Nation's 'best bathtub' locked in for Olympic rowers Concerns about floods, currents and crocs will not stop a state government from sending the world's best rowers to Australia's subtropics in 2032. AAP · Sep 20
'Not for turning': premier lashes Rocky naysayers A controversial proposal to hold Olympic rowing in a regional city is causing headaches, with a rush to build accommodation for athletes and spectators. AAP · Sep 10
A new Queensland bill aims to ‘streamline’ major projects. Matt and Caitlin fear it could hand their farm to developers Experts say new powers to bypass conservation and planning regulations are incredibly broad and could let the state effectively fast-track any project it wants The Guardian - AU · Aug 2
Gina Rinehart lobbied for controversial plan to move 2032 Olympic rowing to crocodile-inhabited river Decision to host event on Fitzroy River at Rockhampton, 600km north of host city Brisbane, prompted significant backlash The Guardian - AU · Jul 29
Koalas on the brink as developers land in Dreamworld Conservationists are warning beloved marsupials could become extinct in one part of Australia as a major theme park gets the green light on a new development. AAP · Jul 21
Union raises spectre of chaos, delays for Olympic works Brisbane 2032 venues risk delays under a proposed new construction code amid a CFMEU crackdown, sparking fears major builders may be locked out of projects. AAP · Jul 8
Double jeopardy: laws to be tested after new DNA found Prosecutors are seeking to retry a man acquitted of rape after claiming forensic retesting uncovered new evidence following a state's DNA lab debacle. AAP · Jun 12
QLD:Environmental bypass to fast-track oil project A state deputy premier will have the power to override environmental and heritage laws in a move slammed by the opposition and a conservation group. AAP · Jun 3
Environmental bypass to fast-track oil project A state deputy premier will have the power to override environmental and heritage laws in a move slammed by the opposition and a conservation group. AAP · Jun 3
Labor defends budget tax changes despite critical polls Labor insists it's taking the right approach to tax reform despite a majority of Australians saying the latest budget will leave them worse off. AAP · May 17
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 The Guardian - AU · May 15
Former premier apologises for contempt of parliament A former state premier has apologised for misleading parliament as government integrity looms as a key issue in an upcoming by-election. AAP · May 14
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 The Guardian - AU · May 12
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. AAP · May 12
AAP · Apr 22 'Shocking': ex-minister accused of threat to contractor A former state minister has been asked to respond to explosive claims she threatened to tear up a developer's contract unless he worked with a rogue union.
The Guardian - AU · Apr 18 Rocky row: is a river 600km north of Brisbane really the best place to host an Olympic event? To supporters the Fitzroy is a ‘gift from the rowing gods’ but critics, including gold medallists in the sport, fear the site could become a white elephant when the Games are over
AAP · Mar 27 Croc and elephant fears lurk over Olympic rowing venue A government has been slammed for sticking to its guns to host 2032 rowing at a crocodile habitat, with critics claiming the course will be a white elephant.
The Independent UK · Mar 6 Canadian backpacker, 19, died by drowning after dingo attack in Australia, coroner finds Coroner finds 19-year-old died as a result of drowning ‘in the setting of multiple injuries, due to, or as a consequence of a dingo attack’
The Guardian - AU · Feb 14 ‘A big call for the IOC’: is the fight over Olympic rowing on Australia’s predator-inhabited Fitzroy River all a croc? Queensland’s deputy premier says the event ‘ain’t happening’ at the Brisbane Games unless it takes place in Rockhampton
AAP · Feb 4 Olympic-sized blowout concerns for 2032 Games rejected While the Winter Olympics in Italy are plagued by budget overruns, the Queensland government insists the 2032 Brisbane Games won't cost taxpayers an extra cent.
AAP · Jan 14 Decision made on bid to stop Brisbane's Olympic stadium The federal government has rejected an application to stop work on the 2032 Brisbane stadium site but appointed a mediator to "avoid harm to cultural heritage".
International Business Times UK · Jan 7 2032 Olympics Host City Heats Up: DP Jarrod Bleijie Calls Critics 'Loopy' and 'Bunch of Nimbys' Brisbane unveils a $2.3B stadium inspired by Queenslander homes for the 2032 Olympics, facing criticism over heritage, environmental concerns, and political sparring.
AAP · Dec 21, 2025 Premier denies 'overreach' as states mull Bondi changes States are mulling NSW's crackdown on hateful symbols and slogans as anti-immigration rallies draw criticism on Australia's national day of reflection.
The Guardian - AU · Nov 2, 2025 A fatal drop: what do we know about the drugs, 500 times stronger than heroin, taking Australian lives? Only a few years after first being detected in Australia, nitazenes have been found in everything from vapes to fake heroin – and the death toll is rising
The Guardian - AU · Oct 11, 2025 ‘Uneasy alliance’: why Brisbane’s Olympics has a former LNP premier and Greens radical fighting on the same side Queensland government’s plan to build the 2032 Games’ main stadium at Victoria Park has united an unlikely group of protesters