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When the Public Trustee is given the keys to your life, speaking out publicly is illegal, and it can block you from trying to regain your freedom. Four Corners went to the Supreme Court to reveal the hidden ordeals of those who have escaped the system.

Scott McDougall says the public’s willingness to accept restrictions on their rights might be tested in future pandemic waves

Queensland integrity commissioner Nikola Stepanov says the head of the state's Public Service Commission, Robert Setter, called her a "b***h on a witch hunt" during a phone call in 2018.

Nikola Stepanov told a parliamentary committee that “I was called that term” by the Public Service Commission chief executive

Another two people have died of COVID-19 in Queensland while 3797 new cases have been recorded, including Health Minister Yvette D'Ath.

This week’s Newspoll, conducted March 9-12 from a sample of 1,520, gave Labor a 55-45 lead, unchanged since last fortnight. Primary votes were 41% Labor (steady), 35% Coalition (steady), 8% Greens (down one), 3% One Nation (steady), 3% Clive Palmer’s UAP (down one) and 10% for all Others (up two).

The soaring cost of diesel will have significant impacts on freight, transport, agriculture and your household budget.

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There are calls for the Queensland government to stop approving large, foreign-owned wind farm developments in the state's north, amid fears the area's flora and fauna could be devastated by land clearing.

A team of nine has been appointed to extend our reporting of state politics and issues such as education, health, transport and energy

The Wilderness Society says ‘it’s time to take a good, hard look’ at the state’s beef industry, which is blamed for 80% of clearing