‘The gig is up’:More offences to be added to ‘adult crime,adult time’ laws

‘The gig is up’:More offences to be added to ‘adult crime,adult time’ laws

Rape,attempted murder,aggravated robbery,torture and arson are among the offences to be added in the next tranche of changes.

  • bySean Parnell

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Queensland investing less in state school students than every other state,except Victoria

Queensland investing less in state school students than every other state,except Victoria

Queensland students have been receiving thousands of dollars less in state government funding than their interstate counterparts,data reveals.

  • byMarissa Calligeros
Pill-testing scrapped as deadly opioid emerges

Pill-testing scrapped as deadly opioid emerges

A state government has been slammed for abandoning permanent pill-testing clinics after extremely potent synthetic opioids were found in Australian wastewater for the first time.

  • bySavannah Meacham
‘Anger’ over economic issues could deliver power to Dutton’s Coalition

‘Anger’ over economic issues could deliver power to Dutton’s Coalition

Former Queensland Labor premier Anna Bligh says the Coalition could win the election outright,but the risk of minority government is real.

  • bySean Parnell
Bus strike averted as workers reach pay deal with Brisbane City Council

Bus strike averted as workers reach pay deal with Brisbane City Council

The deputy mayor said the wage agreement ensured council staff would receive a pay rise well above inflation but well below “the outlandish initial claims by unions”.

  • byRosanna Ryan
Complaint lodged over Qantas Club photo the LNP used against Miles

Complaint lodged over Qantas Club photo the LNP used against Miles

A photo of Steven Miles drinking wine was placed on the parliamentary record by Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie. Miles says it was “a pretty low act”.

  • byWilliam Davis
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‘Hang your head in shame’:Government lashes Labor over ratings downgrade

‘Hang your head in shame’:Government lashes Labor over ratings downgrade

Queensland’s credit rating is in doubt,partly because the LNP government released a damning account of Labor’s last budget without offering any solutions.

  • bySean Parnell
Bleijie declares conflict of interest over Sunshine Coast rail project

Bleijie declares conflict of interest over Sunshine Coast rail project

Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie owns property in line to be resumed for the rail extension,and has sought advice on how to manage his conflict of interest.

  • bySean Parnell
Premier was adamant a year ago:‘There can’t be new stadiums’

Premier was adamant a year ago:‘There can’t be new stadiums’

Queensland Premier David Crisafulli has distanced himself from his pre-election pledge that there would be no new stadium for Brisbane’s 2032 Olympics under his government.

  • byMarissa Calligeros andCameron Atfield
Home of Nine News presenter,Maroons star targeted in attempted break-in

Home of Nine News presenter,Maroons star targeted in attempted break-in

Nine Gold Coast journalist and expectant mother Dominique Loudon was asleep with her husband,former Maroons star Martin Lang,when the pair entered their property.

  • byCameron Atfield
Queensland politicians granted up to $6500 for home security upgrades

Queensland politicians granted up to $6500 for home security upgrades

After years of political debate over Queensland law and order policies,MPs will be given a special allowance to better secure their own homes.

  • bySean Parnell