Queensland households will score a $1000 energy bill discount under a $2.5 billion government spending splash on cost-of-living relief. Premier Steven Miles announced the major cash injection on Thursday as rising power prices bear down on Queenslanders. “I said we would use the budget to deliver cost-of-living relief but I’ve decided it’s too urgent to … Read more
Queensland residents face the prospect of being banned from smoking on unit balconies. But in the raft of changes under new strata laws now in effect in the state, unit dwellers will no longer be unreasonably banned from having pets at home. The state government’s legislation, which Attorney-General Yvette D’Ath said was aimed at “improving … Read more
The family of a man who was one of three killed in a fiery crash in Queensland say they’ve been denied “closure” as they wait for authorities to return his remains. While the state’s forensic DNA lab deals with a backlog of more than 41,000 cases, Daniel Stuart’s wife Betty remains “in limbo” over plans … Read more
Residents in Queensland’s north have been filmed making a citizen’s arrest, catching and pinning a would-be car thief to the ground. With the help of neighbours, Townsville residents Natalie and Zachary Bennett chased down the young man after he allegedly attempted to steal their car. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Would-be car thief caught by neighbours. … Read more
Plans for the Brisbane Olympics have been dismissed as “half-baked”, with the Queensland premier also slammed for blindsiding a 2032 Games infrastructure review. LNP senator Bridget McKenzie didn’t hold back outside an inquiry into Australia’s Olympic preparations, saying the Brisbane Games were heading in the wrong direction with “a lot of buck passing but no … Read more
Youth justice reforms will be the first order of business for the Liberal National Party if they win Queensland’s October election. Opposition Leader David Crisafulli said the LNP would remove detention as a last resort from the state’s Youth Justice Act. “We’ve got a generation of repeat hardcore young offenders and they’re not being dealt … Read more
The Queensland government has denied speculation it was considering cancelling the Brisbane 2032 Olympics and Paralympics. Scrutiny over the city’s capacity or desire to host the global sporting events has intensified this week after Premier Steven Miles ignored a key recommendation of a Games infrastructure review. The review, led by former Brisbane lord mayor Graham … Read more
Amid the furore over planning for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, 7NEWS wants your say. We’re asking, should the Games go ahead? Take our survey by tapping the link HERE or scanning the QR code below to have your say. Scan the QR code above to have your say on Brisbane’s Olympic infrastructure. … Read more
Enormous swings against Queensland Labor in two by-elections have highlighted Premier Steven Miles’s difficult challenge to retain power in October. The Miles government appears certain to have lost the safe seat of Ipswich West after an 18 per cent swing gave Ipswich Show Society president Darren Zanow and the Liberal National Party a 2.9 per … Read more
Queensland has become only the second jurisdiction in Australia to criminalise coercive control. The landmark legislation passed in state parliament on Wednesday, more than four years after the tragic death of Hannah Clarke and her young children. Hannah, 33, and her children — Aaliyah, Laianah, and Trey — were set on fire in their car … Read more
