An accused international crime kingpin allegedly at the centre of an Asian cartel that controls Australia’s drug trade has sensationally been dragged here to face trial.

Fraudsters are ripping off the NDIS by up to $1.45bn a year with the disability scheme now the target of organised crime gangs, according to intelligence provided to the federal government.

Penny-pinching Queenslanders are living with their parents longer to save money and are growing their own produce as cost-of-living pressures squeeze household budgets.

And speed limits will be slashed and warning devices made mandatory for e-scooters in Queensland, under sweeping safety reforms that will kick off from November.

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