‘Might be the only occasion’:Historic inquiry’s head cautions early end

‘Might be the only occasion’:Historic inquiry’s head cautions early end

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.

  • byMatt Dennien

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Last east coast festival standing? Funding to keep Woodford alive

Last east coast festival standing? Funding to keep Woodford alive

A new government funding package will help make the arts and culture festival more resilient to the economic shocks that have rocked other events.

  • byCourtney Kruk
If Labor and the LNP hope you forget (bits of) the past,what’s the future?
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If Labor and the LNP hope you forget (bits of) the past,what’s the future?

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.

  • byMatt Dennien
‘Fifty-cent fares forever’:Qld’s cut-price public transport extended indefinitely

‘Fifty-cent fares forever’:Qld’s cut-price public transport extended indefinitely

The Labor government has pledged to make 50-cent fares permanent if re-elected next month,and now the LNP is also on board.

  • byCourtney Kruk
The issues that matter most to Qld voters – and how MPs plan to address them
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Queensland votes

The issues that matter most to Qld voters – and how MPs plan to address them

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?

  • byMatt Dennien
‘No one wants vapes for our kids’:Qld passes nation’s toughest anti-vaping laws

‘No one wants vapes for our kids’:Qld passes nation’s toughest anti-vaping laws

“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.

  • byCatherine Strohfeldt
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Former right-wing senator,Sky News host may get cabinet role if LNP wins power,MP suggests

Former right-wing senator,Sky News host may get cabinet role if LNP wins power,MP suggests

Although denied by leader David Crisafulli,speculation has been rife that former conservative senator Amanda Stoker could be parachuted into an LNP cabinet.

  • byMatt Dennien
No access to fresh air:Children held in ‘inadequate’ adult watch houses for weeks

No access to fresh air:Children held in ‘inadequate’ adult watch houses for weeks

Children being held in adult watch houses for extended periods of time are using mattresses to surround themselves when using the toilet.

  • byKeira Jenkins
Whistleblower set to oversee DNA lab reform if LNP wins election

Whistleblower set to oversee DNA lab reform if LNP wins election

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”.

  • byFraser Barton andSavannah Meacham
LNP seeks mandate to pass youth crime laws this year

LNP seeks mandate to pass youth crime laws this year

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.

  • byMatt Dennien
Crisafulli gains more ground with voters as Labor support slides again

Crisafulli gains more ground with voters as Labor support slides again

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.

  • byMatt Dennien