Police have made the largest cocaine seizure in Australian history following an investigation into a transnational organised crime syndicate accused of conspiring to import more than two tonnes of the drug into Australia.
The two-year-old girl was found in a vehicle at the Cassowary Coast Council car park at Innisfail, about 90 kilometres from Cairns, on Monday afternoon.
Described by the LNP as a "sweetheart deal" with the construction union, the policy dictates that workers can down tools if the air temperature reaches 35 degrees Celsius, or 29C and 75 per cent humidity.
Weather conditions bringing soaring temperatures to large parts of the country are moving north-east and set to raise the mercury in Queensland and northern New South Wales on Thursday and Friday.
Shortly after unveiling his cabinet, the new premier was pressed on what message shutting down the Truth-Telling and Healing Inquiry sent to First Nations Queenslanders.