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Prison terms extended for dangerous criminals

Dangerous criminals who commit the most heinous crimes could remain behind bars for up to 10 more years under new laws announced by the Queensland Government. Under the

Surf park and zipline planned for the Gold Coast

The Gold Coast is set to have two major new tourist attractions – Australia’s largest zipline tour and a new surf park. The Queenland Government has announced

New 186-bed hospital opened at Springfield

A new 186-bed public hospital has opened this week at Greater Springfield, south-west of Brisbane. The Mater Hospital Springfield will provide care for around 185,000

New Hope Island rail station comes online

The new Hope Island railway station on the Gold Coast is operational from this week. Trains started stopping at the platforms on Monday. It is the second new train

Beams Road upgrade passes critical milestone

Congestion on one of Brisbane’s busiest corridors is expected to ease by the end of this year with the expected completion of major upgrades to Beams Road in the

Funding to boost organic waste collection in SEQ

South-East Queensland councils will receive funding to build and upgrade infrastructure to better collect, sort and process organic waste. The $54 million boost is part

51,000 homes promised in new housing pact

More than 51,000 homes are targeted to be built under a new federal-state agreement announced today. This includes 20,000 exclusively for first home buyers, the first of

No relief in sight for long aged care wait times

By Sabrina Lenzen Imagine your elderly mother needs help to get out of bed, shower and manage her medications – and then waiting more than a year for that support to

Government ignores recommendation to ban gambling ads

The Federal Government has chosen to ignore most of the 31 recommendations in a public health inquiry into online gambling harm – including a ban on gambling

Mount Mee Road upgrade planning activated

The Queensland Government has activated a process to plan upgrades to the Mount Mee Road north of Brisbane. The road, also known as the Brisbane‑Woodford Road, runs

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