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David Crisafulli

March

New infrastructure planned for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic summer Games includes a main stadium, aquatic centre and a main athletes village on the site of the RNA showgrounds.

Builders line up for $7.1b Brisbane Olympic spree

The runway to develop infrastructure for the world’s biggest sporting tournament has shrunk to just seven years, so work has to begin soon.

New $3.7b stadium confirmed for Brisbane Games

After three premiers, two reviews and 3½ years of bickering, the main venue for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games has finally been decided.

Queensland Premier David Crisafulli and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese say the additional $4.8 billion in funding will improve student performance.

After months of resistance, Qld signs on to $2.8b schools package

Australia’s schools will benefit from a $30 billion boost to funding over the next decade after Queensland was the final state to sign up to a national plan.

Prime minister Anthony Albanese.

Details of Albanese’s pre-cyclone fundraiser revealed

The prime minister dined with donors as millions on the eastern seaboard braced for Cyclone Alfred.

Tiana Miles with dolphin Zippa in Sea Wrold.

‘Superhuman’: Sea World staff slept at work to keep dolphins safe

As Tropical Cyclone Alfred crept towards south-east Queensland, Sea World set in motion a massive operation to ensure the park’s dolphins were safe.

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Our Space Cafe and pottery studio owner Jacquie Tapsall

This cafe owner took a gamble on flood insurance. She lost

The Insurance Council of Australia says nearly a quarter of homes in flood-prone areas don’t have appropriate insurance. Brisbane cafe owner Jacquie Tapsall says she could not afford it.

The CopperString project would link Townsville and Mount Isa at a cost of about $9 billion.

Feds clash with Queensland on ‘priority’ renewables projects

The list of projects includes the CopperString transmission line that is being reviewed by the state’s Crisafulli government after a huge cost blowout.

Iconic beaches stripped of sand could stay that way for months

Shorelines in tourism hotspots such as the Gold Coast and Byron Bay have been denuded by giant waves caused by the cyclone, and could take months to recover.

Alfred costing the economy $1b a day as Brisbane pummelled

Power remains cut to hundreds of thousands of residents as torrential rain causes flooding across Queensland’s capital.

A rescue operation got under way after an army tanker rolled south of Lismore.

Army truck flips in storm zone as storm kills one

The body of a man swept away in floodwaters was found Saturday afternoon as Queensland and NSW authorities fear the looming flood threat of ex-tropical cyclone Alfred.

Blackouts, flooding begin in cyclone disaster zone

Destruction has already begun from Cyclone Alfred, though the full force is not expected until Saturday.

Cyclone stops flights; PM mulls non-budget election options

Millions of residents across south-east Queensland and northern NSW are in a holding pattern as the destructive arrival of the tropical cyclone is pushed back.

Cyclone Alfred.

AFL postponed, cruises diverted as cyclone bears down

An ultra-rare tropical cyclone is zeroing in on heavily populated regions of Queensland and NSW, with threats of destructive winds and major flooding.

February

CopperString will connect Townsville to Mount Isa in Queensland’s north.

Qld urged to flip giant power line project to save money

The state-owned company in charge of delivering an enormous transmission line in Queensland has asked the government to approve a change in direction for a project blasted by APA Group as economically “horrendous”.

January

Treasurer David Janetzki says measures to rein in the budget will be necessary.

Debt blowout shows budget honesty is ‘crooked’ in Queensland

The shocking budget blowout after the state’s election last year shows a massive institutional failure that has lessons for governments across the country.

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The Queensland government paused approvals for new wind farms.

Qld hits pause on wind farms, and big miners are among those worried

Resource-rich Queensland had become a poster child for the energy transition, but early signs from the new LNP government have created confusion about the state’s energy plans.

The Australian Open 2025.

Brisbane should learn lessons of Australian Open’s success

It’s always tough for governments to justify spending money on sporting venues. Yet, long-term thinking and the best option for leaving a legacy should be factored into the plans for Brisbane’s Olympic stadium.

Queensland’s debt will skyrocket to $218 billion by 2028, based on the mid-year budget published on Thursday.

‘The numbers are breathtaking’: Qld’s interest bill worth 11 new hospitals

The states’ debt-servicing costs will probably continue to skyrocket as investors demand compensation for their fiscally reckless ways.

Star’s bid for a tax relief has been brushed off by NSW and Queensland.

NSW and Qld unmoved by Star’s renewed plea for tax relief

NSW Premier Chris Minns was emphatic the government would not offer respite to the struggling gaming company whose casinos are ailing.

Brad battin

Battin vows to scrap electricity commission, names shadow cabinet

Victorian opposition leader Brad Battin has promoted Liberal MPs who supported him to replace John Pesutto and flagged plans to cut taxes and government waste.

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