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Queensland’s LNP has tread softly in government. It’s now baring its teeth over the power to break up workers’ strikes

The controversial legislation may end up placing large sections of its suburban support – critical to the party’s lead in the polls – on the bonfireGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFor almost two years, the Liberal National pa…

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Queensland prison where children self-harm to get transferred ‘more suitable’ than police watch-houses: ombudsman

Inmate advocacy group attacks watchdog’s ‘gutless retreat’ on Wacol youth remand centreFollow our Australia politics live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Queensland ombudsman has backed away from ca…

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Anthropic to build $31bn datacentre in western Queensland, David Crisafulli says

Premier describes deal as ‘major win’ that will deliver more jobs for the state and put more energy into its gridAnthropic, the AI giant behind the large language model Claude, has done a deal to lease the site of its first Australian datacentre in wes…

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