George St Beat: How top bureaucrat ended up in the drink
He managed a walk along Cairns’ picturesque waterfront without incident, but it wasn’t all smooth sailing for Mike Kaiser as he headed north for the regional sitting of state parliament.
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Out again: Speaker misses parliament after bizarre absence due to ‘illness’
Speaker Curtis Pitt is again absent from parliament in Cairns due to illness, a day after he was late for the historic sitting in his home city, saying it was because he fell ill and slept through his alarm.
More than half busted drug driving have cannabis in system
The review of Queensland’s drug driving laws will probe ways to allow medical cannabis users to hit the road, the state government has revealed, after new statistics were tabled in parliament.
‘Dysfunctional, hopeless, secretive’: Newman’s brutal LNP rally call
Campbell Newman has accused the LNP of not taking the fight to Labor and has warned the party is at risk of losing the next election with its current standing in the polls.
Victims of crime wait for up to two years for compo
Queensland’s victims of crime are waiting on average about 300 days to get financial help for a range of crucial expenses, with one application taking a whopping 865 days.
Green light given to turn flooded properties into parks
With more than 350 offers accepted in the government’s flood buyback scheme, the rules have been changed so it’s easier for councils to convert to parklands and open space.
Maternity crisis: D’Ath to meet with desperate mums, as new Dr bails
Health Minister Yvette D’Ath has vowed to meet with Gladstone mothers after she was a no-show at a meeting to mark 300 days since the city’s maternity ward went on bypass, while a doctor hired to help restore the service has taken a job elsewhere.
Crucial Qld projects in firing line as Albo sharpens his axe
As many as 130 major infrastructure projects across Queensland, including highway upgrades, the Sunshine Coast Rail and Rockhampton ring road could face the chop. SEARCH THE INTERACTIVE
George St Beat: Premier caught out in embarrassing Twitter gaffe
The Premier has been caught in a well-trodden embarrassing gaffe which can hit even the most high-profile “influencer”.
Government still undecided on croc cull nine months on
A proposal to remove a “modest” amount of larger crocodiles from Queensland’s populated east coast is still under review nine months after the idea was floated.
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