Major changes will be introduced to Queensland’s planning scheme to force developers to listen to community concerns, make new neighbourhoods friendlier to walkers and bring green spaces closer to home. FIND OUT WHAT’S CHANGED.
Tens of thousands of calls made to Policelink are being terminated by the caller before they reach an actual person or operator, new figures show.
After the Palaszczuk Government’s plastics ban legislation was given the green light on Friday, the parliamentary committee that examined the laws wants to go a step further and fine businesses caught or selling polystyrene takeaway containers $6000.
With its incumbent LNP MP standing down and the electorate’s wafter-thin margin less than one per cent coming into the October election, this must-win Moreton Bay seat will come down to the wire. Here are the issues that matter in Pumicestone.
The powerful CFMEU has quit Labor’s Left Faction, attacking it as a ‘creche for party hacks’ and issuing a broadside at former deputy premier Jackie Trad. VOTE IN THE POLL
The AFL grand final could be just one of three major sporting events that give the Queensland Labor Government an election boost, as the state bids for multiple coups.
The first case linked to a coronavirus cluster in Brisbane’s south contracted the same strain of COVID-19 as that of a young woman who returned to Queensland from Melbourne, it has been revealed, as authorities fear a missing case that connects the two.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has revealed what Queenslanders can expect in terms of further coronavirus restrictions as she assures people it is still safe to visit local cafes, restaurants and businesses as long as they have COVID plans in place.
Queensland has recorded its first new case of coronavirus in eight days, but because it is not linked to the Logan cluster, restrictions on aged care homes will be lifted.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, commenting on speculation the Queensland border will be closed to all Sydney residents, says she will not hesitate to take swift action if NSW outbreaks continue. It comes as Queensland records no new cases of COVID-19.
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