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Advocates question Queensland’s ability to deliver on ambitious affordable homes plan

Qcoss says more details needed as to how state can ensure 20% of around 900,000 proposed new homes will be affordable

The Guardian - AU

Brisbane houses spared as government revises plan for Olympic Games athletics track

Move comes as national standoff between Labor and Greens over housing increasingly intersects with planning for 2032 Games

The Guardian - AU

Vaccine ‘game changer’ to use needle-free skin patches

A Queensland biotech firm will lead efforts to create a needle-free skin patch allowing people in remote areas to be vaccinated without medical staff.

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Vaccine 'game changer' to use needle-free skin patches

A Queensland biotech firm will lead efforts to create a needle-free skin patch allowing people in remote areas to be vaccinated without medical staff.

AAP

Wholesale power prices expected to rise with Queensland Callide Power Station repair delay

A fire at Callide Power Station, near Biloela, in May 2021 triggered mass blackouts across the state.

ABC News

Queensland awards $1.17 billion for hospital expansions

The new hospital expansions in Brisbane and Ipswich will see hundreds of new beds and greater capacity for elective surgery.

AAP

Industry plan to power Qld economy towards net zero

Sustainable manufacturing, green hydrogen and biofuels are among the focus of a Queensland development strategy to reach net zero by 2050.

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Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has revealed a cabinet reshuffle. See what's changed on the front bench

After days of speculation, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk's new frontbench line-up has been confirmed. Here's what's changed in cabinet.

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Indigenous rangers make 'incredible difference' during Gulf of Carpentaria flood emergency

Hard-hit residents in Burketown, where nearly 40 houses were inundated, are praising the work of a small group of Indigenous rangers who were some of the first responders during and after the emergency.

ABC News

Groups fear landlords may use loophole to bypass Queensland’s new once-a-year rent-rise law

QCOSS and other tenant advocacy groups support the new rental measures but urge landlords to do the right thing, saying there is still ‘more work to do’ around housing reform

The Guardian - AU

Queensland government scraps plan to turn Griffith University student accommodation into emergency housing

About $2.1 million had been spent before the conversion was abandoned, in what the opposition said was a "chaotic" decision.

ABC News

Uni dorm housing plan ditched in favour of private buys

Buying homes on the private market represents better value than converting disused university beds into emergency accommodation, the Queensland government says.

AAP

Flooded Gulf of Carpentaria communities shocked by generosity as truckloads of donations arrive

Much-needed supplies have arrived in flood-hit towns thanks to the work of two men and a handful of businesses, who say the government and media must do more to help.

ABC News

Queensland tenants and social groups welcome proposal to limit rent increases to once a year

But expert says limiting frequency of rent hikes without a cap is unlikely to make a difference amid rising rate of homelessness

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Queensland government faces backlash over move to consider rent caps

Comments by Annastacia Palaszczuk on limiting rent increases have been praised by some economists and panned by the real estate sector

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Using Queensland’s own laws to highlight the government’s youth justice failings does not make judges soft

The judiciary has exposed how children are being treated and yet it is still blamed for the recidivism that occurs as a result

AAP

Qld government cops criticism over Gabba blow-out

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has confirmed $2.7 billion has been set aside for the Gabba stadium rebuild - more than double the amount estimated in 2021.

ABC News

Children held in Queensland watch houses for almost 40 days, review ordered into escalating crisis

The mother of a 17-year-old describes the impact on her son of the 31 days he spent detained in a watch house cell intended for stays of up to two days.

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Elderly man who sparked renewed debate of youth crime dies in Queensland hospital

Ministers and police commissioner will attend community forum in Toowoomba as high profile youth crimes put Palaszczuk government under pressure

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Former LNP leader calls for 72-hour limit on children being held in Queensland watch houses

Exclusive: Deb Frecklington says the ongoing practice of detaining youth in adult facilities for weeks is ‘barbaric’

AAP

Court's mass bail of youths triggers police appeal push

Queensland police are considering their legal options after a Townsville magistrate released more than a dozen youths from custody.

The Guardian - AU

‘Disgraceful and gutless’: Queensland deputy premier pilloried for attack on judiciary

Steven Miles said a magistrate’s decision to release children locked in Townsville watch house was ‘a media stunt’

The Guardian - AU

Townsville magistrate orders children be released from watch house amid heated youth justice debate

Exclusive: Queensland Police Service ‘exploring its legal options’ after several children granted bail

AAP

Spare uni beds to be converted to emergency housing

University lodgings in Brisbane will be converted into emergency accommodation for people desperate for housing amid high rents and low vacancy rates.

ABC News

Queensland housing crisis leaving essential health workers without a place to rent

Registered nurse Colleen Clark has been searching for a new rental in Theodore since April last year without success, an experience that has left her feeling "hopeless and undervalued" despite rural health workers being in high demand.

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