanks to his energetic, educational and enthusiastic behind-the-scenes videos on TikTok.

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