Where Treasurer found $320m in savings
As Queensland faces a debt blowout to over $100 billion, the Treasurer just managed to save over $300 million in two months. HERE’S HOW
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‘I don’t make the decisions’: So who’s running this state?
An under-siege Annastacia Palaszczuk has sensationally said ‘I don’t make the decisions’ when it comes to Queensland’s border farce, where families are heartbreakingly being blocked from seeing dying relatives. Meanwhile, the Chief Health Officer admits she gives exemptions on economic grounds. VOTE IN THE POLL
Emotional Premier defends tough border stance
Annastacia Palaszczuk has fought back tears as she doubled down on her tough border stance in the wake of a growing number of heart-breaking first-person accounts, the situation is “not nice” but “I have been absolutely consistent on this”. It comes as the state recorded two new cases overnight.
Stunning admission on Tom Hanks’ VIP treatment
As a slew of further heartbreaking border stories come to light, Queensland’s Chief Health Officer has made a stunning admission about preferential treatment for Hollywood star Tom Hanks.
Heartbreaking way daughter said goodbye to father
From behind a full face mask, Sarah Caisip — the woman at the centre of a standoff over Queensland’s strict border rules — has farewelled her father following an emotional plea from Prime Minister Scott Morrison.
CHO reveals cluster cause, defends funeral restrictions
Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young says after extensive testing, it appears two Logan women who visited Melbourne were the cause of numerous clusters in the state’s southeast. Meanwhile, Dr Young has defended the Palaszczuk Government’s tough funeral restrictions.
Getting a taste of craft brews just got easier
Craft brewers could soon be allowed to sell samples of beers and spirits at farmers markets and even sporting events under a proposed shake-up of Queensland’s liquor laws.
Major surge as eight new COVID cases revealed
There have been eight new cases of coronavirus recorded in Queensland overnight, but the Premier says it is not a time for “alarm”, as she urges everyone to continue to practice social distancing.
Busted! Hi-tech cameras nab drivers risking their own lives
It’s a leading cause of serious injuries and death on our roads, and new hi-tech cameras are catching motorists in the act, with an incredible 430 drivers nabbed putting their lives at risk over just a two-week period. SEE THE PICTURES
Big-bucks-earning public servant numbers jump again
Public sector wages are tipped to balloon by another $600 million as new figures reveal an extra 3,900 public servants have been added to the state’s books in just one year.
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