The Queensland Greens have unveiled an election policy in which they would raise the coal royalty rate to similar levels used in Canada and the United States.
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No Commonwealth Games 'freebies' for MPs, public servants or their families
About 2000 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games tickets will be put aside for the state government.
Food deliveries at hospitals are putting nurses in a pickle
Patients and loved ones are increasingly using delivery services to order-in during hospital stays, but they can be distracting and disruptive for nurses on duty.
Queensland chief scientist sidelined over fraud charges
Queensland’s chief scientist Suzanne Miller is stood aside after being charged with fraud by the Crime and Corruption Commission in relation to a private health insurance claim worth $45,000.
Bus strike raises safety concerns for 23,000 school children
Brisbane City Council accuses bus drivers of putting children’s safety at risk because they want to be the “best paid in Australia”.
Sunshine Coast man charged with historical sex attack
A Sunshine Coast man has been charged with trying to rape a teenage girl less than half his age more than two decades ago.
Angry community leaders call for inquiry after Murray-Darling revelations
Community leaders seek inquiry into Murray-Darling Basin Plan after ABC’s Four Corners pumping revelations.
Queensland Minister in hot water after expletive-laden rant at Premier's staff
Queensland Agriculture Minister Bill Byrne is reprimanded after allegedly describing the Premier’s staff as “f***tards” during a public tirade in the state’s north earlier this month.
Bill Byrne 'can't recall' calling Premier's office staff 'f—tards'
A Queensland government minister has admitted to using “colourful” language but says he doesn’t remember using the word “f—tard’ in an angry outburst over the premier’s department.
The death of Alice Eather
When the popular young Arnhem Land teacher and environmentalist took her life last month, it hit hard in a community already reeling from an uptick in Aboriginal youth suicide. However, says her father, that story is not her story.