October
No need for Albo in Labor’s Queensland campaign, Miles says
LNP leader David Crisafulli promised better ambulance services and more money for hospitals as the focus of the election campaign swung from crime to health.
- Fraser Barton
September
Investors have moved away on private hospitals, industry warns
Investors in private hospital developments have shifted away from the sector, further heaping pressure on the healthcare system.
- James Hall and Michael Smith
March
I was stung by an Irukandji, this is what happened next
Most Aussies have heard about stinger season in north Queensland. But not everyone survives the full-body experience of encountering an Irukandji jellyfish.
- Will Willitts
September 2023
- Exclusive
- Infrastructure
Qld hospital construction backlog a headache for Palaszczuk
Analysis by Infrastructure Partnerships Australia has raised doubts about whether the government can build three new hospitals and 11 upgrades by 2028.
- Updated
- Mark Ludlow
June 2023
Queensland Health chief resigns after whistleblower controversy
Shaun Drummond is stepping down after his department recommended criminal penalties for staff who disclosed “inappropriate” information to journalists.
- John Crouch
March 2023
Labor appoints union officials to Fair Work to fix ‘shameless stack’
Labor’s five new appointments to the workplace tribunal, all current or former union officials, will be overseeing the government’s ambitious new workplace reforms.
- David Marin-Guzman
- Exclusive
- Industrial relations
Queensland government budgets 6pc pay rises for CFMEU
The Palaszczuk government is budgeting a pay rise of up to 30 per cent over five years for workers on its $10 billion worth of health construction projects.
- David Marin-Guzman
February 2023
- Opinion
- Medicare
Queensland’s sick state of health
The Albanese government’s Medicare shake-up will be undercut by the Palaszczuk government’s GP payroll tax grab.
- Amanda Stoker
January 2022
- Analysis
- Coronavirus pandemic
Morrison’s penny-pinching on COVID tests doesn’t add up
A rapid antigen test costs just $15 at the shops, yet taxpayers are now paying $85 for PCR tests at private companies and $42.50 for state-run tests.
- Andrew Tillett
December 2021
Workplace tribunal halts working-from-home revolution despite pandemic
A workplace tribunal has knocked back an HR adviser’s request to continue working “fully remotely” but from interstate so she could join her partner.
- David Marin-Guzman
August 2021
Qld threatens tougher border restrictions on NSW
Queensland recorded only four new local coronavirus cases on Monday, but the Palaszczuk government is growing increasingly concerned at the NSW outbreak.
- Mark Ludlow
Fears NSW, Qld lockdowns will be extended
Coronavirus shutdowns in Greater Sydney and south-east Queensland worsened on Wednesday as restrictions failed to stop the community spread of COVID-19.
- Mark Ludlow, David Marin-Guzman and Michael Read
July 2021
Qld edges closer to hard border with NSW
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says any incursion of COVID-19 outside of greater Sydney would result in a hard border closure being reintroduced with NSW.
- Mark Ludlow
End in sight for snap lockdowns as cases ease
Queensland, Western Australia and the Northern Territory are hoping to lift their lockdowns on Friday night.
- Updated
- Mark Ludlow
June 2021
Queensland’s COVID-19 cluster worsens as tourists head home
The state now has 42 active COVID-19 cases from four clusters which has smashed the tourism industry over the popular school holiday period.
- Mark Ludlow
Townsville virus scare triggers Qld lockdown
Authorities scrambled to trace contacts of a COVID-19 case who was infectious in Townsville, amid fears of the first spread of the virus in regional Queensland.
- Mark Ludlow
March 2021
Paradise lost as pandemic reaches Byron Bay
Two new infected cases who visited Byron Bay on the weekend have brought a pandemic reality to the COVID-19 haven for the superstars.
- Tom Burton and Mark Ludlow
- Analysis
- Coronavirus pandemic
Vaccine rollout has Qld behind the pack again on COVID-19 response
The latest COVID-19 scare in Queensland has raised more questions about the ability of the Palaszczuk government to deal with the pandemic and the vaccine rollout.
- Updated
- Mark Ludlow
August 2020
Palaszczuk defends border closures
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says the return of the hard border was driven by medical advice, not politics.
- Mark Ludlow
June 2020
Gyms to reopen as NSW coronavirus restrictions ease
The reopening of most types of businesses in the state from June 13 will give the economy an opportunity to rebound.
- Mark Ludlow