QLD News

NAIFCriticised $5bn fund receives overhaul

The Federal Government will make sweeping changes to the $5 billion Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility after a review found the fund needed to do more to deliver money to projects.

MICHAEL WRAY

Law listEveryone appearing in Brisbane court today

Daily court listing for Queensland, covering Supreme, District, Magistrate, Civil and Federal courts.

BudgetAlbo‘s Budget plea for new jobs

With Australia staring down a record-breaking debt, Opposition leader Anthony Albanese will today be calling for a test to be imposed on new projects to prevent waste on rorts.

Matthew Killoran

LevyFree kids’ club sport under new proposal

Queensland children would have one of their club sport registration fees covered by the State Government each year under a $500 million plan being proposed ahead of the election.

Domanii Cameron

Right to knowPublic kept in dark over ‘corrupt conduct’ inquiry

About $153,000 was spent investigating allegations of “corrupt conduct, sexual harassment and inappropriate behaviour” in a Queensland government department, but the outcome has not been disclosed to “preserve confidentiality”.

JACK McKAY

AFL GRAND FINALAFL cup runneth over for Queensland footy fans

The AFL premiership trophy is headed on a Queensland holiday ahead of the historic Grand Final at The Gabba. Find out if it is coming to your town.

Jeremy Pierce

PopularBrisbane’s favourite dog breeds revealed

As new Brisbane dog registrations soar during the coronavirus pandemic, the city’s most popular breeds and names have been revealed.

Isabella Magee

Integrity crisisSoorley ‘contacted Minister’ in secret deal as lobbyist

Former Brisbane lord mayor Jim Soorley agreed to secretly lobby a senior Palaszczuk Government Minister after he was handed thousands of dollars in cash in a car park, it has been alleged.

Kelmeny Fraser

Coronavirus’Game-changing’ COVID test shows results in just minutes

A Queensland-designed ultra-rapid COVID-19 test could be the catalyst for the creation of a new industry in the state, with the possibility of hundreds of new jobs.

Janelle Miles

Dreamworld‘Let her get on with life’: Saga drags on for survivors

Dreamworld’s insurers have settled compensation claims worth millions of dollars, but two people at the centre of the tragedy are yet to receive a cent.

Jeremy Pierce

Public health move:New test buys crucial time for kids

The most in-depth genetic testing will be offered to Queensland children to help identify diseases that have previously taken years to diagnose.

Jackie Sinnerton

Damning reviewLabor accused of ‘blatant pork barrelling’ over sports grants

The Palaszczuk Government has been accused of awarding sports grants that weren’t recommended and knocking back others that were, in order to favour Labor seats. Sports Minister Mick de Brenni has defended findings of a damning review but the Opposition doesn’t buy it. SEE WHERE THE MONEY WENT

Jessica Marszalek, Thomas Morgan

Time bombsPopular Toyota model added to Queensland’s Takata recall

Drivers who refuse to have their faulty Takata airbags replaced are having their registration cancelled while more cars are added to the compulsory recall list.

Richard Blackburn

Best of BrisbaneVOTE NOW: Where is Brisbane’s best Mexican restaurant

We’re looking for the best Mexican food in Brisbane and need your help! VOTE for which restaurant you love a whole guac!

Monique Pueblos

FundraiserBeloved teacher dies day after giving birth

Three young children are without their mum after the popular high school teacher died in the maternity ward a day after giving birth.

Jodie Munro O'Brien

Cycling‘Mass disruption’: CBD streets reshaped for bike lanes

Carparks will be removed, bus stops relocated and popular streets reshaped under a multimillion-dollar plan to build dedicated bike lanes in Brisbane’s CBD. Council’s Active Transport Chair says it’s the biggest change to the city in 30 years. SEE THE PLANS

Tobias Jurss-Lewis

QuarantineGuests bumped from new Coast COVID hotel

Guests have had bookings from one of the Gold Coast’s top hotels cancelled after its sudden declaration as a COVID quarantine hub.

Greg Stolz

LawsuitClaims Coffee Club ‘short-changed staff’, owed $420k tax

Court documents claims a Queensland Coffee Club franchise allegedly owed $420,000 in unpaid tax, underpaid some of its workers and short-changed their superannuation entitlements. The case has also landed the franchising arm of the chain in court.

Vanda Carson

QuarantineGuests bumped as top Coast hotel used for COVID

Guests have had their bookings cancelled from one of the Gold Coast’s top hotels after its sudden declaration as a COVID quarantine hub.

Greg Stolz

WEATHER‘15 cyclones’: La Nina declared as wet and wild summer looms

The Bureau of Meteorology has declared that the coming summer will be wet and wild, with a higher chance of cyclones, torrential rain and flooding across Queensland due to the La Nina effect.

Thomas Morgan

Election countdown$1bn Qld coal mine to go ahead

The Queensland Government has approved a new $1 billion coal mine that will generate 1000 regional jobs.

Shae McDonald and Ellen Ransley

Travel insuranceHoliday help: protect yourself on your next trip

Taking out travel insurance – even in the crazy world of COVID – can deliver Aussies holidaying domestically more savings than the cost of the policy. Here’s how.

Anthony Keane

GoFundMe‘Ticking time bomb’: Builder reveals terrifying holiday scare

A local legend and well-respected Queensland builder’s life has been turned upside down after a scary incident while on holiday with his wife and children, leaving him paralysed and in intensive care. HERE’S HOW YOU CAN HELP.

Sophie Chirgwin