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Campaigners and conservationists decry decision, saying it will worsen climate crisis, blow out emissions reductions targets and put groundwater at risk

Environmentalists have called a state government's decision to create nine new gas exploration sites deceitful, as an east coast energy shortage looms.

Queensland's opposition is calling for the state government to publish two reviews of the firefighting and emergency services before this year's storm season.

Three members of one family were shot dead by a neighbour over a property dispute, police allege. As the sole survivor recovers, new details have emerged about the day they were killed and their life on the land.

Complete with colourfully patterned carpet, a cushioned seat and city views, the secret spa remains under lock and key on the premier's level of the 24-storey parliamentary annexe that's set for a $41 million refurbishment.

The damage bill from a spate of shop break-ins in Hervey Bay is almost $400,000, according to a small business owner preparing to set up an action committee to call for more police resources.

Queensland police are being kept off the frontline due to ongoing capacity issues in emergency departments at the state's hospitals, a union says.