Queensland

Despite being decriminalised six years ago, the topic of abortion was a key point of debate in the Queensland election.

Almost sixty years ago, Merle Thornton AM chained herself to the Regatta Hotel in Brisbane. She, alongside fellow feminist activist Rosalie Bogner, were demanding the ban on women drinking in pubs be abolished.

Palestinian-Australian Remah Naji has been announced as the Greens candidate for the Queensland federal seat of Moreton.

Another woman’s life has been taken allegedly at the hands of male violence, after police discovered the body of a 28-year-old woman in a Queensland suburb this morning.

Rachel Vagg has been appointed Queensland’s first female Auditor-General following an international search.

A 34-year old woman has been fatally shot and killed while she was sitting inside her parked car in South Mackay yesterday afternoon. 

The Queensland Maroons have forced a decider in the first three-match series, with an odd-defying 11-10 victory over Newcastle’s Sky Blues. 

Queensland state MP Brittany Lauga has closed her electorate office in Yeppoon, on the Queensland central coast, following “several threatening and offensive safety concerns” targeted at her staff.

Annastacia Palaszczuk is an International Ambassador with the Smart Energy Council (SEC), Australia’s renewable energy industry body.

The Queensland government is investing an extra $18.2 million over five years for endometriosis and pelvic pain initiatives.

Queensland Attorney-General Yvette D’Ath has announced she’ll quit politics at the upcoming state election, after nearly 17 years.

Queensland Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll has announced her resignation from the role, months before her five-year contract ends in July this year.