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Brisbane,beaches and Barrier Reef an app tap away for billion Chinese

Chinese tourists keen to ditch the group bus will be enticed to see Queensland through a new program on WeChat,which has more than one billion users.

  • byFelicity Caldwell

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North Stradbroke Island pins hopes on $4.5m QUAMPI to boost tourism

North Stradbroke Island pins hopes on $4.5m QUAMPI to boost tourism

“Minjerribah’s rich culture and natural beauty is its greatest asset,” Tourism Minister Kate Jones said.

  • byTony Moore
Brisbane's largest Indigenous markets to continue

Brisbane's largest Indigenous markets to continue

A Brisbane CBD market celebrating Indigenous food and culture will continue after being established during the Commonwealth Games.

  • byFelicity Caldwell
The gifts received by Queensland's ministers revealed

The gifts received by Queensland's ministers revealed

A Gucci scarf,gold shovels and a signed photo of Prince Charles and Camilla were among the gifts bestowed on Queensland ministers last year.

  • byFelicity Caldwell
Five-point plan,not drumlines,to stop shark attacks in Cid Harbour

Five-point plan,not drumlines,to stop shark attacks in Cid Harbour

The Queensland government has announced its plan to protect visitors to the Whitsundays after three shark attacks,including one fatal mauling,in Cid Harbour.

  • byFelicity Caldwell
Whitsundays shark response on table as fisherman warns they're larger

Whitsundays shark response on table as fisherman warns they're larger

The Queensland government will meet with experts in the Whitsundays region on Friday with the head of the state's shark control program aiming to make people more"shark wise".

  • byEd Jackson
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Queensland-wide shark-control program to go ahead with contractors despite strikes

Queensland-wide shark-control program to go ahead with contractors despite strikes

Fisheries officers announced industrial action one day after a fatal shark attack but said it would not impact on Cid Harbour.

  • byFelicity Caldwell
'Bigger than MONA':Plans for a new cultural centre on the Brisbane River

'Bigger than MONA':Plans for a new cultural centre on the Brisbane River

Planning has begun for a Brisbane icon which could be the city's answer to Sydney's Opera House.

  • byFelicity Caldwell
Deputy LNP leader calls out gambling executive who liked Labor tweet

Deputy LNP leader calls out gambling executive who liked Labor tweet

Deputy LNP leader Tim Mander refutes"bully"allegations after calling out gambling executive for liking Labor tweet.

  • byToby Crockford
Newman wanted to cancel Commonwealth Games,Palaszczuk tells Parliament

Newman wanted to cancel Commonwealth Games,Palaszczuk tells Parliament

Labor has suggested Campbell Newman sought legal advice on cancelling the Gold Coast Games. But the former premier said he had no memory of any such discussion.

  • byFelicity Caldwell
'Ugly'Commonwealth Games venues get gold for functionality

'Ugly'Commonwealth Games venues get gold for functionality

The new and upgraded Commonwealth Games venues on the Gold Coast are ugly but functional,an architect expert says.

  • byAmy Mitchell-Whittington