The 2017-18 Queensland state budget includes $42.75 billion in infrastructure projects over the next four years.
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Queensland budget 2017: Jobs, infrastructure spending and surpluses
Jobs, supporting the struggling regions, infrastructure spending and household bills are the focus for the 2017-18 budget, which also focuses on paying down debt and improving business confidence.
Queensland 2017-18 budget shows an additional 6000 public servants
Queensland’s public service is set to increase by about 6000 in the next 12 months, on top of the 210,970 employed in the December 2016 quarter, budget papers released on Tuesday show.
Queensland weather: Gold Coast beaches close after winds of almost 90km/h
As the yellow, orange and red patches arrived over Brisbane on radar, BoM conceded the wet weather might not be as bad as predicted.
$1 billion spend to ease Brisbane's traffic congestion
Brisbane’s road network will receive a $1 billion over the next financial year in a bid to prevent motorists grinding to a halt.
Man armed with acid robs Aspley club
A man armed with acid has stolen money from a sports club east of Brisbane.
Riders don't want avid cyclist's death to become 'bikes versus cars' argument
A fanatical cyclist, riding to and from work every day, he was described as cautious, safe, experienced. But none of that, or even his 30-odd years of cycling experience, was enough.
Tributes to police officer who died after being hit by car
Tributes are flowing for a central Queensland police officer who has died in hospital after being hit by a car last week.
Police arrest man over death of two-year-old boy found in Logan home
A man has been arrested over the suspicious death of a toddler south of Brisbane more than two years ago.
Queensland budget 2017-18: Govt to add $2 billion for Cross River Rail
The Queensland government will commit another $2 billion to Brisbane’s Cross River Rail, after failing to secure federal funding for the project.