Central Queensland will host the first of a series of “regional Cabinet meetings” hosted by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, as he seeks to reach out to the state and rebuild trust in areas which turned their back on Labor in recent elections.

Queensland’s corruption watchdog has warned government agencies to be on the lookout for thieving public servants who will be motivated to steal fuel as prices continue to surge.

In sport, Queensland is eyeing off a basketball slam dunk with plans to bring an NBA game to Brisbane.

And Shane Warne’s family say the cricket great’s posthumous Queen’s Birthday honour is due recognition for all he achieved and did for others.

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An accused international crime kingpin allegedly at the centre of an Asian cartel that controls Australia’s drug trade has sensationally been dragged here to face trial.

Fraudsters are ripping off the NDIS by up to $1.45bn a year with the disability scheme now the target of organised crime gangs, according to intelligence provided to the federal government.

Penny-pinching Queenslanders are living with their parents longer to save money and are growing their own produce as cost-of-living pressures squeeze household budgets.

And speed limits will be slashed and warning devices made mandatory for e-scooters in Queensland, under sweeping safety reforms that will kick off from November.

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Top doctors who were lured as bright University of Queensland medical students four decades ago to “anonymously” donate sperm are now living in fear of a knock on the door from the children they helped conceive.

Australia has signalled a softening of a divisive rule which has resulted in thousands of New Zealanders convicted of crimes being deported regardless of how much time they had spent across the ditch.

The boss of Queensland’s biggest tourism body has decided to call it quits after guiding the industry through its darkest days.

And a disability worker who allegedly defrauded the National Disability Insurance Scheme of more than $300,000 has been arrested at Brisbane Airport after a series of tip-offs sparked an investigation.

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The heartbroken parents of Matty Field and Kate Leadbetter say the sentence given to the teen who killed the young couple and their unborn child was “grossly inadequate” 

Hundreds of Queensland property owners affected by the recent floods have applied for changes to be made to the land valuations 

Justis Huni’s father fears his son could be the victim of a hate campaign after the Australian heavyweight boxing star was rocked by a drive-by shooting 

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Brisbane fuel prices have rocketed to their highest ever

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Kate Leadbetter and Matthew Field’s killer will walk free from prison the very same week their unborn son Miles was due to start year 1.

A Labor linkedlobbying firm representing Tabcorp met with senior Palaszczuk government officials more than 40 times before their online bookmaking competitors were blindsided by a new betting tax 

Medical groups have raised “significant concerns” about a Queensland-led proposal to publicly name health professionals whose actions pose a “serious risk” to patients.

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A youth advocacy body is calling for changes to sex crimes laws that led to an intellectually impaired child being charged with sending explicit photographs to a man after her mother approached police for help.

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Queensland families have been hit with the biggest one-off interest rate rise in more than two decades

Soulmates Matthew Field and Kate Leadbetter were just three months away from welcoming their first child when they were tragically killed by a drunk teenager 

The latest CityCat to be launched on the Brisbane River will offer shade protection for those wanting to lap up the views from the top deck.

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Gym patrons are outraged at a major franchise’s decision to cut all of its creche services across the country

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The Opposition has called for the government to rule out a new tax to fund solutions to the state’s mental health crisis 

Australia will seek greater defence ties with Indonesia and other southeast Asian nations 

Punters could lose lucrative gambling incentives as blindsided bookmakers slam the Queensland Government’s betting tax increase 

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Whoever shot up a Gold Coast police station is “sending a message” and needs prosecuted to the fullest extent, says a leading criminologist.

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Thousands of Queenslanders who toughed their way through hotel quarantine have called on health authorities to reassess the billing ­process as lengthy delays ­continue to plague their day-to-day lives.

A creep staffer caught filming up more than 60 women’s skirts could cost a major variety store hundreds of thousands of dollars after they allegedly failed to take serious action against him.

Record-Low vacancy rates, blown-out housing waitlists and an unrelenting property price boom have deepened Queensland’s rental crisis, with families still scrambling for shelter.

Desperate buyers are ­forking out “whatever it takes” to secure a second-hand car and paying tens of thousands of dollars more than its original price on the most sought-after models.

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The remote Torres Strait islands, have been largely untouched until now, but a new venture launched on Saturday during Reconciliation Week is the first step in opening the region for cashed-up post-pandemic travellers.

Australian’s should brace themselves for more cost-of-living hikes, with Jim Chalmers warning inflation is now running at a “significantly higher” rate than the 5.1 per cent announced in April.

Obstetricians claim they are being treated like the enemy by parents in birthing suites and have linked labour ward tension to a startling rate of doctor suicides and even some preventable baby deaths.

Hollywood legend Tom Hanks has lauded the "joy and zest for life" of Queenslanders in his triumphant return to the Gold Coast for the biggest film event to hit the state in four years.

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The spiralling violence by students, and sometimes even their parents, has sparked calls for teachers to undergo self-defence training and for schools to hire armed security guards and install more cameras. 

Life expectancy in Australia is set to go backwards for the first time since World War II as a result of Covid-19. 

Queensland's Police Commissioner insists she is sticking to mandatory Covid-19 vaccination directions for all police officers and staff.

The lowest-paid Australians could soon be about $40 a week better off, with the federal government moving to back a pay rise of 5.1 per cent to the minimum wage. 

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