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Queensland government pledges to end reliance on coal-fired power by 2035

Annastacia Palaszczuk says state is facing a ‘climate emergency’ while unveiling $62bn energy plan

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Qld bets on pumped hydro, eyes coal's end

The "largest pumped hydro storage in the world" is at the heart of an energy plan allowing Queensland to be more ambitious with renewable and emissions targets.

AAP

Qld minister in the dark about DNA change

Queensland's deputy premier says he was unaware the state's DNA testing processes were changing in 2018, when he was serving as health minister.

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Granny flats allowed to hit the tight rental market to help Queensland's housing crisis

Home owners who have granny flats will be allowed to rent them out over the next three years under emergency planning changes to alleviate the housing crisis.

ABC News

Qld govt commandeers council housing plan

The Queensland government has revealed it will assume control of a local council's housing strategy, claiming the plan is outdated and lacks dwelling diversity.

AAP

Redland Mayor and state government at odds over housing plan

Queensland's Deputy Premier takes the extraordinary step of taking charge of a south-east Queensland council's housing strategy after it failed to update its plan, which is more than 10 years old.

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Brisbane biotech firm Ellume puts Australian arm into administration

Ellume rose to prominence last year when it announced a $300 million deal to provide COVID-19 home test kits to the US Department of Defense.

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Queensland tenants under pressure as rents rise amid calls for compassion from landlords

Cairo Sauvage and his housemates are about to move out of their shared home after months of uncertainty over a rent hike. As both a landlord and a renter, he says tenants hold little power in rental relationships.

ABC News

Not sensible to own quarantine centre: Qld

The Queensland government will mothball the Wellcamp quarantine facility next month, despite having a lease until April.

AAP

Qld floods bill tops $7.7 billion: report

Deloitte estimates the total cost of the southeast Queensland floods, which impacted half a million people and 18,000 homes and business, to be $7.7 billion.

AAP

Queensland quarantine facility to close

Queensland's Wellcamp quarantine facility is to stop accepting guests, with the $200 million complex no longer required amid the changing COVID-19 response.

AAP

Queensland COVID-19 cases and deaths remain high, but hospital caseload falls

Queensland's Deputy Premier Steven Miles says while COVID case numbers are high in Queensland, the hospitalisation rate is much lower than for other variants because of the higher vaccination rate.

ABC News

COVID hospitalisations in Australia pass January peak to hit new record

States and territories across Australia are seeing a dramatic increase in the number of people in hospital with COVID, but intensive care admissions are falling.

ABC News

Qld defends $40m hotel quarantine spend

Queensland Deputy Premier Steven Miles says criticising government spending on hotel quarantine is like "throwing rocks from the cheap seats."

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More than 1,000 active COVID-19 outbreaks in Australia's aged care sector, with Queensland second highest, taking toll on staff and residents

Aged care providers warn of rising COVID-19 outbreaks in the sector, with active cases now numbering more than 9,500 among residents and staff.

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Councillor Paul Tully stands firm as pressure grows on Queensland government to reveal more about Ipswich Council spending

Jailed former Ipswich mayor Paul Pisasale, and his travel associates — including current councillor Paul Tully — spent $250,000 on at least two overseas trips, but the taxpayer has never been shown that sum.

AAP

Calls for Qld councillor to pay back funds

Queensland's deputy premier Steven Miles says Ipswich Councillor Paul Tully should consider paying public funds back after a lavish trip in 2012.

AAP

Qlders told to carry a mask but no mandate

Queenslanders are being advised to carry a mask at all times as COVID case numbers stay high, while the AMA says a return to mandates must be considered.

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Elective surgeries postponed at some Brisbane and Gold Coast hospitals as Queensland COVID-19 cases rise

Queensland's Acting Premier Steven Miles says decisions to suspend operations will be made at a hospital level. There are 714 COVID-19 cases in hospital.

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Qld opposition rejects Williams' poll run

Queensland's deputy opposition leader has ruled out a Liberal National Party mayor running at the next state election after she was charged with drink-driving.

AAP

Qld lobbyist ban a 'slap on the wrist'

Deputy Opposition Leader Jarrod Bleijie says the Queensland premier's ban on the trio of lobbyists doesn't stop their firms from working with the government.

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Redland City Mayor Karen Williams under growing pressure to resign after drink-driving charge

Karen Williams was allegedly more than three times over the legal limit when she crashed the car last month. She says she will seek a period of unpaid leave before her case heads to court on August 1.

AAP

Qld sets aside $200m for infrastructure

Queensland Deputy Premier Steven Miles has announced $200 million in budget funding for road, sewerage and other public facilities in the southeast.

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‘We don’t know how to survive’: Queensland family seeks answers for death in police shooting

Mental health treatment for Mohamad Ikraam Bahram expected to be probed by coroner this year

AAP

Doctors slam Qld govt's hospital failures

Queensland doctors say federal government failings don't excuse state government shortfalls on capacity problems in public hospitals.

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