Treasurer creates $3.2b COVID-19 line of credit
TREASURER Jackie Trad will set up a ‘Treasurer’s Advance’ that will enable her to draw funds from Government coffers to respond to issues emerging from the coronavirus pandemic.
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State blasted over Labor-led COVID committees
Opposition spokesman Jarrod Bleijie says the State Government has made a ‘a joke’ of the coronavirus management, after it was announced that two Labor-led committees would oversee Queensland’s COVID response.
Visiting loved ones ‘essential travel’: Chief health officer
Queensland’s chief health officer says people do not have to give up connections to friends and family, declaring that visiting loved ones is essential travel. That includes the elderly and people in nursing homes.
MPs gifted $30k fund to raise profiles for election
Queensland MPs have scored a $30,000 fighting fund to raise their profiles ahead of the election, and it’s all thanks to the impact the coronavirus has had across the state.
120k jobs lost: Qld workforce decimated by virus
As the impact of the coronavirus pandemic continues to evolve, new figures reveal 120,000 Queenslanders are among the 750,000 Australians to lose their jobs so far, and the majority of those victims come from two distinct age groups.
Parliament faces marathon to pass COVID-19 emergency laws
The Queensland Opposition has called for the creation of a committee to scrutinise the State’s COVID-19 response ahead of a potentially tumultuous marathon sitting of Parliament today.
Premier determined to ensure all MP remains involved
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says her government was looking into how all MPs can remain involved in parliament during the coronavirus lockdowns.
How to get your rent slashed during COVID-19 crisis
A “fairness formula” will be used to help feuding landlords and tenants meet in the middle as ructions over the coronavirus impact continue.
Emotive issue on backburner during virus crisis
The Queensland Government has been reminded of a desperate group who can’t “press pause” on their suffering despite the pandemic gripping the globe.
‘It’s a joke’: Parents fume as school sites crash
Parents homeschooling their children have been left frustrated before the first day of school even starts with the State Government’s Learning Place and Learning at Home websites crashing. Some have labelled the system a joke.
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