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Dredging begins to restore Caloundra tidal passage

Dredging has begun to deepen the tidal entrance to Pumicestone Passage at Caloundra on the Sunshine Coast after two other channels that broke through Bribie Island
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New laws to speed up Olympics infrastructure approvals

The Queensland Government is attempting to get the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games “back on track” through legislation to accelerate approval of major
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Children on bail can now be fitted with trackers

The Queensland Parliament has passed laws allowing courts to put GPS trackers on people aged 10 to 17 when they are on bail. The provision can be used for first
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Guidelines released for residential housing boost fund

The Queensland Government has released guidelines for the next round of the Residential Activation Fund. The latest funding tranche, of $500 million, is designed to
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Property developers can make political donations again

Property developers can again make political donations for Queensland state elections after the passing of laws the State Government says will return “fairness,
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Public transport trips up 21 percent in S-E Queensland

Queenslanders are catching public transport more often, with the number of trips up 21 percent to 200 million in the past year across South-East Queensland. The
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State anti-hate laws hitting Parliament this week

Laws aimed at stamping out antisemitism and terrorist extremism will be introduced to the Queensland Parliament this week. The legislation will focus on terrorist
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300 new council traineeships to be created

Around 300 new council jobs are being created under the latest $6 million Queensland Government First Start funding. The funds injection will support 64 councils and one
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$30,000 grants to help businesses tackle global markets

The Queensland Government has opened its Market Accelerator Program to help exporters secure new international contracts. The $750,000 program provides matched funding
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State signs long-term agreement with clean energy park

The Queensland Government has announced a new long-term power supply agreement between the government-owned CleanCo power company and clean energy provider
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