New body corporate laws will be introduced to help ease the housing supply shortage by removing the power for a single owner to block the redevelopment of a unit complex.

The Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games are bolting out of the gate with a $7bn deal done to fund the major venues and focus on delivering a lasting legacy.

Annastacia Palaszczuk has spoken about the “too many” occasions where she has been treated differently because she is a woman.

And the two miners, who were trapped 125m below the surface at a northwest Queensland zine mine, have been confirmed dead following a significant search and rescue operation.

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