Complaints about retaining walls and concrete slabs in south-east Queensland have tripled since June, as pressure mounts on the state’s building watchdog over the increasing occurrence of shoddy work.
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Clive Palmer's empire was spending $1 million a year on Brisbane headquarters
Embattled mining magnate Clive Palmer’s business empire was spending $1 million a year on its Brisbane headquarters as liquidators began efforts to recoup assets from his failed Nickel refinery, court documents show.
Trucks drive Brisbane's toll road revenue growth
Increased revenue from heavy vehicles helped south-east Queensland’s toll roads reap Transurban an extra $72 million in the 2016-17 financial year.
Aged care debate: are high-rise buildings the answer?
TriCare has clashed with residents over the height of Brisbane’s retirement facilities, but a design expert says this debate is crucial to hold developers accountable and force well-designed facilities
Pest control system makes a noise in Lockyer Valley
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Quirk's integrity questioned over failure to release "secret" IT report
Opposition councillors have called Brisbane’s Lord Mayor Graham Quirk secretive and accused him of putting his integrity at stake over the failure to release an external review into the now terminated $122 million IT contact with Technology One.
Parliament gets four hens, giving new meaning to 'feeding the chooks'
Queensland Parliament has given new meaning to the term “feeding the chooks”, with four new hens taking up residence.
Palaszczuk urges NZ trade minister to visit Queensland for briefing
New Zealand’s Trade Minister is set to skip Queensland and head to Canberra to receive a briefing on the Sunshine State’s new procurement policy.
Dangerous baby neck floats banned from sale in Queensland
Two baby neck floats are banned from sale after Queensland’s Office of Fair Trading found they could cause drownings.
'We should all be embarrassed': Queensland government MP slams estimates
A Queensland Labor government MP has slammed parts of the budget estimates process as a “waste of time” and an embarrassment.