Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce has called Johnny Depp a “deads**t” on breakfast television as he waded back into his infamous biosecurity row with the Hollywood actor and his ex-wife. 

Heartbreaking stories of suicide and grief are expected to be laid bare during a critical review of Queensland’s “complex” mental health system. 

A Queensland-based rapid antigen testing company said it is capable of producing millions of kits a year as the Palaszczuk government deflected responsibility for a supply shortfall. 

Construction on a major congestion-busting project on Brisbane’s north is yet to begin despite a pre-election promise from the Palaszczuk government that shovels would hit the ground by the end of 2021. 

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