Former industrial relations minister Grace Grace has formally secured legal representation ahead of her appearance at Queensland's Commission of Inquiry into the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU). According to the Commission's website, barrister Adrian Duffy KC has been granted leave to appear on Ms Grace's behalf.
Aerial policing operations in North Queensland have been significantly expanded, with the Queensland Government delivering two new helicopters to boost the Police Air (POLAIR) unit based in Townsville. The addition of the aircraft marks the transition to full operational capability for POLAIR in the region.
A man has been charged following a police investigation into an alleged assault in Manly earlier this month. Police allege that around 5:10pm on April 9, a 34-year-old man exited his Mazda at the intersection of Mountjoy Terrace and Gordon Parade and assaulted a 47-year-old man who was driving a Toyota.
Since 2025, the radical-right One Nation party has experienced a polling surge - regularly polling ahead of the Coalition. In the midst of this surge, and wider voter fragmentation, the Coalition is facing a by-election contest in the rural NSW electorate of Farrer on May 9.
BERLIN (AP) – Germany’s defense minister on Saturday appeared to take in stride a Pentagon announcement that the United States plans to pull some 5,000 troops out of the country, President Donald Trump’s latest attempt to reduce America’s commitment to European security.
The Queensland Government has passed new legislation expanding its "Adult Crime, Adult Time" policy, alongside broader reforms targeting drug offences and antisocial behaviour. The new laws, passed in Parliament today, are part of a wider effort to strengthen responses to youth crime.
Detectives from the Toowoomba Criminal Investigation Branch, with support from the Darling Downs Tactical Crime Squad, have charged a 25-year-old man following investigations into a series of alleged property and vehicle offences across Toowoomba earlier this month.
A stretch of wet weather is set to linger across south-east Queensland this week, with forecasters warning the showery pattern is unlikely to ease until the weekend. The region has already seen significant rainfall over the Anzac Day period, particularly along the Gold Coast, where up to 100 millimetres fell in the 48 hours to Sunday morning.
After a year-long push to raise money via private capital, Cricket Australia (CA) has announced it will not sell some or all of its Big Bash League (BBL) franchises. The news comes after Queensland Cricket told CA it would join Cricket NSW in rejecting the private ownership idea first presented by CA in mid-2025.
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