A pipeline of infrastructure projects worth $1.8bn has been locked in for South East Queensland, with all three levels of government to sign off on a landmark City Deal that includes a major addition to the Brisbane Metro. 

Detectives are treating the deaths of a man and a woman – who were found tied together in a Queensland dam – as non-suspicious. 

Labor women have avoided questions about the party’s track record on bullying in the wake of allegations Kimberley Kitching was isolated by senate leadership. 

Victoria has flagged scrapping isolation rules for Covid close contacts however it has come with a warning from Premier Dan Andrews with winter around the corner and a sub-variant driving up case numbers. 

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