The eye-watering cash Qld’s top bureaucrats are pocketing
They pull the strings behind the scenes on the state government’s biggest departments and corporations. Now we’ve pulled the curtain on their massive pay packets.
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Three massive unit towers and a huge riverfront public park have been proposed for an old West End concrete factory site as the area faces its biggest transformation in a century.
Free flu vax returns amid fears of horror winter season
Queenslanders are being urged to get over their “vaccine fatigue’’ and take up an offer of free jabs, amid predictions of a horror 2025 flu season.
Deputy Premier slams ‘disgraceful’ Magic Millions track poisoning
Acting Premier Jarrod Bleijie called the Gold Coast Turf Club vandalism “disgraceful’’ and said he hoped police would “throw the book’’ at the alleged culprits.
120k bins to be left kerbside by fuming garbos as pay war rolls on
A South East Queensland garbo strike will resume on Friday, and residents are being warned it could affect 120,000 collections, as pay negotiations continue to stall.
Garbos kick up another stink as latest trash talk fails
Garbage collectors will leave a fresh batch of residents in 18,000 Southeast Queensland homes in the lurch tomorrow after pay talks fell through once again.
‘Prepare for the worst’: Mayor’s ominous summer flood warning
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Flash flooding across Brisbane after 81mm rain bomb
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Council’s drastic last-gasp move for residents as garbo strike expands
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Brisbane’s newest bridge to open – but one thing is missing
Brisbane’s latest and most striking bridge is set to open but one thing will be missing.
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