The Integrity Commissioner and a whistleblower ex-state archivist have called for a Royal Commission of Inquiry into integrity issues within the Palaszczuk Government, arguing the independent review called for by the Premier will not be enough to get to the heart of problems.
State-of-the-art helicopters and hi-tech drones are being added to Queensland Police’s ‘eyes in the sky’ in a bid to crack down on youth crime.
Former state archivist Mike Summerell insists allowing past public servants to testify in the state’s upcoming integrity inquiry – stating without them the probe would be ‘meaningless’.
The state government will make it illegal for people to speed on e-scooters and to ride them while drunk under sweeping reforms that will slash footpath speeds in half.
Queensland has recorded two Covid-related deaths and 4265 new cases over the last 24 hours, chief health officer John Gerrard has announced.
Health Minister Yvette D’Ath has questioned whether the commonwealth’s Pinkenba quarantine facility is going to open, claiming it was “a bit of a hypothetical” while insisting Wellcamp was better value because “it’s up and running”.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk will only reveal the construction cost of the state’s controversial quarantine hub, leaving questions about its operating expenses.
The Palaszczuk Government has finally revealed the cost to the taxpayer of the Wellcamp quarantine facility in Toowoomba after previously saying it was commercial in confidence, but the eight-figure sum is understood to be just a fraction of the cost for the entire project.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk insists she didn’t need to know about a complaint from the integrity watchdog before finding out through the media.
Annastacia Palaszczuk only became aware of allegations of interference in the office of the Integrity Commissioner after the story broke in The Courier-Mail last year, rejecting suggestions she should have known sooner.
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