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Queensland budget
Labor’s 10th budget is built to not be its last
When Annastacia Palaszczuk’s new government handed down its first budget in 2015, it was criticised for lacking sweeteners. This one is almost nothing but.
- by Matt Dennien
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Who will be Queensland’s ‘night mayor’ and what will their job entail? This man has an idea
Michael Rodrigues helped bring NSW’s after-dark economy back from the brink. The just-announced role of a Night Life Economy Commissioner could do the same for Queensland.
- by Nick Dent
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Government
Qld to give first home buyers a ‘fairer go’ with changes to stamp duty
Some 10,000 buyers are expected to save up to $17,000 under Labor’s latest pre-election budget sweetener.
- by Matt Dennien
Health Minister, LNP MPs under scrutiny after ‘cross your legs’ call
The actions of four MPs from both parties are now being investigated by Queensland parliament’s powerful ethics committee after last month’s incident.
- by Matt Dennien
Crisafulli cops flak from both flanks over support of Labor budget
The Opposition Leader’s “small-target” approach to October’s election has drawn criticism from both Labor and the last LNP colleague to run the state.
- by Matt Dennien
Perspective
Government
Queensland says it’s doing ‘everything’ it can to help with housing. But is it?
The state’s peak social service body suggests there is more Labor could be doing to ease housing pressures – and turns the spotlight on the LNP.
- by Matt Dennien
Free lunch coming to Queensland schools – with a catch
They say there is no such thing as a free lunch, but that’s what will be served up to some students. And find out which Brisbane schools will get playground upgrades.
- by Felicity Caldwell
LNP rejects review calls over how much to muzzle Qld’s corruption watchdog
Independent calls for a path through legal murk over the Crime and Corruption Commission’s ability to tell the public about its work reveal a political rift.
- by Matt Dennien
Perspective
Queensland votes
Politicians trying to win votes before an election? You don’t say
Labor hopes 50c transport fares will turn heads and votes, even if it’s been on Steven Miles’ mind since the 1990s. How else should contenders try to woo you?
- by Matt Dennien
Updated
Government
‘As close to free as you can get’: All public transport trips in Qld to cost 50c
The flat fare will apply during a “use it or lose it” six-month trial from August 5, in Labor’s latest effort to ease cost-of-living pressures.
- by Matt Dennien
Infrastructure funding pledge to help ease SEQ growing pains
Last week, south-east mayors took their infrastructure woes to the state government. By Friday, they had secured a $350 million injection.
- by Tony Moore