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Queensland showdown looms over pill-testing clinic’s plan to reopen with private funds

Deputy premier threatens to ban practice that was opened as publicly funded service by previous Labor government and then shut down by LNP

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'Confusing': war of words over victim of crime numbers

A state premier's claim to have turned around crime issues since coming to power is facing scrutiny with experts questioning the government's numbers.

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Queensland budget 2025: Crisafulli vows no austerity despite state facing $218bn debt

Premier says you can ‘respect people’s money’ and still lift public services as LNP hands down first budget since 2014

The Guardian - AU

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State and federal MPs describe death threats and vile abuse in wake of Joanna Howe’s anti-abortion campaign

Representatives around the country say third parties sent abusive messages after they were targeted for their stance on abortion

The Guardian - AU

LNP’s youth crime legislation condemned by UN as ‘incompatible with basic child rights’

United Nations special rapporteur on torture urges Queensland parliament to vote down the laws

The Guardian - AU

Queensland Labor expels MP after LNP raises domestic violence allegations

Member for Stafford Jimmy Sullivan responds with defiant statement accusing Labor MPs of ‘cheap political move’ against him

The Guardian - AU

Olympic venue plans are in place for Brisbane 2032 and now the wait for construction begins

It’ll be another year or two before construction begins on the main Olympic stadium for the Brisbane 2032 Olympics

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David Crisafulli came out of Cyclone Alfred looking like a leader. His real danger lies within the LNP

Insiders say Jarrod Bleijie and his allies are picking policy fights the government would be better advised to avoid

The Guardian - AU

Experts warn of AI onslaught ahead of federal election

AI-generated imagery and footage will be used to try to sway voters at the ballot box at this year's federal election, experts say.

AAP

Queensland Labor publicly criticised the LNP’s unprecedented youth crime laws – so why did it wave them through?

Labor’s capitulation on ‘adult crime, adult time’ and David Crisafulli’s abortion gag show both parties struggling to adjust to life on opposite sides of the chamber

The Guardian - AU

David Crisafulli Just Banned Abortion Debates In QLD Parliament, Here’s Why

Queensland Premier David Crisafulli has announced that the state's parliament will not hold any debates on abortion for the next four years.

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Premier gags any bills or changes to abortion laws

No bill or amendments to abortion legislation will be allowed under a surprise motion put forward by a premier that blindsided MPs on all sides of the chamber.

AAP

Brisbane is deciding on a 2032 Olympics stadium: how do the options stack up?

With the river city’s international reputation on the line, a 100-day review period hopes to cut through the political posturing and land on a main venue befitting of the Games

The Guardian - AU

Voters urged to be vigilant about AI disinformation

Experts say artificial intelligence-enabled political disinformation is a growing risk for Australian voters but vigilance is still the best defence.

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Laws to end path to treaty fast-tracked in shock move

The Queensland government has been accused of pushing through laws ending the path to treaty and truth-telling without consultation, sparking outrage.

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Request to release premier's business documents denied

Documents relating to claims a company was trading insolvent while a man who went on to become a state premier was at the helm will not be released.

AAP

Historic day as MPs sworn into fresh parliament

It was a bittersweet day for Labor MPs sitting on the opposite side of the chamber as the Liberal National Party takes power for the first time in nine years.

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Tributes for 'much-loved' gran killed in horror crash

A grandmother is being honoured for her love and generosity after dying in a crash involving a car allegedly stolen by a teenager at gun point.

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Labor leader to go the extra miles to be premier again

Labor's Steven Miles is ready to play the long game once again in his bid to become Queensland premier after being unanimously elected opposition leader.

The Guardian - AU

Four Davids and two Nigels: can Crisafulli deliver a modern and inclusive cabinet?

As Queensland’s new premier prepares to announce his frontbench, he may struggle to incorporate women and multicultural MPs into the LNP lineup

AAP

Premier promises to release secret corruption reports

The votes are still being tallied but Queensland's newly-sworn in premier is already making big moves, vowing to release secret corruption reports.

The Guardian - AU

Labor lost Queensland election partly because it was obsessed with the Greens, Chandler-Mather says

Greens housing spokesperson argues that lesson for federal Labor is if PM spends next six months fighting party ‘he’s going to hand the keys to Peter Dutton’

The Conversation

View from The Hill: Queensland’s lessons for Anthony Albanese, Peter Dutton and Adam Bandt’s band

Often state elections don’t mean much federally, but Saturday’s Queensland’s result does carry implications for Anthony Albanese, Peter Dutton and Adam Bandt.

The Conversation

David Crisafulli will lead the first LNP government in Queensland in a decade. Who is he?

David Crisafulli, leader of the centre-right Liberal National Party of Queensland (LNP), will be Queensland’s 41st Premier. The party will form majority government for the first time since 2012.

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'We are not the US': abortion erodes LNP winning margin

Ahead of a federal contest, Queensland voters have sent a clear message to the major political parties: do not repeal abortion laws.

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