Former Newman minister David Crisafulli has won pre-selection over sitting LNP member Verity Barton for the seat of Broadwater.
Category: Updates from Brisbane Times – Queensland
Black lung caused by 'catastrophic failure' of safeguards, inquiry finds
The inquiry into Black Lung disease among Queensland coal miners has found a “catastrophic failure” of the systems meant to protect them.
Trio plead guilty to Gold Coast stabbing
Three men have pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Bandidos associate Max Waller on the Gold Coast.
'Bitterly disappointed': MPs react to Queensland electoral boundary changes
Queensland’s new electoral boundaries are all but final but not everyone is thrilled with the outcome.
Fugitives caught less than two days after jail break
Two men who escaped from a low-security Queensland jail over the weekend have been recaptured and charged.
Schapelle Corby evades media frenzy upon returning home to Australia
Schapelle Corby’s family has toyed with media as a frenzied cat-and-mouse game played out across the state.
Woman stabbed in neck in Goondiwindi
A woman is in a critical condition after being stabbed in the neck at Goondiwindi on the Queensland, NSW border.
McCulkin's daughter pleads for location of bodies
The daughter given up by her murdered Queensland mother Barbara McCulkin has made a plea for the killers to give up the location of the bodies of Mrs McCulkin and her daughters Vicki and Leanne.
Brisbane City Council unveils its first clean, green, sustainable report
What will Brisbane look like in 2031? Take a look at the future of the city.
Fresh calls for Hendra virus vaccinations as pony euthanised on Gold Coast
The Australian Veterinary Association has reignited calls for horses to be vaccinated against the Hendra virus, after an infected pony was euthanised on the Gold Coast hinterland.




