The Queensland government will direct Stanwell to change its bidding practices to drive down power prices and investigate creating a renewable energy company known as CleanCo.
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Brisbane City Council will not install free sunscreen dispensers
Queensland is the skin cancer capital of the world but is failing to match, or even consider, sun smart initiatives being introduced abroad.
'Non-viable' twins cling to life amid anger at Logan Hospital
Logan Hospital is investigating claims it denied a couple the ability to give their premature twin babies a fighting chance at life.
Man denies murdering Brisbane mother Anthea Mari
A man has pleaded not guilty to murdering a Brisbane mother in 2014.
Queensland police 'probably can't' stop cars being used as weapons
The head of Queensland police’s counter terrorism command has admitted the organisation can not always stop London-inspired terrorists using vehicles as weapons but assured the Commonwealth Games would be safe.
Brisbane trains: 15-minute delays in the north after Eagle Junction fault
Commuters on Brisbane’s north and further afield are facing major delays on their Monday morning trip to work.
Termite-riddled palm tree crushes woman to death
A woman has reportedly died in hospital after being crushed by a falling palm tree in far north Queensland last week.
Allegedly drunk driver charged over passenger's death on Bruce Highway
A man has been charged with killing his passenger while driving drunk on the Sunshine Coast more than three months ago.
Bottle and wheelie bin thrown at ambulance in Cairns
Four people have been charged after an attack on an ambulance called to treat a separate incident in Cairns.
Scientists kick off search for Tassie tiger in far north Queensland
There is nothing like the impossible chance of seeing the Tasmanian Tiger that gets people into a flurry.