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4 days ago | 
abc.net.au | Jack McKay |Jack Mckay
Millions of dollars in deceased estates have gone to the Queensland government in recent years after authorities were unable to find a beneficiary to inherit the money. Between 2020 and 2024, the Public Trustee transferred $2.95 million from ten estates to Queensland Treasury, with the funds put into consolidated revenue. Most of the funds came from a single estate worth $2 million that was given to the state government in 2021.
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5 days ago | 
abc.net.au | Jack McKay |Jack Mckay
Brisbane's Exhibition train station will soon reopen for major events at the city's showgrounds, including the Ekka, before operating year-round from 2029. The station at Bowen Hills has been closed in recent years while it underwent a significant upgrade as part of the Cross River Rail project. The first event the station will service is this week’s camping and caravan show, which kicks off from Wednesday and goes through to Sunday.
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1 week ago | 
gaa.ie | Jack McKay |Jack Mckay
All-Ireland SFC Group TwoKerry 1-28 (1-7-14) Cork 0-20 (0-3-14)By Jack McKay at SuperValu Páirc Uí ChaoimhCork put it up to Kerry for much of the first half at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh. As is so often the case when Cork and Kerry meet, the Kingdom found a way. Within minutes of the restart, Kerry, who trailed by three at the break, had drawn level for the fifth time. Tom O’Sullivan teed up David Clifford for a stunning two-pointer.
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1 week ago | 
abc.net.au | Jack McKay |Jack Mckay
One Nation's Malcolm Roberts has held onto his Senate seat from Queensland, as former LNP Senator Gerard Rennick is booted from federal parliament. The Australian Electoral Commission officially declared Queensland's Senate election results on Thursday, with Labor gaining an extra position. It means of the six Senate seats up for grabs, Labor has won two, the LNP has secured two, the Greens have taken out one, and One Nation has also won one.
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1 week ago | 
abc.net.au | Jack McKay |Jack Mckay
Queensland's new LNP government is spending millions of taxpayer dollars on advertising campaigns to spruik its youth crime, housing, and health plans. Several campaigns have been launched by the government in recent months, including one that highlights the second tranche of the Making Queensland Safer laws. The government has confirmed to the ABC it plans to spend about $1.85 million on ads about youth crime.
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2 weeks ago | 
rte.ie | Jack McKay |Jack Mckay
It wasn't a perfect performance by any means, but that won’t matter to Meath. What mattered was getting the better of Cork in their All-Ireland Senior Football Championship opener at Páirc Tailteann on Saturday and they did exactly that. It was far from a classic encounter. With 12 minutes to go Cork found a spark. Trailing by five, sub Ruairí Deane pointed and a Mark Cronin two-pointer followed. Then Chris Óg Jones brought it back to a point, 1-10 to 0-12.
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3 weeks ago | 
abc.net.au | Jack McKay |Jack Mckay
Queensland Senator Larissa Waters won't rule out a tilt at the Greens leadership, as the party claims their first and only election victory. Elizabeth Watson-Brown will now be the sole Greens MP in the House of Representatives after the party failed to reclaim any of its other lower house seats. Asked about whether she would run to become Greens leader after Adam Bandt lost his seat of Melbourne, Senator Waters wouldn't discount it.
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3 weeks ago | 
abc.net.au | Jack McKay |Jack Mckay
Queensland MP Jimmy Sullivan is set to be booted from the state parliamentary Labor caucus and will be forced to sit on the crossbench. An extraordinary meeting of Labor MPs was held in Brisbane on Monday after a motion was moved by Opposition Leader Steven Miles to oust Mr Sullivan from the caucus. Mr Sullivan is a second-term MP who has represented the electorate of Stafford on Brisbane's north side since 2020.
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1 month ago | 
abc.net.au | Jack McKay |Jack Mckay
Queensland Premier David Crisafulli says the government shouldn't tell parents how to discipline their children amid a push to ban corporal punishment and smacking. The Queensland Law Reform Commission (QLRC) is currently reviewing criminal defences, including one that allows parents to use "reasonable" force to control a child. In a consultation paper it released earlier this year, the QLRC proposed repealing the criminal code's domestic discipline defence or limiting its scope.
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1 month ago | 
abc.net.au | Jack McKay |Jack Mckay |Tobi Loftus
The voters of Dickson made history when they cast their ballots in this year's federal election, causing Peter Dutton to become the first federal opposition leader to lose their seat. His margin had often been tight — and Labor had long held hope of ousting Mr Dutton from the outer metropolitan electorate just north of Brisbane. His defeat on Saturday made him the highest-profile casualty in the 2025 poll, as locals elected Labor's Ali France in her third tilt for Dickson.
