Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has agreed to audit how a business part-owned by her chief of staff was awarded $267,500 in taxpayer funds to develop a smartphone app.
School’s students told stay home unless vaccinated
More than 2000 students at a southeast Queensland private school have been told to stay home unless they can prove they are vaccinated. It comes after a student was diagnosed with measles.
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Eatery cops fine over cockroach find
Another eatery at a food court in one of the most upmarket shopping plazas in Brisbane’s CBD has been fined $16,000 after live cockroaches and “cockroach excreta” were found during ins...
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Queensland flu death toll hits 66
At least 66 flu-related deaths have been recorded in Queensland this year, a more than 50 per cent increase on the number of fatalities for the whole of 2018.
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Revolting Rhymes and Dirty Beasts is disgustingly good
Roald Dahl had a wonderfully warped way of looking at fairytales and nursery rhymes and shake and stir theatre co’s popular show is inspired by his twisted tales
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Foxtel reveals deal with Netflix
Fierce competitors Foxtel and Netflix are now good friends, and it’s all good news for Australian viewers.
What you need to buy this city's only legal brothel
If you are flush with cash and want to buy a small business, this southeast Queensland city's only legal brothel is for sale. But potential purchasers be warned, strict conditions apply.
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Infamous ensuite’s reality check
The Brisbane house auction that gained international attention last month for its polarising ensuite bathroom with no walls. It also drew quite a crowd to its auction, but how did it go down...
Why we're paying for Turf'n'Surf podcast
Queensland taxpayers will shell out thousands of dollars to pay for a podcast called Turf ‘n’ Surf that will school people on the state's agriculture sector.
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Small town's first same-sex wedding inspires change of heart
In a region where 56 per cent of voters ticked no in the same sex marriage plebiscite, two newly-weds are celebrating big changes of heart.
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US stealth fighter ship headed to Brisbane
The USS Wasp - a powerful warship carrying US stealth fighters - is one of more than 10 military ships from four nations likely headed for port calls in Brisbane this weekend.
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