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Queensland commits another $25 million towards koala conservation, but the Australian Koala Foundation says the new funding is a "band-aid solution" that does not address the real reason koalas are endangered.

Queensland can expect a budget deficit under $1.7 billion in 2022/23, but there will be two more years in the red before the books are back in black.

The Queensland government says new laws guarantee funding for the tenancy authority, while the LNP claims renters' bonds will be used for "dodgy accounting".

The Queensland government is defending claims changes to how rental bonds are managed are designed to prop up the state's budget.

Queensland politicians have paid tribute to the state's third-longest serving treasurer Keith De Lacy, who died last year at the age of 81.

The Queensland government has attacked the federal government over housing funding, while the prime minister says not enough homes are being built.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has weighed into the debate about hospital funding in Queensland as ramping and emergency waiting times rise.

Six weeks on from the devastating floods that swept through parts of south-east Queensland, people who lost everything are still waiting for government funding to rebuild their homes.

Queenslanders will have to pass a means test before qualifying for funding in the state's $741 million flood recovery package.

While guidelines for the flood package are still being finalised between state and federal governments, here is what we know so far about the funding package so far.

Scott Morrison has backflipped on his decision to abandon Queensland flood victims and finally decided to help — six weeks after the floods.