Rachel Riga

The Queensland government has announced an increase in fines for several driving offences, after covert road cameras caught almost 50,000 motorists using a mobile phone or not wearing a seatbelt in just four months.

The state government’s recruitment processes for state-owned corporations have come under scrutiny by the Queensland Audit Office, with a report finding positions should be advertised publicly to improve transparency and that no data has been collected on the diversity of board members.

Last week Mark Bailey insisted it was an “error” and a “stuff-up” that the outdated cost had been published in a media release.

This decision has been described as ″judgement day for integrity in Queensland” by the state opposition because of the implications for the Queensland Crime and Corruption Commission.

Patients with severe mental illness are having to sleep on the floor or couches inside Queensland’s largest hospital due to chronic bed shortages, with some left waiting days.

Five heart transplant patients from the same Queensland hospital contracted fungal infections of multiple strains. Two, including much-loved GP Dr Muhammad Hussain, have died.

Despite being evicted from George Street eight years ago, the ghost of Campbell Newman is still haunting Labor and the LNP.

Australia’s leading food rescue organisation says it’s facing unprecedented demand in Queensland due to cost of living pressures.

The government says it will bring forward a ban on knife sales to minors, and increase the penalty for carrying a knife in public.

The Brisbane 2032 Organising Committee is holding its first meeting of the year amid ongoing debate and disagreement over major venues.