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Queensland counts cost of recovery from deadly fires

More than 50 blazes are burning across Queensland as the state counts the cost of recovery from more than 1000 fires from Cape York to the NSW border.

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Elevate 2042: Queensland beyond the 2032 Olympics

The Queensland government has unveiled a bold 20 year plan for the Brisbane 2032 Olympics and beyond with the Elevate 2042 legacy strategy.

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Afternoon Update: interest rates hit 12-year high; pro-Palestine protest at Melbourne Cup; and 18th-century love letters

Reserve Bank lifts cash rate by 25 basis points to 4.35%

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Scrap stage-three tax cuts to fight inflation rather than cut infrastructure funding, Queensland says

Deputy premier Steven Miles says it’s ‘too late’ to cancel projects and any effect on demand is likely to be years away

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Will she stay or go? Annastacia Palaszczuk returns to slow-motion leadership turmoil

Despite growing discontent and sagging poll numbers, Queensland Labor’s leadership will probably only change if the premier resigns – or deputy Steven Miles mounts a challenge

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Queensland cabinet rallies behind premier Annastacia Palaszczuk amid leadership rumblings

Acting premier Steven Miles says Labor leader ‘is our best chance of winning’ following MPs’ discontent over suspension of Human Rights Act

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Even if her leadership is now doomed, Annastacia Palaszczuk will still be a Labor legend in Queensland

Whatever fate awaits Annastacia Palaszczuk over the coming weeks, Queensland’s 39th – and only the second woman – premier will never lose her standing in the Australian Labor pantheon.

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Queensland may face damages bill for unlawful detention of children in watch houses, lawyers say

Dylan Voller’s solicitor argues new law retrospectively legalising practice could be successfully challenged

The Guardian - AU

Rumours of a Queensland coup are premature – but Palaszczuk’s popularity is waning

The deputy premier, Steven Miles, called speculation about a challenge ‘rumours and gossip’

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Past and present public servants to be investigated – as it happened

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Advocates question Queensland’s ability to deliver on ambitious affordable homes plan

Qcoss says more details needed as to how state can ensure 20% of around 900,000 proposed new homes will be affordable

The Guardian - AU

Brisbane houses spared as government revises plan for Olympic Games athletics track

Move comes as national standoff between Labor and Greens over housing increasingly intersects with planning for 2032 Games

The Guardian - AU

Vaccine ‘game changer’ to use needle-free skin patches

A Queensland biotech firm will lead efforts to create a needle-free skin patch allowing people in remote areas to be vaccinated without medical staff.

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Vaccine 'game changer' to use needle-free skin patches

A Queensland biotech firm will lead efforts to create a needle-free skin patch allowing people in remote areas to be vaccinated without medical staff.

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Wholesale power prices expected to rise with Queensland Callide Power Station repair delay

A fire at Callide Power Station, near Biloela, in May 2021 triggered mass blackouts across the state.

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Queensland awards $1.17 billion for hospital expansions

The new hospital expansions in Brisbane and Ipswich will see hundreds of new beds and greater capacity for elective surgery.

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Industry plan to power Qld economy towards net zero

Sustainable manufacturing, green hydrogen and biofuels are among the focus of a Queensland development strategy to reach net zero by 2050.

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Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has revealed a cabinet reshuffle. See what's changed on the front bench

After days of speculation, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk's new frontbench line-up has been confirmed. Here's what's changed in cabinet.

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Indigenous rangers make 'incredible difference' during Gulf of Carpentaria flood emergency

Hard-hit residents in Burketown, where nearly 40 houses were inundated, are praising the work of a small group of Indigenous rangers who were some of the first responders during and after the emergency.

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Groups fear landlords may use loophole to bypass Queensland’s new once-a-year rent-rise law

QCOSS and other tenant advocacy groups support the new rental measures but urge landlords to do the right thing, saying there is still ‘more work to do’ around housing reform

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Queensland government scraps plan to turn Griffith University student accommodation into emergency housing

About $2.1 million had been spent before the conversion was abandoned, in what the opposition said was a "chaotic" decision.

AAP

Uni dorm housing plan ditched in favour of private buys

Buying homes on the private market represents better value than converting disused university beds into emergency accommodation, the Queensland government says.

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Flooded Gulf of Carpentaria communities shocked by generosity as truckloads of donations arrive

Much-needed supplies have arrived in flood-hit towns thanks to the work of two men and a handful of businesses, who say the government and media must do more to help.

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Queensland tenants and social groups welcome proposal to limit rent increases to once a year

But expert says limiting frequency of rent hikes without a cap is unlikely to make a difference amid rising rate of homelessness

The Guardian - AU

Queensland government faces backlash over move to consider rent caps

Comments by Annastacia Palaszczuk on limiting rent increases have been praised by some economists and panned by the real estate sector

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