Land valuations have sky-rocketed across the state in a move that could push up council rates, with land prices in some local government areas surging by more than 150 per cent.
Queensland’s local councils have urged the state government to commit to sharing the economic benefits of the 2032 Games across the state, with concerns that some regions will be “left behind”.
Clear “red flags” for the safety of two Queensland sisters who died in a hot car after being left there by their drug addict mother were “overlooked” or ignored by the child safety department, a damning review has found.
And a woman who breached a domestic violence order and obsessively harassed the police officer who investigated her has been granted a weapons licence despite the officer warning it could be a risk to public safety.
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