Soden's Hotel's Brendan Tracey said more people were turned away than accepted on Monday, as NSW rules requiring he refuse entry to those not fully vaccinated came into effect. "We had to call police on the first day,

Laws that will guarantee 900 historical mining leases set for expiry in November have been passed by the Queensland parliament. The Resources and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2021 was passed to clarify some minor administrative aspects of mining and petroleum leases across the state.

A Queensland MP has pushed to scrap the Palaszczuk government's GPS tracker legislation. Greens member Michael Berkman moved a disallowance motion in parliament on Tuesday night. Stay up-to-date on the latest news with The Queensland Briefing – keeping you in the loop with the news as it hits.

Australia's monumental deal with the United States to attain nuclear-powered submarines will make the country's safety in the region "less secure" amid rising tensions with China, a former ambassador has warned.

Labor's push for the government to include several harm minimisation measures in its pokies reform legislation offers "little benefits" to reducing problem gambling, Anglicare Tasmania says. And a former party administrative committee member also slammed the party's proposals – which the government will assess in order to win their vote …

Revive Lake Cathie is calling on Port Macquarie-Hastings Council to open Lake Cathie lagoon for the Christmas holiday season, but council is committed to its floodwater trigger point plan for the waterway.

Former NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian will not face public hearings for an ICAC investigation to her alleged conduct next week, while Mike Baird is set to appear.

NSW MP Melanie Gibbons will run in the next federal election against Craig Kelly, leaving the Perrottet government with four impending byelections.

Taxpayer funded stamps worth up to $14,000 were funnelled into the election of Labor backbencher Tim Richardson, according to evidence before the anti-corruption commission.

Ms Gibbons' decision will mean a fourth byelection for new premier Dominic Perrotet to fight following the resignation of Gladys Berejiklian, who will be joined by Andrew Constance and John Barilaro