Queensland power bills are predicted to rise by another $372 a year, based on Treasury modelling ahead of the energy regulator’s decision this week. 

The illegal sale of cigarettes will be targeted by the state government under new laws that will create a licencing scheme aimed at ensuring only “fit and proper” people are supplying tobacco. 

A Brisbane student is on the cusp of winning an Oscar for a short film he made in his Queensland family home during Covid lockdowns. 

Nearly 200kgs of cocaine sent by mail to an address in Queensland has been intercepted after a joint Australian Federal Police and Australia Post sting. 

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