The global distributor of smash-hit Queensland-made children’s series Bluey is reeling after discovering beloved show characters have been depicted with guns and wearing armour in patches which are sold online. 

Ensuring pensioners do not miss out on promised energy bill relief and delivering support for children’s early development will be key cost-of-living priorities for the federal government in the new year. 

The state government is still chasing tens of millions of dollars in unpaid hotel quarantine fees owed to taxpayers more than a year after Queensland’s borders were reopened. 

Soaring interest rates and Black Friday sales have failed to dampen festive retail spending in the Sunshine State.

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