Former patients ‘left waiting for justice’ after damning report into Brisbane’s Wolston Park Mental Hospital
Randall Carrington sits on a park bench at Manly Beach. It’s 1977, and he’s got a sun-kissed Australian…
New Queensland hospital bed timeline reveals some pushed back to 2032
Queensland’s LNP government has revealed the 2,600 new hospital beds it has promised across the state will be…
Queensland government facing fresh legal challenge over controversial puberty blocker ban
The Queensland government is facing a fresh legal challenge over its controversial puberty blocker ban for transgender adolescents.…
Queensland government considering youth ‘breach bail, go to jail’ laws after Hinchinbrook by-election success
The Queensland government is “actively considering” harsher bail penalties for children following its weekend by-election win, in a…
Department of Transport and Main Roads orders shutdown of North Ipswich Free Shop
Queensland’s transport department has threatened to penalise residents who set up street-side charity cupboards without filling in the…
Central Queensland Fitzroy Resources coal mine sale secures 1,000 jobs
The future of more than 1,000 employees, contractors and suppliers at three Queensland mining sites has been secured,…
Nangs to be seized under new Queensland laws cracking down on sale of illegal tobacco and nicotine
Authorities will have the power to seize nangs found alongside illicit tobacco or nicotine products in Queensland, under…
Queensland signs deal to run coal export trains … on renewable energy, and calls it a “fresh start”
In what might be the most delicious irony of 2025, the Queensland government has done a deal to…
Queensland Premier David Crisafulli admits there’s a ‘long way to go’ on key issues after one year in office
Queensland’s premier has opened the door to tax reform, saying there are several state taxes he would like…
Queensland government criticises timing of changes to Bureau of Meteorology website in aftermath of storm
Queensland Premier David Crisafulli has criticised “flawed” changes to the Bureau of Meteorology’s (BOM) website in the aftermath…
Queensland government announces pilot program to subsidise apprenticeships, but industry warns more needed
With Queensland facing a looming trades shortage, there is an acknowledgement across the industry that apprentices will be…
Queensland nurses and midwives vote overwhelmingly in favour of new $1.8 billion pay deal
Thousands of Queensland nurses and midwives have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a new pay deal with the…