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Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner, pictured with councillor Krista Adams, said the former Palaszczuk government treated Brisbane City Council like “outsiders”.

‘We were excluded’: Lord Mayor hits back at Palaszczuk over Games plan

Adrian Schrinner says the former premier politicised Brisbane’s Olympic bid, excluding council from talks and blindsiding it on key decisions.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt and Marissa Calligeros

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Former Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk speaking on the Today show on Thursday morning.

Former premier torches Miles, LNP over Olympic stadium fight

In a bombshell interview, Annastacia Palaszczuk says she has been told the LNP’s Olympic review committee has already decided to go ahead with a Victoria Park stadium.

  • Marissa Calligeros
Steven Miles says the party can rebuild under his leadership.

Labor accuses LNP of inflating project ‘blowouts’ to claim future wins

The LNP went to the election with a little-detailed promise of delivering projects on time and on budget – Labor has made the most explicit claim yet as to how.

  • Matt Dennien
The report noted the average daily number of kids in youth detention rose again in 2023-24 to 286 – 86 per cent were on remand.

Breach of bail drives lift in kids court numbers as detention strains

The Childrens Court president used a report to warn about the “struggle” with growing incarceration numbers – which the LNP expects new laws to push higher.

  • Matt Dennien
Advocates met with LNP MPs before the passage of the “Making Queensland Safer” laws.

LNP’s ‘adult time’ youth crime laws pass parliament with Labor backing

While opposition MPs highlighted concerns raised by stakeholders, and the fast-tracked process, all supported the laws – though one is considering her future.

  • Matt Dennien
Premier David Crisafulli’s election campaign was plagued by questions about how he would manage the differing views on abortion in his party, and the parliament.

‘Lost for words’: LNP bans parliamentary debate on abortion laws

Premier David Crisafulli’s election campaign was plagued by unanswered questions about how he would manage differing views in his party, and the parliament.

  • Matt Dennien
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The Queensland LNP’s appointed parliamentary committee chairs.

The LNP MPs paid extra to lead scrutiny of the government’s new laws

While those elevated to chair parliamentary committees may get less attention than ministers or opposition frontbenchers, they wield a lot of influence.

  • Matt Dennien
David Crisafulli greets his deputy Jarrod Bleijie at the LNP’s campaign launch in Ipswich, held on the last Sunday before the October election.

How the LNP bypassed key Games partners to pick its own review team

When the month-old government named its expert team to put Brisbane back on track for 2032, some Olympic stakeholders were hearing about it for the first time.

  • Matt Dennien
Despite the negative picture being painted of the budget by the LNP, Treasurer David Janetzki says the party will still “be delivering on our promises” now in government.

Internal briefings warn Qld Treasurer ‘major shifts’ needed, as LNP blasts blowouts

Despite the negative budget picture being painted by the new government, Treasurer David Janetzki says his party will still “be delivering on our promises”.

  • Matt Dennien
Miles and Schrinner are all smiles after announcing the state government will boost its share of bus funding.

City Hall apologises to those ‘misled’ over Metro trial – but digs in

Amid mounting contradictions and accusations of lying, Brisbane City Council insists an early Metro rollout was always going to end.

  • Matt Dennien

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