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'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.

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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.

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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.

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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

The Independent UK

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 Conversation

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

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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.

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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?

The Guardian - AU

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.

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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

The Guardian - AU

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.

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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

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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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States at odds over coal royalty revenue, GST cut

Queensland Treasurer Cameron Dick has hit back at his NSW counterpart over a proposed overhaul of coal royalty revenue in GST calculations.

Newcastle Herald

Cowboys look to Newcastle to keep series alive for NSW

Queensland took out the first leg on June 8.

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New night life boss 'crucial' to live music economy

The Queensland government's decision to appoint a night life economy commissioner has been welcomed as a boost for the future of the live music industry.

The Guardian - AU

Queensland Labor may water down proposed ban on faith-based schools discriminating against gay teachers

Exclusive: Queensland attorney general Yvette D’Ath hoping to avoid ‘a fight with the churches’ before state election, source says

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King's Birthday 2024 Meritorious Honours List

The King's Birthday Honours List includes 162 meritorious awards in the areas of emergency service, public sector, intelligence and corrections.

AAP

Stamp duty threshold increased for first home buyers

Queensland's first-time home buyers will get a stamp duty discount, in a bid to get more young buyers into the market.

The Guardian - AU

If home is your ‘castle’, how far can you go to defend it? In Queensland, it’s up for debate

A Katter’s Australian party petition says homeowners should be allowed to use ‘whatever force necessary’ – but experts warn of dangers

AAP

Fever caught cold as Thunderbirds return to form

The Adelaide Thunderbirds have bounced back from their shock loss to last-placed Queensland by thumping top-ranked West Coast Fever by 18.

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Storm's Queensland Origin pair set to face Knights

Melbourne skipper Harry Grant and star winger Xavier Coates are set to back up from State of Origin in a boost for the undermanned Storm against Newcastle.

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