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Jack’s law allows police to conduct warrantless searches of people at some locations.

Qld wanding powers here to stay as police reach a major milestone

Queensland police have clocked up 100,000 searches under Jack’s Law, which Premier David Crisafulli says will now be made permanent.

  • William Davis

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Mick Gatto has staged an intervention in the Werribee byelection.

Why Mick Gatto thinks politicians should be charged with perjury

The underworld figure and former boxer is spruiking a policy of self-defence classes in high schools in the Werribee byelection.

  • Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
The LNP’s election pitch coalesced into three documents over the past year: The Right Priorities, The Right Plan, and its most-detailed The First 100 Days. What comes next will be revealing for the next four years.

The new year set to reveal more about the new state government

Much of the LNP’s mostly small-target pitch, detailed before the election, will be ticked off in months. What then for a party wanting “generational” power?

  • Matt Dennien
Sam Sangster, pictured in 2019 when he was CEO of Sydney’s Western City & Aerotropolis Authority,

Queensland taps NSW consultant to oversee hospital expansion

The LNP claims Labor’s $9.8 billion hospital expansion program may have blown out by more than 100 per cent.

  • Cameron Atfield
“Sometimes calls were not being answered or not being answered in a timely fashion,” Camm told journalists on Saturday.

Qld to review ‘potentially struggling’ domestic violence helpline

The state will appoint a reviewer for one of its leading domestic violence services amid concerns about unanswered calls, surging demand and an expansion vow.

  • Matt Dennien
Bellmere Road farmer Bryan Parkinson says the proposed new highway west of Caboolture would mean his home would be destroyed.

Moreton Motorway route heads back to drawing board after community backlash

The government has vowed to pursue a new route for part of the motorway after a groundswell of opposition to the original plan.

  • Matt Dennien
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Steven Miles says the party can rebuild under his leadership.

Labor accuses LNP of inflating project ‘blowouts’ to claim future wins

The LNP went to the election with a little-detailed promise of delivering projects on time and on budget – Labor has made the most explicit claim yet as to how.

  • Matt Dennien
Privacy for renters has emerged as a growing issue after high-profile data breaches involving real estates.

Qld real estate lobby calls for probe into ‘onslaught’ of tenancy law changes

The body wants a proposed productivity commission to review the social and economic impacts of a swathe of rental reforms.

  • Matt Dennien
The report noted the average daily number of kids in youth detention rose again in 2023-24 to 286 – 86 per cent were on remand.

Breach of bail drives lift in kids court numbers as detention strains

The Childrens Court president used a report to warn about the “struggle” with growing incarceration numbers – which the LNP expects new laws to push higher.

  • Matt Dennien
Advocates met with LNP MPs before the passage of the “Making Queensland Safer” laws.

LNP’s ‘adult time’ youth crime laws pass parliament with Labor backing

While opposition MPs highlighted concerns raised by stakeholders, and the fast-tracked process, all supported the laws – though one is considering her future.

  • Matt Dennien

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