Jack McKay

Queensland Health has fixed a technical crash with its electronic medical record system that had prevented health staff at dozens of hospitals and facilities from logging in.

Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner reveals more details about where his council will cut $400 million in spending this financial year, while simultaneously announcing a multi-million-dollar cost increase to the Moggill Road upgrade at Indooroopilly.

Cyclists label new careless riding laws in Queensland a "draconian overreaction", but the state government says they are not designed to penalise everyday riding behaviours.

Labor insists it will not form a coalition with the minor party ahead of next year's local election while the LNP administration also says it will not do any deals with anyone.

It may seem counterintuitive, but the new fencing is aimed at protecting koalas from traffic, while an open section will remain to allow the colony to reach nearby Whites Hill Reserve.

A quarter of Brisbane councillors have quit before the next election with their positions filled by party appointments without by-elections, including Danita Parry who was officially endorsed by the LNP over the weekend.

The Energy and Water Ombudsman negotiated more than $900,000 in outcomes for customers who made complaints.

The review will look at all components of the Queensland graduated licensing system, including new technology and changing community needs and expectations.

The Sunshine State's peak business group says the median regulatory compliance costs reported by businesses in 2023 was $50,000 — up from $25,000 in 2021.

Ahead of next year's local government election, a Brisbane mayoral candidate has floated the idea of dropping the "lord" from the title of lord mayor.

A recruitment drive that kicked off in April amid a spike in cancelled bus services is bearing fruit, the council says, with more than 400 new drivers hired.

Under a proposal to stop soaring rental costs in Brisbane, the Greens are pushing to charge property investors a 650 per cent rates surcharge if they increase their tenants' rent.

After the Greens last week promised to withdraw support for the Olympics if the state government continues with the Gabba redevelopment, Labor candidate Tracey Price says she is yet to make up her mind on the project.

Brisbane residents in more than 100 suburbs write to the council over a proposed shake up of city infrastructure plans that initially sparked fears of land acquisitions. 

Digital driver's licences are set to be rolled out across Queensland today but the state government is already warning of delays with its technology.

Authorities give out more than $332 million in fines to speeding drivers in 2022-23 — up 35.7 per cent from the year before — amid heftier penalties.

A nation-wide competition will determine a new design for the historic Suttons Beach pavilion, as the City of Moreton Bay pushes ahead with its plans to demolish and rebuild the iconic structure.

The Greens continue to condemn the $2.7 billion Gabba redevelopment for the 2032 Olympics as a "deplorable waste of money" and says a Greens-controlled council would withdraw its support for the plan. 

Queensland Treaty Minister Leeanne Enoch reveals treaty-making could be pushed back beyond even the next term of government, as she seeks to clarify Labor's position on the issue. 

Queensland community groups will be given hundreds of thousands of dollars in new grants from the state government to help preserve and revitalise First Nations languages. 

Queensland's biggest council has called on the state government to remove a requirement for paper parking fines to be physically left on a vehicle, and let it send infringement notices through the post instead.

Queensland's biggest local government wants councils to have the power to put binding conditions on affordable housing built for new developments to ensure the homes remain affordable into the future.

Affected projects include the Toowong to West End green bridge and the public art component of the Brisbane Metro line, with cuts to spending on contractors also flagged.

Dugong enthusiasts from Moreton Bay say Australians are known as great swimmers and the sea mammal would be the "perfect" mascot for the games in 2032.

A number of Queensland government departments and agencies record significant hikes in their consultancy costs, following a warning of an over-reliance within the public service on external contractors and advisors.