A move by regional federal LNP MPs to challenge their state counterparts to call for a “reversal” of Queensland’s controversial mining royalty hike has been significantly watered down amid pushback from state MPs.
The state opposition has accused the Palaszczuk government of ‘routinely’ censoring its official communication material, citing a letter to Queenslanders ahead of last month’s state budget.
National Party Leader David Littleproud has defended the previous government’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout, but said the LNP must work to regain the voters lost before May’s decisive election loss.
Ahead of this weekend’s LNP state convention, Opposition Leader David Crisafulli has refused to be drawn on a hot-button issue.
Pauline Hanson’s One Nation looks set to get a major name change – but the party’s matriarch insists she’s not going anywhere after her narrow re-election to the Senate.
The chorus of criticism of Queensland’s mining royalties hike has intensified, with the architect of Australia’s free-trade deal with Japan weighing in.
As a fourth Covid-19 booster shot becomes available to over seven million Australians, Queenslanders have been warned there will be more to come.
Treasurer Cameron Dick insists Queensland’s relationship with Japan remains strong after comments on the state royalties hike by the nation’s ambassador.
New polling has highlighted the stark divide between Queenslanders over the performance of Annastacia Palaszczuk, with the Premier given a blistering warning over her popularity.
Some hospitals have started to suspend services as the latest Covid wave wreaks havoc on health staff, while Queenslanders aged over 65 have been issued a grim warning over the new Omicron subvariants.
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