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Blindsided: premier left in the dark on integrity probe

A Queensland government integrity storm has deepened after the premier revealed he found out about a minister being referred to federal police via the media.

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Cabinet minister steps down over federal police probe

A state government has plunged deeper into an integrity storm after an under-fire minister stood down over a federal electoral enrolment probe.

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The ‘Ross and Rachel’ of Queensland parliament ignite slanging match over MPs’ romantic lives

This week’s descent into ‘rumours and innuendoes’ has left both the government and opposition bruised

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Olympic planning queried in affair corruption referral

A relationship between senior ministers has triggered a corruption watchdog referral over possible conflicts of interest in Olympic venue and grant decisions.

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It’s parliament, not Love Island: Queensland’s ministerial affair drama becomes a sordid distraction

Tuesday’s question time seemed more suited to prime time; full of sordid allegations, only the cast seems far less likable

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State integrity brawl spills into MPs' private lives

A heated political row over integrity and conflicts of interest has erupted into a slanging match about MPs' private lives in a state parliament.

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Premier digs in as 'love story' sparks integrity war

A political "love story" has morphed into an all‑out integrity brawl, with one premier under siege over what he knew and who really called the Olympic shots.

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Queensland government in ‘integrity crisis’ over alleged undisclosed affair between two ministers, opposition says

The Olympic Games minister, Tim Mander, and the child safety minister, Amanda Camm say they were not in a relationship when they were sworn in

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Not just friends: ministerial affair raises queries

Questions have been raised over a potential conflict of interest after a personal relationship between two state government ministers was revealed.

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States push back on footing bill for NDIS changes

State leaders and ministers say they were kept in the dark on the extent of planned changes to the NDIS and fear they're being left to pick up the tab.

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Labor to tighten child NDIS eligibility to curb spending as Queensland MP warns change is ‘failing kids’

Health minister faces backlash from states as he announces major changes to scheme ahead of May budget

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'There's no love': state child safety inquiry begins

Two children remain unaccounted for after hundreds at one stage went missing from a state child safety department ahead of a state's child safety inquiry.

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Family of murdered woman, children back new DV laws

Police will be able to issue immediate 12-month protections to alleged domestic violence victims after legislation passed state parliament.

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Victims' Commissioner resigns after DV hotline debacle

A state's Victims' Commissioner has resigned after damning findings from a review into a domestic violence helpline.

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More than half of calls to Queensland domestic violence helpline unanswered for full month last year, report finds

Audit of DVConnect commissioned by LNP government reveals ‘damning’ findings, minister for prevention of domestic and family violence says

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'Not good enough': thousands of DV calls go unanswered

Thousands of women have abandoned their calls to a domestic violence helpline after they went unanswered, with a state minister saying it is "not good enough".

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'Hannah's smiling down on us': landmark laws begin

Five years after a horrific attack, coercive control has become a criminal offence in Queensland in a "bittersweet" day for a murdered mother's parents.

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Failures of 'broken' child safety system sparks inquiry

Almost half of children experienced physical abuse before entering out-of-home care in one state, prompting a landmark inquiry into the "broken" system.

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Queensland Labor expels MP after LNP raises domestic violence allegations

Member for Stafford Jimmy Sullivan responds with defiant statement accusing Labor MPs of ‘cheap political move’ against him

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Fears new domestic violence police powers may backfire

Victims of domestic violence could be at greater risk of criminalisation under a plan to give police rapid protection powers, advocates warn.

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GPS trackers for DV offenders rolled out by end of year

A day after a woman was allegedly set on fire, a state government has vowed to crack down on DV perpetrators by rolling out 24/7 tracking devices.

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'Treat us like humans': rise in out-of-home care kids

A report has called for urgent change after finding one state has up to four times as many children in residential care than others.

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Calls for Queensland government to release full child safety investigation after toddlers left to die in hot car

Queensland's opposition demands the state government release the full investigation report examining its handling of the child safety case involving two toddlers who died in a hot car.

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Mackay council under fire for 'disgusting' decision to paint over deceased teenager tribute

Internal politics are suspected to be behind a Mackay Regional Council decision to paint over a half finished skate park mural created in tribute to teenager who died in a motorcycle accident, with the local community and his friends expressing "disgust" towards eight councillors who made the decision.

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Hannah Clarke inquest concludes with hopes findings will be 'powerful tool for change'

Advocates and lawyers helping women escape domestic violence are hopeful the findings from the inquest into the brutal murders of Hannah Clarke and her three children will be a catalyst for change.

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