Medibank revealed the data hack of its network had exposed all 3.9 million of its customers, with personal health information and Medicare numbers breached.

A woman charged with the murder of a young girl has told a magistrate she was not reckless or indifferent to the child’s suffering because she had been “praying” for a cure.

Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers hacked, slashed and delayed funding for roads, dams and rail across the state when he handed down Labor’s budget on Tuesday night.

Demand for rentals in many Queensland regions has soared, with a new report showing that prices in Brisbane surged 14.1 per cent in September – a record high.

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Cash for young families, cut-price medication, as well as cheaper housing headlined the first Labor budget in almost a decade, but there is no tax ­relief for the vast majority of Australians as times get tough.

Mothers who have lost babies will be placed on the same floor as maternity wards at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital until at least next year, with Health Minister Yvette D’Ath blaming Covid for the “heartbreaking” practice.

A high-profile Brisbane ­lawyer and a Gold Coast ­businessman used sham bank accounts to launder millions of dollars that were proceeds of crime,

And.. The cost of diesel has hit ­record highs across the state, with prices reaching tops of 242.9c per litre throughout Brisbane as experts warn the worst could be yet to come.

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New Treasurer Jim Chalmers will today lay out his road map to steer Australia through historic economic turmoil, declaring his first budget will halve the forecast deficit and reduce debt.

A leadership shake-up is under way at a rural Queensland high school after allegations it had a toxic culture of workplace bullying and sexual harassment.

A roaring housing market, post-Covid business rebound, and a surge in household spending have pumped billions of surprise dollars into Queensland’s coffers,

And.. King Charles and his wife are planning the royal family’s ­biggest-ever series of international tours.

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A young Brisbane woman was murdered and dumped in bushland by her teenage ex-partner after their relationship recently ended, detectives will allege.

Peter Dutton says he would refer Greens senator Lidia Thorpe to a national anti-corruption commission over the revelations about her relationship with an ex-bikie boss

Grocery price hikes continue to hit Aussies hard, with 12 out of 14 supermarket categories more expensive than just three months ago.

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The Brisbane Roar and Gold Coast Suns are at loggerheads over claims the A-League side is pulling out of a deal to build a new base at Carrara

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Women traumatised from losing a baby are being treated in wards with crying newborns at one of Queensland’s biggest maternity hospitals 

Gender-neutral claiming will form part of a modernised government paid parental leave scheme that will be expanded to families earning up to $350,000

Australia's richest woman has pulled her $15m sponsorship deal for the Diamonds netball team, taking a swipe at the use of sporting organisations to push political causes.

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A Queensland mother was conned out of more than $150,000 when a scammer impersonated her children online

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Companies that fail to protect Australians’ personal data will face fines of hundreds of millions of dollars under new laws

Tops of 200mm are expected to drench South East Queensland this weekend 

Aussies will soon have cheap access to three new treatments for cancer and a drug that helps combat a rare genetically acquired form of rickets.

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Land tax threats and new laws have led to an exodus of landlords from the Queensland market

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Greens Senator Lidia Thorpe has been forced to resign from the Greens leadership team following revelations she had a relationship with a former bikie president 

A fire brigade, an ambulance station and 90 homes could be bulldozed to make way for Bruce Highway expansion in Brisbane’s north.

The Palaszczuk government will urgently audit land across Queensland to identify pockets prime for urban development to ease the state’s housing crisis.

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Planning red tape will be slashed to speed up the delivery of emergency housing in the wake of natural disasters

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Meningococcal cases in Queensland have more than doubled this year, compared with the same time last year

The Palaszczuk government will double its Housing Investment Fund to build thousands of new social housing homes 

A trouble-prone state Labor MP left a book entitled “Forensics for Dummies” as a tribute at a Police Remembrance Day service 

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Patients don’t care what a medical facility is called, according to Queensland Health Minister Yvette D’Ath in the wake of the satellite hospital controversy

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A Queensland Health executive director has been heard on tape telling staff the state government’s signature “satellite hospital” program is a “political direction”, 

A pregnant prisoner charged in an alleged religious group murder of a young girl has refused to let medical staff near her

A 73-year old who lived as a free man for more than four decades after killing a man in 1976 has finally been brought to justice 46 years later

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A Brisbane rental property manager has been slammed by rental advocates after it encouraged inner-city landlords to reassess how much they charge in rent

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AT least $44 billion must be cut from the federal budget annually to reach a surplus in 12 years and zero debt by 2050.

TEACHERS are scouring social media for lesson plans because a lack of quality school resources forces them to “fend for themselves”, resulting in poorer education outcomes.

POLICE have halved the number of random breath tests across Queensland but drink drivers are being caught at one of the highest rates in history, new figures reveal.

A SEEMINGLY stalled process to grant Queensland nurses and midwives pay rises of up to 20 per cent over the next three years has finally rolled on after the union kicked up a stink.

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