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Category: ABC Brisbane News
Banks blocked from foreclosing on Queensland farmers without debt mediation
Banks will not be allowed to foreclose on struggling Queensland farmers without first offering them debt mediation under new laws passed in State Parliament.
Free public transport offered to historic AFL Women's grand final
Trains, buses, ferries and light rail will be free in Queensland’s south-east on Saturday to attract more people to the AFL Women’s grand final on the Gold Coast, Transport Minister Jackie Trad says.
Gay panic defence scrapped by Queensland Parliament
Queensland’s move to ditch a “homophobic, archaic law” that allowed gay panic as a partial defence for murder is welcomed by a Catholic priest who has been fighting for change since Wayne Ruks (pictured) was bashed to death in July 2008.
Brisbane toll hike to pay for Inner City Bypass upgrade
Toll road costs in Brisbane will be jacked up to fund an upgrade of the Inner City Bypass, one of the capital’s most pivotal corridors.
Premier in dark over contracts awarded to director-general's wife's company
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk chastises her top bureaucrat, who has referred himself to the state’s corruption watchdog for not telling her about Government contracts awarded to a company his wife works for.
Builder loses more licences after Eagle Farm deaths
Queensland’s construction watchdog revokes three licences, including concreting, joinery and carpentry, that had been granted to a builder facing charges over the deaths of two workers.
AFLW grand final a once in a lifetime chance for fans, say Lions
Brisbane Lions marquee Sabrina Frederick-Traub hopes fans don’t miss a “once in a lifetime” event after the AFLW grand final’s shock switch to the Gold Coast.
Brisbane loses women's AFL grand final after Adele concerts
The first AFL Women’s grand final will be played on the Gold Coast after Brisbane’s Gabba surface was deemed unsafe following two major concerts by pop star Adele earlier this month.
Midwife 'not confident' of natural birth success, inquest told
A training midwife was “shocked” at the condition of a newborn baby who died of head injuries suffered during his birth at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, an inquest hears.