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Under the state's Best Practice Industry Conditions policy, workers get double time when it rains and an extra $1000 a week for working on a project 50km or more from the employer's address.
President of the Nurses' Professional Association Kara Thomas said chronic staffing issues in Queensland's nursing sector had been ignored by the state in lieu of the new deal.
After the 2022 floods, West End resident and engineer Adrian Sains banded together with other local experts to mitigate future inundation.
A long delay for regulatory approvals combined with rising construction costs have caused a big headache for the development of more affordable housing in south-east Queensland.
2023 may well end up being the year of adversity across the construction industry, with interest rates, supply chain and cost issues all playing a role.