Divisive electronic music festival given green light for Warwick
An electronic music festival that had councillors butting heads has now been given the green light to take place at a new location in Warwick. FULL STORY
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Orange ladies stand to end violence against women
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Next steps in affordable regional housing plan revealed
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‘Undermined respect for the law’: MP defends pill testing decision
A popular Southern Downs music festival will forge ahead with plans to offer pill testing despite the newly-appointed conservative LNP government’s swipe at Queensland’s drug testing scheme. DETAILS.
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