Infrastructure Australia pans Queensland’s Cross River Rail plan, saying the costs of the project are likely to exceed the benefit. However, the State Government has hit back saying the organisation’s assessment is full of errors.
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States support funding boost for fire ant eradication plan
Agriculture ministers welcome a further 10-year commitment by all governments to eradicate red imported fire ants in south-east Queensland.
China orders halt to red meat imports from several Australian meatworks
China puts a temporary ban on a number of Australian meatworks from exporting chilled and frozen beef, sources tell the ABC.
Anger in outback town after former cop charged with fraud and stealing
Former Queensland police officer Daniel Allan Baker faces a Brisbane court charged with fraud, stealing and misconduct relating to his time as a sergeant in Camooweal, after being extradited from the Northern Territory.
Free charging plan to boost Queensland electric car numbers
Eighteen fast-charging charging stations will be installed around Queensland to create a “super highway” to allow electric vehicles to travel from the Gold Coast to Cairns.
Stephen Moore to call time on Wallabies career at end of season
Wallabies skipper Stephen Moore announces he will stand down from the captaincy immediately but will retire from international rugby at the end of the season.
Milk to be shipped 2,000km after farmers lose local hospital contract
Milk will be transported from Brisbane to far north Queensland hospitals after Queensland Health ends a supply contract with a local milk processor.
Brisbane community self-censors racist posters
Residents in Newmarket take the fight against racism into their own hands and remove posters declaring “diversity is white genocide”.
Man accused of setting fire to woman to remain in custody
A man who allegedly burned a woman, leaving her in a serious condition in hospital, makes no application for bail and will stay behind bars until his next court hearing.
What's life like for Jeff Horn now the fight is over?
Eating donuts and avoiding the grocery shopping are high on the to-do list for Brisbane’s world welterweight champion.