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The Latest Breaking News from Queensland

Labor sprays pledge to pull plug on major hydro project

Many pumped hydro projects will need to be built if the opposition scraps the controversial Pioneer Burdekin scheme, the Queensland government claims.

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Queensland government splashes the cash around – but it’s unlikely to save it in the October election

Many a government has spent generously to woo voters in election years. Some might even say recklessly.

The Conversation

Two MPs found in contempt over pro-Palestine protest

Two Katter's Australian Party MPs have been found in contempt over their actions during a pro-Palestine protest outside Queensland parliament.

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Dingo bites toddler at popular holiday destination

A two-year-old boy has suffered puncture wounds to his thigh after a dingo bit him at K'gari in the latest incident at the popular Queensland holiday spot.

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Alarming rise in illegal party drug overdoses

GHB presentations to emergency departments in southeast Queensland have increased by a staggering four-fold in the past two years.

AAP

Morning Mail: Queensland to shelve discrimination laws, inside Cheng Lei’s comedy debut, US-Ukraine security pact

State government will dump plans to stop faith schools banning gay teachers

The Guardian - AU

Immunisation rates fall among Australia’s vulnerable as experts blame pandemic misinformation and practical barriers

Below-target levels come after record highs in 2020, with some areas in NSW, Queensland and WA now showing consistently lower vaccination rates

The Guardian - AU

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Queensland Labor shelves reforms to stop faith-based schools discriminating against gay teachers

Exclusive: Disabled people, DV victims also at risk after broken promise to pass new anti-discrimination laws, advocates say

The Guardian - AU

Skeleton of 'demonic pelican' discovered in outback

The 100-million-year old fossilised remains of a flying reptile, described as a "demonic pelican", have been discovered in outback Queensland.

AAP

'Errors' prompt swift parole board legislative changes

Legislative changes have been pushed through Queensland parliament after some people on the state parole board had not been properly appointed.

AAP

States face battle to host Matildas' Asian Cup fixtures

NSW, Queensland and WA will have to make their case to Football Australia later this year as to why they should be chosen to host the Matildas in the Asian Cup.

AAP

'Billy will select him': Walsh on track for Origin

Brisbane coach Kevin Walters says Reece Walsh has made good progress with concussion protocols and will be fit for Queensland in game two of State of Origin.

AAP

All eyes on LNP leader as election cards laid on table

Opposition leader David Crisafulli has made a pre-election pitch focusing on housing but has vowed to scrap a controversial energy project.

AAP

Avocado farmer’s discovery in Australian outback is new species of pterosaur, scientists say

Kevin Peterson, who also has a deep interest in paleontology, found the bones while fossicking in fossil-rich central Queensland

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The Conversation

100-million-year-old fossil find reveals huge flying reptile that patrolled Australia’s inland sea

One hundred million years ago, during the Cretaceous period, much of northeastern Australia was underwater. The inland Eromanga Sea was home to a myriad of marine creatures, from turtles and dolphin-like ichthyosaurs to the bus-sized predator Kronosaurus queenslandicus and other plesiosaurs.

The Guardian - AU

Two men charged with murder after human remains found at abandoned Queensland quarry

Morayfield man Malahki ‘Jai’ Gray, 25, was reported missing before his remains were located at site near Mount Ngungun in Glass House Mountains

AAP

Back to the future as ex-premier linked to poll push

Suggestions former premier Annastacia Palaszczuk could join Labor on the campaign trail for the Queensland election have been endorsed by the treasurer.

The Guardian - AU

With discounts galore, Labor’s 2024 Queensland budget has all the subtlety of a ‘going out of business’ sale

Polls have Steven Miles’ government headed for a heavy election defeat. Can a budget full of limited-time cost-of-living cuts turn it around?

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2032 Games delivery authority topped up in Qld budget

The Queensland government will allocate $62 million to the Olympics delivery authority set to roll out its infrastructure plan.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Coalition won’t reveal emissions target; closing arguments in Greg Lynn trial; and Queensland’s pre-election budget

Peter Dutton says the Coalition will not set a 2030 emissions reduction target unless it wins the next election

The Guardian - AU

Queensland budget 2024: the biggest winners and losers

The state budget targets cost-of-living pressures through rebates, discounts on car registration and cheaper public transport

AAP

Better budget bottom line after proposals scrapped

The Queensland 2024-25 budget's bottom line is better than expected thanks to treasury putting its foot down on proposals.

The Guardian - AU

Queensland state budget 2024: 50c fares and $1,000 energy rebates favoured over surplus in pre-election spend

Treasurer Cameron Dick makes ‘deliberate choice’ to put budget into deficit to fund temporary cost-of-living relief including cheap public transport

The Guardian - AU

PM says voters don’t want another climate election – as it happened

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Pre-poll cash splash as budget targets living costs

A big-spending budget targeting cost-of-living relief that will lift Queensland's deficit to $2.6 billion has set the scene for the state election.

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