The opposition has accused the government of pulling the wool over the eyes of Queenslanders – with new maximum penalties for children to be half of what had initially been suggested by the Premier.

The majority of Queensland properties sold for below expectations last month, with a new report revealing vendors were forced to meet the market on 60 per cent of sales amid rising interest rates and plummeting borrowing capacities.

Off-the-shelf technology, including hypersonic missiles, autonomous undersea vehicles and cyber warfare systems, will be fast-tracked to sharpen Australia’s defences before our nuclear submarines hit the water.

And a fertility miracle and Queensland medical breakthrough has unfolded in a Brisbane hospital with the first ever baby born in the state via a partial ovarian transplant.

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