Queensland activists have obtained documents showing some coal seam gas wells have been leaking due to rust, which they say could be a widespread problem.
A Queensland inquiry has recommended decriminalising public drunkenness, urination and begging once people can be diverted to social services.
The Queensland government is failing to implement changes that would make it more efficient and limit the risk of financial losses, the auditor-general says.
More than 100 companies are calling for policy changes to put more than one million electric cars on the road by 2027.
Ipswich Council in Queensland has rejected a development near a former Aboriginal mission on cultural grounds, amid protests against another development nearby.
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced the state's first Holocaust museum will open in the Cathedral Precinct in Brisbane's CBD early next year.
The Queensland government has introduced a bill to allow police to dismiss an officer as soon as they are jailed by a court, regardless of a possible appeal.
Queensland's premier says United Nations inspectors will be allowed to physically visit detained mental health patients under laws being drafted.
Queensland has stripped pandemic powers from its chief health officer to shut the state's borders or mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for the general public.
The Queensland government will spend $400 million on extra firefighters and equipment upgrades by 2026 as part of a major emergency services restructure.
The Queensland government has denied hindering UN prison inspectors, saying they were only stopped from visiting some detainees with severe mental illness.
Workers at four BHP-Mitsubishi Alliance coal mines in Queensland have voted to take industrial action over job security provisions in a fresh pay agreement.
The Queensland government has more than doubled its predicted 2021/22 budget surplus to $4.3 billion on the back of higher-than-expected tax receipts.
The Queensland government will waive fees for entry and fitness tests for police recruits amid concern about falling short of employment targets.
The chair of a health professional lobby group is calling on the federal government to change laws on claims against practitioners.
The NSW government says some of the state's prisons are sub-standard, but blocked UN inspectors should visit countries not signed up to international protocols.
Wait times are long and prices high for electric vehicles in Australia but experts say one policy could trigger a U-turn.
The Queensland government will speed up providing temporary emergency housing after disasters by scrapping planning approvals.
The Queensland government has granted a water licence to New Hope Group for the expansion of its New Acland coal mine, allowing it to start work on the project.
Optimism for the federal budget, 20,000 missing rentals and an immediate stocktake of land holdings have been discussed at Queensland's housing summit.
A probe into Queensland's public forensics lab has heard it couldn't get police to limit testing requests when it was facing capacity and budget pressures.
The Queensland government has launched a probe into the state's short-term rental market ahead of a housing crisis summit later this week.
The Queensland government says the federal Labor government has guaranteed $600 million in funding for the Paradise Dam promised by its coalition predecessor.
Britain's new finance minister Jeremy Hunt warns tough decisions will have to be made, as the prime minister's own lawmakers start to question her position.
Health Minister Mark Butler has ordered his department to examine claims the Medicare system was being rorted by billions of dollars each year.
Queensland's top cop has warned police who abuse, harass or bully their colleagues, promising to go after those whose "values no longer align with us".
Queensland health practitioners will be more strictly regulated by federal watchdogs after new laws were passed by state parliament.
Queensland Health Minister Yvette D'Ath supports the Caboolture Hospital commissioning a review of its staff complaints process.
Australian regulators need to consider cyber security when connecting electric vehicles to the national grid, experts warn, to prevent major disruptions.
A coalition of conservation groups has launched a campaign calling for the Queensland government to draw up a plan to halt deforestation in the state.
The Commonwealth government has been advised to reject a controversial coal seam gas project in Queensland, which poses risks to endangered turtle species.
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