QLD Reporter — local news from Queensland

A Queensland caravan manufacturer may have been trading while insolvent for over three years, owing creditors $14 million. Nearly 50 customers face losing $2.25 million after making progress payments toward caravans that were not built.

The use of artificial intelligence in real estate advertising is growing, with agents using the technology to alter furniture, families, and create songs about floor plans. But regulators are warning agents to be transparent about their use of AI to avoid misrepresenting properties.

Bridgeport Energy has won tenders for an additional 270,000 hectares of land in Queensland's Channel Country, with the company's chief executive assuring that any fossil fuels extracted will stay in Australia. The move has raised concerns from an agriculture-conservation alliance, which wants assurances that industrial activity will not impact the environment.

A Queensland prisoner has won a High Court battle to have her eggs frozen while serving her sentence, with judges ruling that laws used to block the procedure were misinterpreted. The decision paves the way for Rachel Smith to undergo a privately funded Oocyte cryopreservation procedure.

Cattle in north Queensland are dying from an unseasonal outbreak of a flu-like virus. Graziers are being urged to vaccinate their cattle as the outbreak spreads.

A new biosecurity strategy led by traditional owners aims to protect K'gari's World Heritage status by preventing invasive species from reaching the island's shores. The strategy includes measures such as washing cars as a condition of entry to the island.

Prisoners in Queensland are at risk of losing their human rights under a proposed law, sparking concerns from human rights advocates and opposition groups. The Queensland government says it is prioritizing the rights of victims over those of offenders, but critics warn the move could lead to abuse and mistreatment of people behind bars.

Opposition Leader Angus Taylor received a lukewarm reception at the Australian Conservative Political Action Conference, despite being the first sitting Liberal leader to attend. The audience was clearly more enthusiastic about One Nation leader Pauline Hanson's presence, and her speech hit many of the same points as Mr Taylor's address.

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has urged conservative voters to ditch the Coalition, but has indicated she would work with them to remove the Labor government from power. In a speech to a conservative conference in Brisbane, Ms Hanson launched a scathing attack on the Liberal Party and its leader Angus Taylor.