No new COVID-19 cases as JobKeeper cuts kick in
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has revealed there have been no new coronavirus cases overnight, on the day millions of Australians see their JobKeeper and JobSeeker payments cut.
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$560-a-day parking bill footed by taxpayers
Taxpayers are forking out as much as $560 every business day for a recurring expense the State Opposition has blasted as a waste.
LNP’s other plan to slash road deaths
Its ambitious $33 billion upgrade of the entire Bruce Highway would save countless lives, but the LNP has another multimillion-dollar road safety initiative to roll out.
POLICE BOOST: Biggest recruitment in decades
Townsville has been named among Queensland’s ‘key’ regions to be handed hundreds of new police officers.
Labor’s promise to put more police on beat
The State Government has promised to put thousands more police on the beat across Queensland over the next five years in what they say is the biggest investment in policing in 30 years.
300 jobs in $15m plan to launch rockets
The LNP has made a multimillion-dollar commitment to build a rocket launch site in the state’s north, promising construction would start from next year.
Katter’s stark warning to LNP on preferences
Robbie Katter has made an appeal to the LNP on minor party preferences as he reveals where his party will put One Nation.
Miles calls out feds for removing troops from border
Queensland Health Minister Steven Miles has again hit out at the Federal Government over plans to pull troops from the border with NSW, releasing correspondence that shows police requested continued support before it was announced they would be removed.
No border decision until Election Day
Queenslanders have been warned against meeting friends from Sydney in the newly reopened border zones, as the state’s top doctor confirms the decision to lift remaining NSW border restrictions will not be made until October 31, the day Queensland goes to the polls.
Premier’s ex-right hand man lashed by corruption watchdog
Annastacia Palaszczuk’s former chief-of-staff David Barbagallo did not properly declare business interests, a corruption watchdog has found. Bombshell findings released today found his actions ‘create the perception’ of an intention to use his influence to help his business.
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