South-east Queensland
‘Be self-critical’: Greens urged to take hard look at disappointing election result
Despite being swept from power in Queensland, Labor has seized upon the state election results to claim the party can reclaim inner-city seats from the Greens.
- by Matthew Knott and Paul Sakkal
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Fire
Fire crew expects to find babysitter’s body in home where girl died
An eight-year-old who loved shopping and socialising and whose family nicknamed her “Turtle” has died in an inferno east of Brisbane.
- by William Davis and Cameron Atfield
Perspective
Queensland votes
The state seats where votes may be worth more – or less
Major party campaigns are gearing up for key stops across Queensland’s 93 electorates before October 26. But some seats aren’t like the others.
- by Matt Dennien
‘I had to put my hand up’: Victims of crime advocate to run for LNP in Qld election
Russell Field, whose son was killed by a teenager in a stolen car, will take on a Labor MP who labelled youth crime a “media beat-up”.
- by Louise Harris
Queensland tops nation for pulling kids out of NAPLAN tests
Two in five of the state’s school students are failing to meet national literacy and maths standards, but new data reveals their classmates are increasingly being withdrawn from the tests altogether.
- by Felicity Caldwell
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Weather
Risk of flash flooding as Brisbane braces for public holiday downpour
As thousands of people prepare to visit the Ekka on Wednesday, the weather bureau has warned of heavy rain on the way.
- by William Davis
Albanese reveals Labor candidate to contest Kevin Rudd’s old seat
As Labor assembles its “Greenslide” fightback, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has introduced a youth mental health chief executive to take on the Greens’ Max Chandler-Mather in the inner-city seat of Griffith.
- by Tony Moore
Lizzie and Ryuichi will dance continuously on a lake for 24 hours
A different kind of Gold Coast marathon will take place this weekend, when two dancers will perform for 24 hours as part of the Bleach arts festival.
- by Nick Dent
AI-generated video dangerous for democracy: Miles
Premier Steven Miles says a deepfake LNP video of him dancing is a “very dangerous turning point” for democracy.
- by Savannah Meacham
Works by art superstar Brett Whiteley come to Logan
The legendary artist’s major exhibition is bypassing QAGOMA and HOTA in favour of an oft-overlooked regional gallery.
- by Nick Dent
How the dust has settled on Queensland's council elections
Three weeks on from the statewide vote, new faces are being sworn in and more than one-third of local government roles in the south-east have changed hands.
- by Matt Dennien
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