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Senior police have defended claims of the Gold Coast district being under-resourced.

Police win pay deal while other public sector workers wait

The nurses’ union has compared the “outrageous” police deal with the way their predominantly female profession has been treated.

  • Courtney Kruk and William Davis

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The union said its rally outside parliament on the day of the state budget was unexpectedly large.

Teacher pay dispute escalates as strike deadline approaches

While the Crisafulli government insists it remains at the negotiating table, the teachers’ union says industrial action is “all but a certainty”.

  • Rosanna Ryan
The number of non-frontline senior executives will be capped at current levels until 2028.

Major public sector union launches push for workforce-driven AI use

With administrative roles among those thought most at risk from the rise of artificial intelligence, Together is trying to get on the front foot in Queensland.

  • Matt Dennien
A result to smile about - Chris Gilmour (right) has made a full recovery after being treated by Dr David Rosengren and the RBWH team.

Hospital hiring flaws trigger statewide audit

After a doctor was found to have been “pushed through” into an unadvertised specialist role, the head of Queensland Health plans to tighten processes statewide.

  • Matt Dennien
Arts Minister John Paul-Langbroek

Minister pressed library leaders twice before sinking award ceremony

Two months after John-Paul Langbroek intervened in a fellowship for an author accused of glorifying terrorism, new details of his efforts have emerged.

  • Matt Dennien
Premier-elect David Crisafulli and his deputy, Jarrod Bleijie, speak to the media at Parliament House on the morning after October’s state election.

Can Queensland workers count on the LNP’s respect? This year they’ll find out

As negotiations between state employees and the first-year government ramp up, hints of the LNP’s previously slim industrial relations agenda are also starting to emerge.

  • Matt Dennien
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Dr Linzi Wilson-Wilde has moved to Griffith University.

Queensland forensic testing boss resigns after suspension

The attorney-general suspended Linzi Wilson-Wilde late last month, after a pause in DNA testing sparked by contamination issues.

  • Matt Dennien
Senior public servant Karen Dawson

Senior public servant allegedly busted trash-talking new director-general

Details of the senior Queensland manager’s “inappropriate and unprofessional” comments have been aired in a tribunal.

  • James Hall and Cloe Read
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese with Mike Kaiser (centre) and then-Queensland premier Steven Miles in December 2023.

Queensland’s former top public servant lands plush gig

The first public servant sacked under the Crisafulli government has landed a plum new job, with Anthony Albanese tapping Mike Kaiser to head a vital department.

  • Cameron Atfield
Attorney-General Deb Frecklington said testing had been paused.

Lab boss suspended in latest DNA contamination scandal

The director of a state-run forensic testing lab has been suspended and will be asked to explain why they should not be removed in the latest scandal over botched DNA sampling.

  • Jack Gramenz

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