Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk will issue new ministerial guidelines after the corruption watchdog found a senior MP’s deletion of a private email account could be considered corrupt conduct.
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'Rail or fail': Sunshine Coast levy increases as light rail plan progresses
Sunshine Coast ratepayers will have to shell out an additional $15 a year as the city adopts a “rail or fail” plan that would emulate the Gold Coast’s light rail.
Clive Palmer back from 'romantic' cruise – and straight to court
Businessman and former MP Clive Palmer is back on Australian soil after a lavish Mediterranean cruise but he’s still not sure where in the world his globe-trotting nephew is.
LNP MP apologises for questioning the number of women on a board
LNP politician Tim Mander has apologised for questioning the “gender imbalance” in a government board which has more women than men.
Australian basketball star Shane Heal to face fraud trial
Heal says he’s looking forward to telling his side of the story after being committed to stand trial on charges of defrauding Philadelphia 76ers NBA coach Brett Brown.
Three-year-old son of slain cop Brett Forte asks for Dad
Slain Queensland police officer Brett Forte’s three-year-old son keeps asking when dad will be home.
Council says no to exclusive gated Islamic community
Significant parts of an Islamic school’s proposal for a master-planned hub in Brisbane’s south west has been rejected by the Brisbane City Council who have only approved educational purposes on the site.
Young upstarts Halfbrick join Blackmores, Queen in Queensland business's hall of fame
One Brisbane-based company’s induction was 2 billion downloads in the making.
Whistleblower links Bailey decision to destroy emails to pastor's 2004 case
Former Energy Minister Mark Bailey’s decision to delete documents contained on his private email account puts him in “the same situation” as a Sunshine Coast pastor sentenced in 2004 to six months jail for destroying evidence required in court, according to a prominent Queensland whistleblower.
'It's about power and control': 900 strangulation charges laid in 13 months
The new offence came after a report that aims to tackle the scourge of domestic violence.