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Darling Downs South West Queensland residents will get a flavour of Australia this week, with the region combining generous helpings of its best food, music and activities as part of a family-friendly Australia Day events program.

South East Queensland residents will get a flavour of Australia this week, with the region combining generous helpings of its best food, music and activities as part of a family-friendly Australia Day events program.

The Palaszczuk Government will introduce new laws early this year to increase penalties for hate crimes and serious vilification offences.

Around 875,000 Queensland students head back to school today for the start of the 2023 school year.

Festive season holidays across Queensland are on track to deliver more than $3 billion to tourism operators and the State’s visitor economy.

Trials of alternatives to single use drinking cups are being evaluated at stadium venues in Brisbane, Townsville and on the Gold Coast to help protect Queensland’s great lifestyle.

The votes are in – with Amelia and Oliver crowned Queensland’s most popular baby names for 2022.

The Sunshine Coast region is set to receive an enhanced emergency services capability with plans for two purpose-built fire stations progressing well.

A new partnership between WNBL team, the Townsville Fire and Queensland Fire and Emergency Services will help promote women’s sport and a career as a firefighter.

The final stage of the Kidston Clean Energy Hub, the Kidston Wind Farm, has been declared a prescribed project, ensuring the delivery of the project that will create 200 construction jobs.

Recent school leavers and Queenslanders looking to upskill or change careers are being encouraged to enrol in one of the 37,000 Fee-Free TAFE places available in 2023.

Queensland will tonight light up blue for National Corrections Day in recognition of the work of correctional officers on the front line of public safety.