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Mackenzie Scott is a property and general news reporter based in Brisbane. Prior to joining The Australian in 2018, she was the editorial coordinator at NewsMediaWorks, covering media and publishing, and editor at travel and lifestyle website Xplore Sydney.

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2032 GamesNation

The Brisbane 2032 Organising Committee has released its vision for the Olympic Games: 'Believe. Belong. Become. Brisbane 2032. Picture: supplied

Slogan unveiled for Brisbane Olympics

Organisers have unveiled their three-word slogan ‘Believe. Belong. Become.’ after consulting 6000 people across a year-long development process.

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ContaminationNation

Shown here are 100 wind towers at the Clarke Creek Wind Farm. Another 94 will be built further along the Clarke Connors Ranges of central Queensland in Stage 2. nThis project will join Lotus Creek Wind Farm and form one continuous row of turbines along the entire length of ranges. Clarke Creek Wind Farm - Photos Steven Nowakowski/Rainforest Reserves Australia

State orders wind farm audit after asbestos find

Queensland has ordered an audit of all wind turbines after asbestos was discovered in brake pads at three sites across Australia.

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By-election blowPolitics

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos NOVEMBER 30, 2025: Party leader Steven Miles speaks to the media during the Queensland Labor's 60th State Conference held in Brisbane. Picture: NewsWire/Tertius Pickard

Miles clings on despite record low

Steven Miles appears safe as Queensland Labor leader despite the party recording its worst by-election result in 70 years with just 8 per cent of the vote.

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Magic MillionsHorse Racing

Magic Millions Co-owner, Katie Page with Tabcorp CEO, Gill McLachlan, in Sydney on Monday, November 24, 2025. Picture: Nikki Short

Howdy partner: TAB to ride with Magic Millions

The nation’s summer racing carnival has landed a major new sponsor, with TAB’s backing set to transform the Gold Coast’s two-week spectacle of horses and high fashion.

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Hinchinbrook by-electionNation

KAP Hinchinbrook candidate Mark Molachino at the Deeagun Polling booth. Picture: Evan Morgan

Katters hit Premier with legal threat over by-election

The Katter’s Australian Party has lobbed a legal bomb at Queensland Premier David Crisafulli on the eve of a bitter by-election battle for his hometown seat of Hinchinbrook.

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FEEDING THE CHOOKSFeeding the Chooks

Triumphant Queensland Premier David Crisafulli proclaimed “Katter country is now Chiesa country” after LNP candidate Wayde Chiesa won the Hinchinbrook By-Election in historic fashion. Picture: Cameron Bates

Crisafulli’s historic hometown by-election win

David Crisafulli has claimed a historic by-election victory in his hometown with his mate as his hand-picked candidate, taking the regional seat of Hinchinbrook back from regional force, the Katter’s Australian Party.

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No chargesNation

Mayor Troy Thompson at the Townsville City Council general meeting. Picture: Shae Beplate.

Former mayor lied about military service, cancer diagnosis

Queensland’s corruption watchdog has found former Townsville mayor Troy Thompson lied about serving with the SAS, surviving cancer and completing university degrees.

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‘Retrograde deal’Nation

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA. NewsWire Photos NOVEMBER 26, 2025.Queensland Premier David Crisafulli speaks at a news conference at QMW Industries in Brisbane this morning. Picture: NewsWire

Crisafulli slams energy deal as ‘disastrous’

Queensland Premier David Crisafulli has slammed federal Labor-Greens environmental reforms as ‘disastrous’, saying they will undermine the state’s resources industry and future prosperity.

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exclusiveMedical

Queensland's troubled heart transplant service at Brisbane's Prince Charles Hospital only adopted the lifesaving HOPE method of donor heart transport in April.

Heart hospital lags on its own life-saving tech

Queensland’s troubled heart transplant hospital has finally started using a life-saving device it developed itself, years after other Australian hospitals adopted the technology.

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MiningMining & Energy

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA. NewsWire Photos NOVEMBER 26, 2025.Treasurer David Janetzki, Premier David Crisafulli and Minister for Natural Resources and Mines Dale Last after a news conference at QMW Industries in Brisbane this morning. Picture: NewsWire

Crisafulli denies favouritism amid mine deals

Queensland Premier has defended giving taxpayer incentives to a $2.3bn copper mine while offering coal projects only ‘certainty’ despite industry job losses.

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