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Queensland’s tourism minister wants Brisbane to become the events capital of Australia over the next 20 years.

‘35,000 screaming tourists’: Brisbane’s role in new tourism strategy

Days after announcing a 20-year plan to grow the state’s tourism industry, the government has narrowed its focus on the River City.

  • Courtney Kruk

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Queensland’s pill testing sites closed in April. A report evaluating their efficacy was completed last week, but the LNP won’t say if it will be made public.

Advocates warned people would die. Now we know someone has

An independent evaluation of Queensland’s now-closed pill-testing services was completed last week. There are many reasons why the LNP should make it public.

  • Courtney Kruk
Deb Frecklington speaks at 1 William Street in Brisbane on Wednesday.

‘Shocking’ new DNA bungle puts dozens of paternity tests under a cloud

The Queensland lab at the centre of a string of high-profile forensics failures is back in the spotlight after dozens of paternity tests were found to be inaccurate.

  • William Davis
The 2022 breakthrough has widened in the three years since ex-tropical cyclone Seth ripped it open.

Bribie Island report blames human activity for accelerating erosion

As the island continues to fragment, the first stage of a report has found human activity has sped up the natural reshaping of the coast.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt
Boggo Road Village, a mixed-use office and retail complex located between Dutton Park’s Ecosciences Precinct and Brisbane’s historic Boggo Road Gaol, is expected to open by the end of 2025. It is not yet known if and when tours of the notorious prison will resume.

Future use of Boggo Road Gaol under a cloud

A new mixed-use precinct neighbouring Boggo Road Gaol is expected to open by the end of the year, but future use of the historic prison anchoring the site remains unclear.

  • Courtney Kruk
A conceptual render of the Victoria Park stadium released by the government in March.

‘Blinding hypocrisy’: Laws to fast track 2032 Olympic projects come under fire

The Crisafulli government has been told to “go back to the drawing board” over a bill giving the Games infrastructure authority power to override 15 planning laws.

  • Fraser Barton
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The upgraded Exhibition station.

‘Game-changer’: Construction finishes on upgraded Exhibition station

The station will open from Wednesday, but only for major events, such as the Ekka and this week’s caravan show, until Cross River Rail opens in 2029.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt
Brisbane’s Princess Alexandra Hospital.

Police probe patient’s death after attack in hospital psych ward

Information about the man’s death in May was not released until hospital staff contacted the media, saying the public needed to know.

  • Tim Arvier and Catherine Strohfeldt
Natural Bridge in Springbrook National Park

‘Tasmania, we’re coming for you’: 20-year tourism plan to make Queensland No.1

Destination 2045 includes nearly 50 new ecotourism projects to leverage the state’s natural assets.

  • Courtney Kruk
Katie Kiss at The Bandarran Marra’Gu Gathering Strength summit in Brisbane in May.

‘The rocky path will only become more difficult’: Leader wants more than basic rights

Ahead of delivering a major speech honouring Eddie Mabo, Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner has said more needs to be done to support Queensland’s First Nations.

  • Courtney Kruk

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