This Month
Debt explosion pushes Queensland to cusp of rating downgrade
Queensland is at risk of a credit rating downgrade as early as this year, after Treasurer David Janetzki released a dire fiscal update from the new LNP government.
- James Hall
November 2024
- Exclusive
- Queensland votes
Treasury warning reveals depth of Queensland’s financial woes
An internal briefing from Treasury says Queensland’s surging debt levels risk credit rating downgrades and soaring interest repayments.
- James Hall
August 2024
How the ‘buzz’ in Brisbane is bucking a national trend
As office vacancy rates creep higher in capital cities such as Melbourne, investors are flocking to Brisbane where the market is thriving.
- James Hall
July 2024
What happens if you cross a CFMEU picket line
An urgent injunction has been upheld in Brisbane, imposing strict conditions on the militant union following claims of threats and intimidation.
- James Hall
Qld Premier suspends CFMEU donations amid investigation
Premier Steven Miles said he would refuse to meet with the union’s officials until after Queensland police had conducted an analysis of allegations of criminality.
- James Hall and Tom Rabe
May 2024
Fifty cents for Qld trains, buses – but they’re still ‘old and slow’
The Queensland Labor government’s slashing of public transport costs has been welcomed, but an advocacy warned of major network issues failing passengers.
- James Hall
Watchdog investigates CFMEU conduct at major Brisbane project sites
The Fair Work Ombudsman is making “active inquiries” into claims the CFMEU jumped fences and allegedly intimidated workers at major Queensland infrastructure sites.
- David Marin-Guzman
November 2022
- Exclusive
- Carbon challenge
Why this $100b fundie will benefit from higher interest rates
Queensland Investment Corporation’s new chief executive Kylie Rampa said the state-owned fund and asset manager was scouring the global for distressed assets.
- Mark Ludlow
July 2022
Aviator Capital swoops on Brisbane office block for $50m
The North Quarter deal comes amid an anticipated bounce of investment into the city’s commercial and residential real estate in the lead-up to the 2032 Brisbane Olympics.
- Nick Lenaghan
January 2022
Office tower trade set for record sales in 2022
Agents are optimistic that 2022 will be a big sales year for the office sector despite uncertainty around the workplace.
- Martin Kelly
July 2021
- Opinion
- Olympics
Go for Olympic host city gold - and go for broke too
The Olympic business model means that host cities invariably lose out. Brisbane will need a heroic effort to avoid that fate.
- Graham Young
April 2021
Brisbane set to steal a march on southern capitals
Queensland has been spared the lengthy lockdown periods that other states faced during the pandemic and footfall is increasing rapidly in its city areas.
- Patrick Lawnham
February 2021
New stadiums or recycle tin sheds? Brisbane Olympics face costly choice
Olympics officials are keen to burnish the movement’s image by promoting stadium reuse, but the host city’s politicians will argue for an upgrade.
- Michael Bleby
September 2020
Hard border triggers 8pc pay hike in trades 'bubble'
Hard state borders are exacerbating a skills shortage and will see some trades enjoy pay rises of between 5 per cent and 8 per cent in the year ahead.
- Peter Ker
July 2020
CFMEU organiser taken to court for 'highly offensive' comments
The watchdog has accused a CFMEU organiser of asking a safety adviser on Queensland's Cross River Rail project if he wanted to see his penis.
- David Marin-Guzman
June 2020
CIMIC cash flow fears return as bonuses disappear
Staffers in CIMIC's profitable mining division, Thiess, are angry that bonuses for 2019 have not been paid.
- Jenny Wiggins and Tony Boyd
April 2020
Big projects embrace social distancing to stay open
Mega-infrastructure projects in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane are managing to stay open during the coronavirus.
- Mark Ludlow
March 2020
Fresh CIMIC drama could halt Cross River Rail project
CIMIC's construction subsidiary has been asked to prove its balance sheet is strong enough to keep building projects like the Cross River Rail.
- Jenny Wiggins and Liam Walsh
January 2020
Transurban on congestion charge alert
Transurban has back up plans for some of its tollroads if Australian cities eventually charge motorists to drive into CBDs.
- Jenny Wiggins
November 2019
CFMEU vows to disrupt Cross River Rail project
Construction unions are warning of five years of industrial unrest on Queensland's biggest infrastructure project after they were "outflanked by hard bargaining".
- David Marin-Guzman