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Hundreds of millions of dollars unaccounted for in Queensland
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Almost a billion dollars in Queensland taxpayers' money could be unaccounted for.
Advance Queensland offers grants to businesses developing products, with more than $800 million dished out since 2015.
But according to Nine News, the LNP government says it is struggling to find records of where the money has gone, and whether the recipients were appropriate.
A request has been made to the Auditor-General to investigate, says Nine's political editor, Tim Arvier.
7.11am
Brrr-ing out the winter woolies, Brrr-isbane
Can it still be considered a cold snap, half a week in and with no change well into next week?
That's what Brisbanites are facing again today, after another overnight minimum under 10 degrees.
Today is expected to be another sunny one, with a clear sky until sundown, when the temperature is forecast to plunge to an even chillier night than last night.
7.09am
While you were sleeping
Here's what's making news further afield this morning:
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has thrown open the doors to a more daring economic reform agenda, convening a summit later this year to kickstart Australia's stuttering economy.
After more than 500 episodes and 17 seasons, the ABC has decided to pull the plug on its long-running current affairs show Q+A, sources say.
Super accounts have long been an attractive target for fraudsters, and on Tuesday, the regulator warned there are key gaps in some super funds' defences against cyberattacks.
Screen time among Australian primary school children has ballooned to 6½ hours a day, with one in 10 students using their smartphone at problematic levels.
On her sixth day on the witness stand, accused killer Erin Patterson has been quizzed about how much beef Wellington she ate, the plates she served it on, the leftovers in her bin, and her claims of feeling unwell.
Several people have been killed at a school in the Austrian city of Graz, and several others seriously injured, including students and teachers, authorities said.
Black rats commonly found in roofs across Australia are developing a genetic mutation that increases their resistance to rat poisons.
6.47am
The top stories this morning
Good morning, welcome to Brisbane Times' live news coverage for Wednesday, June 11. Today we can expect a sunny day and a top temperature of just 19 degrees.
In this morning's local headlines:
Some child protection workers are each managing up to 18 Queensland children on average, but the union says the number is actually far higher.
Three Brisbane bridges are getting a technicolour makeover as part of this year's Brisbane Festival, which promises a highly visible citywide event akin to 'a cultural Olympiad'.
Almost 20-year-old New Farm bakery Chouquette is no more after the owners announced its closure. But there's still hope that it could live on elsewhere.
A man made a gun at work using nuts, bolts and a pipe, before he was fatally shot in Ipswich during a stand-off with police, a coroner has been told.
The Brisbane Broncos appear set to adopt a new look, with an administrative move hinting at its first design shift in a quarter of a century.