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Kate Jones

May 2023

Concept art of the proposed Brisbane Arena above the new underground Roma Street station.

Free tickets to woo politicians in battle for $2.5b Brisbane arena

Here’s how businesses deepened political connections amid a battle for a proposed stadium that is home to the Brisbane 2032 swimming program.

  • Liam Walsh
Bipartisan lobbying. Victor Dominello (l) replaces former Coalition colleague Wyatt Roy on the Tech Council board, where he joins former Labor Queensland Innovation Minister Kate Jones.

Dominello takes a seat in political musical chairs on Tech Council board

Former NSW minister for digital government Victor Dominello’s post-political career is continuing to take shape.

  • Paul Smith

July 2021

Close shave: Maria Fazekas of Hungary attends a table tennis training session at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Thursday.

Jostling begins over Brisbane’s 2032 Organising Committee

A day after the Queensland capital’s Olympic win, a public contest over management of the Games is already playing out.

  • Michael Bleby and Mark Ludlow

August 2020

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk.

Queensland under fire for propping up theme park giants

The Palaszczuk government is bailing out tourism operators who have been hit by their border closures.

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  • Mark Ludlow

June 2020

Unit manager Bridgette Silcock said a Queensland-New Zealand tourism bubble would be good for business.

Sunshine State moves to lock in NZ tourists first

The Queensland government, which has been criticised for its closed borders, is moving to lock in New Zealand flights as early as July.

  • Mark Ludlow
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May 2020

Queensland Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young wants the borders shut until NSW and Victoria stop new coronavirus infections.

Qld's justification for border closures slowly crumbling

The number of active COVID-19 cases continues to decrease, falling by a third in the past two weeks.

  • Mark Ludlow
Queensland Tourism Minister Kate Jones said she was well aware of the economic pain from border closures.

'We know businesses are hurting': Qld Tourism Minister

Queensland Tourism Minister Kate Jones says it is a delicate balance between health and the economy when dealing with the coronavirus.

  • Mark Ludlow
Minister for Industry, Science and Technology Karen Andrews believes the National Cabinet model will work in technology policy.

Government forms national tech cabinet to plan post-COVID growth

State and territory technology and innovation ministers will regularly meet with federal minister Karen Andrews to unify approaches to tech regulation, skills and AI.

  • Paul Smith

March 2020

Cairns, an international tourism hotspot, has been struggling since the outbreak of the coronavirus.

Tourism operators' Easter holiday boom hopes fading fast

The worsening coronavirus epidemic is forcing Australians to think twice about a domestic holiday at Easter.

  • Mark Ludlow and Matthew Cranston

December 2019

Santo Santoro has a new gig.

Star puts Santo Santoro on retainer

With a Labor government in power and firmly on-side, it seems odd that Star Entertainment Group would hire the LNP's Santo Santoro.

  • Myriam Robin

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