Calls are mounting for the government to unlock Queensland s $10bn uranium reserves and deliver an economic windfall for the state. Nationals Senator Matt Canavan, one of five federal MPs to this week reignite debate about nuclear power, has called on the state government to lift a ban preventing 166m tonnes of uranium ore deposits from being mined. The reintroduction was a blow to the resources sector, which hoped the extraction of uranium ore deposits would create thousands of jobs. Senator Canavan said the state should remove the mining restriction and investigate reopening Mount Isa s Mary Kathleen uranium mine. I don t like any kind of statewide ban on activity, he said
Family and friends farewell pregnant couple Matthew Field and Kate Leadbetter in private memorial
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Matthew Field and Kate Leadbetter were killed in a crash on Australia Day.
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Heartbroken family and friends have paid their respects to a pregnant couple struck and killed by an allegedly stolen vehicle in Brisbane last month.
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The families of Mr Field and Kate Leadbetter thanked the public for honouring their memories
An online petition for youth justice reform has nearly 200,000 signatures
Matthew Field and Kate Leadbetter were walking their dogs across a major intersection at Alexandra Hills when they were mowed down in the Australia Day crash.
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Subscriber only Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has demanded to know why a teenager charged with the murder of Kate Leadbetter and Matthew Field was out on bail. The couple were killed while walking their dogs - allegedly by a teenager on bail in a stolen car. Their family and members of the community have expressed outrage over youth laws which allowed the teenager to be out on bail. The family and the community and I want answers, Ms Palaszczuk said. I want answers just like everyone else. I want to know why the courts allowed this young man out on bail.
Thursday marks one year since the first case of COVID-19 was reported in Queensland.
Less than a month into 2020, the state was recovering from a summer of devastating bushfires and residents and authorities were bracing for cyclone season.
A cleaner in the otherwise vacated King George Square in Brisbane.
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By March, the nation was in lockdown and Queenslanders could be fined for leaving their homes.
The global tally of coronavirus cases has surpassed 100 million and more than 2 million people have died.
Brisbane Times takes a look back at how the virus spread through Queensland, and some of the state’s near misses.
Every four minutes, a Queenslander falls victim to young offenders, the Liberal National Party has revealed. The LNP believe the state government s approach to youth crime isn t working. Shadow police spokesman Dale Last and Opposition Leader David Crisafulli are developing youth crime policy focused on helping people feel safe in their homes. Opposition leader David Crisafulli. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Steve Holland Mr Last said the statistics showed the Labor government s attitude towards youth crime was a complete failure. From the Premier down, we are told that youth crime is reducing but the reality is that every single day in Queensland, there are almost 390 charges laid against young offenders, the Burdekin MP said.