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Staff at one of the state’s largest councils received both company cars and vehicle allowances, in a practice that went unchecked for four years.

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The almost $100 million joint federal and state initiative has already improved energy efficiency across more than 15,000 social homes.

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Police have swooped on the construction union’s Brisbane headquarters as part of a cross-border operation involving Queensland and Victorian detectives and allegations that union officials were corrupted.

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There are no signs or road markings, but residents of this Brisbane suburb were fined anyway – after 15 years of penalty-free parking.

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#BREAKING A former contestant on My Kitchen Rules has had her rape charges and other historical abuse charges dropped and has been released into the community.

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The Greens will attempt to force Airtrain into public hands a decade early through a private members bill to acquire the privately operated rail line.

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Residents will get to have their say on the proposal, which is part of council’s “tall-not-sprawl” push to increase housing supply in multiple suburbs.

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Allowing shops and supermarkets in “nightlife zones” to open for 24 hours, as well as increasing incentives for late-night dining and simplifying outdoor setup requirements, are among the key recommendations of Queensland’s long-awaited nightlife report.

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BREAKING: The stabbing occurred at the Islamic College of Brisbane on the southern outskirts of the city.

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The man accused of murdering Jana Armstrong has asserted his innocence and will defend allegations he dumped her body in bushland an hour from her home.

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The Queensland budget boasts headline figures of a reduced deficit and the largest cost-of-living investment to date, but where the government has scrimped – and splurged – will hit homes differently across the state. https://t.co/G7QRXFnH4e

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The Queensland government will heap more pressure on public service budgets to help deliver a surprise slim surplus in four years, Treasurer David Janetzki revealed in his second annual economic set-piece. https://t.co/l4nxw9UNDn

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Welcome to Brisbane Times’ Queensland public sector column, Public Circus. This week: Brisbane’s budget week, a “new” commission loses its shine, police behaviour in focus, the state librarian resigns and an electoral redraw looms.

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Parents at a rapidly growing Brisbane state primary school are asking the Queensland government to carve a chunk out of a nearby 7.1-hectare land parcel for a second school that they say has been long promised.

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#Queensland is expected to post a more than $1b boost in tax revenue from higher-than-forecast coal and house prices, but the treasurer has played down the likelihood Tuesday’s budget will flag a surplus in the coming four years.

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The price of bulk water in south-east Queensland will be frozen for the next two years, Premier David Crisafulli has revealed.
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Prime Minister #AnthonyAlbanese’s bid to make housing more affordable for young Australians has widespread support despite the pushback against his overhaul of the tax system.
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#AnthonyAlbanese says tapering the fuel excise cut is a sensible measure that will provide certainty to motorists as fragile peace talks come under threat and #Iran saying it closed the #StraitofHormuz because of #Israel’s continued attacks on #Lebanon.

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#Australia's first case of the highly infectious #H5birdflu has been confirmed, and officials say outbreaks in wild populations are almost inevitable, warning that native birds and mammals could be pushed to the brink of extinction, or beyond.

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EXCLUSIVE: Voters are increasingly happy with #Queensland’s preparation for the Brisbane 2032 #OlympicGames across the past 10 months, with most now rating the performance of the #Crisafulli LNP government as good.

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