A new facility to replace the Barrett Centre — Queensland’s only residential centre for young people with severe mental illness, which was closed by the previous government in 2014 — will receive the funding it needs to go ahead in Tuesday’s budget.
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Thurston and Slater back as Maroons make Origin U-turn in squad overhaul
Maroons coach Kevin Walters rings the changes, recalling Johnathan Thurston and Billy Slater, dropping a host of players and picking bolter Tim Glasby for Origin II in Sydney.
Logan City Mayor's donors 'benefited from council's decisions'
The mayor of one of Australia’s biggest councils has been accused of misusing his position after voting on planning changes that benefited donors to his $377,000 campaign fund.
Meet the urban winemakers stomping grapes on the footpath
Residents in inner-city Brisbane are coming together through a winemaking project that has them stomping grapes on the footpath.
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What we know about the Queensland budget so far
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Brisbane rail enthusiast receives Queen's Birthday honour for train displays
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Love and other drugs: A family's journey to help their son after devastating strokes
In the seven years since their son Sam suffered a series of catastrophic strokes at the age of 23, the Goddard family has moved mountains to help him defy medical advice and regain his ability to speak.
The Bagman, the secret codes, and the payments to a secret brotherhood of bent cops
The code is written in small, precise handwriting. Next to each number is the name of a corrupt policeman. The handwriting belongs to Jack Herbert (pictured), aka ‘The Bagman’ — a former Queensland police officer at the centre of a web of cops and crooks.
Counter-terrorism training facility to be built in Brisbane
A new counter-terrorism training centre and extra police is added to the Queensland Police Service to combat the rising terror threat.