A three-year,First Nations-led inquiry to create an “authoritative record” of colonisation and its impact in Queensland has begun. But its future is unclear.
A new government funding package will help make the arts and culture festival more resilient to the economic shocks that have rocked other events.
This parliament’s final months has taught us at least one thing:the major parties want the October election to be a contest of ideas. Here’s what’s on offer so far.
The Labor government has pledged to make 50-cent fares permanent if re-elected next month,and now the LNP is also on board.
Both major parties have set out the key issues in their sights as the formal election campaign readies for lift-off. But what are yours?
“We know these vapes are being marketed at children,with flavours like fairy floss and bubblegum,and they’re hiding dangerous poisons,” the health minister says.
Although denied by leader David Crisafulli,speculation has been rife that former conservative senator Amanda Stoker could be parachuted into an LNP cabinet.
Children being held in adult watch houses for extended periods of time are using mattresses to surround themselves when using the toilet.
A whistleblower who exposed a state-run forensic lab’s failures has claimed the Queensland government rejected her offer to help,describing it as “attacking the messenger”.
With just two parliamentary weeks due after October’s election,David Crisafulli’s new youth justice laws would be subject to only brief oversight,if he were to be elected premier.
Primary vote support for Queensland Labor has fallen to more than 20 percentage points below the LNP before October’s election,new Brisbane Times polling shows.