A Cairns man has been charged with attempted murder after he allegedly abducted a woman from her home.
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Parliamentary privilege must be substantiated, Attorney-General Yvette D'Ath says
Independent MP Rob Cairns must be able to back up the sensational allegations of misconduct against former Ipswich Mayor Paul Pisasale, government MPs say.
Two homes burn in massive Westlake fire
A home’s roof has completely collapsed and another has partially fallen in as firefighters battle a raging blaze in Brisbane’s west.
Nicholls rules out asset sales in LNP budget reply
Queensland Opposition Leader Tim Nicholls has used his budget reply speech in State Parliament to rule out asset sales, as he made an election pitch to voters.
Quirk blasts bureaucratic 'red tape' stifling Brisbane River tourism
State government bureaucratic red tape is strangling future tourism growth on the Brisbane River, the city’s lord mayor said after handing down his budget on Wednesday.
Report following Queensland electoral complaints blasts ECQ management
A panel chaired by former Brisbane mayor Jim Soorley was tasked with reviewing the conduct of the 2016 local government elections, the referendum on fixed four-year terms and the Toowoomba South byelection.
Brisbane City Council 2017-18 rates rise: See how your suburb fared
Brisbane property owners will receive a different looking rates bill next quarter with some residents being slugged with a 6.6 per cent increase.
Whitsunday anti-dumping group loses bid to stop Adani expansion
Queensland’s Supreme Court has dismissed a community group’s bid to stop the expansion of Adani’s Abbot Point Terminal.
Electoral commission a 'secretive, authoritarian' organisation
The Electoral Commission of Queensland is a secretive, authoritarian organisation with many management, communication and technology problems, according to a review of the 2016 local government elections.
Lawyer behind corrupt payment to Gordon Nuttall still not struck off roll
A Queensland tribunal’s refusal to strike off a lawyer jailed for making a secret payment to disgraced former MP Gordon Nuttall failed to realise how serious his crime was, it has been argued.




