As nearly 40,000 Queenslanders wait to see a specialist in the public system, Labor has announced a $145 million cash injection in a bid to reduce the time Queenslanders spend on the “waiting list for the waiting list”.
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Can you pick your neighbour's overhanging fruit?
If your neighbours have a luscious mango tree, and its fruit overhangs your fence, does that mean you can pick it?
Olympic champion Neil Brooks granted bail over fraud charge
Former Australian swimmer Neil Brooks and his wife will fight charges over an alleged $1.95 million fraud, their lawyer says, with police accusing the pair of duping an investor into purchasing a stake in their sports clothing business.
Murder charges laid after woman's body found on Gold Coast
A 55-year-old man is charged with murder after his wife, who he was separated from, was found dead on a residential road on Queensland’s Gold Coast.
Husband being questioned over death of estranged wife after body found on road
A 55-year-old man is helping police with their inquiries after his wife, who he was separated from, was found dead on a residential road on Queensland’s Gold Coast.
Man killed after falling into woodchipper at Gympie
A 54-year-old man has died in “absolutely shocking” circumstances after falling into a woodchipper on a rural property at Gympie, north of Brisbane, police say.
Queensland Deputy Premier's seat under threat from Greens: poll
Jackie Trad may be in danger of losing her seat of South Brisbane to Amy McMahon if Liberal National Party voters give their second preference to the Greens, a Galaxy poll suggests.
MP Jo-Ann Miller says Labor needs to be respectful of One Nation voters
Outspoken Labor MP Jo-Ann Miller has a more conciliatory tone toward One Nation than her party, urging it to be respectful of One Nation voters.
Palaszczuk 'not aware' of PwC donation on same day of Adani veto
The Queensland Premier says she was unaware consultancy company PricewaterhouseCoopers donated more than $2,000 to Labor on the same day she revealed her partner Shaun Drabsch was involved in a loan application for Adani, but says she has no concerns about it.
All the campaign hype as the Queensland election hits the halfway mark
The campaign trail has proven to be a call to action for both LNP leader Tim Nicholls and the KAP’s Robbie Katter this week, while Labor Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk limits things to hard hats and orange vests.