QLD Coronavirus NewsPremier Annastacia Palaszczuk has welcomed NSW’s decision to close the border to Victoria amid the ongoing escalation in cases in the Garden State, while Queensland has once again recorded no new cases.
QLD PoliticsPublic servants have been told to beware of bullying bosses who may be masking other bad behaviour, with concerns over public service culture in the wake of a damning CCC report into the recruitment of a school principal.
VideoQLD Coronavirus NewsA number of Queensland nightspots are facing the possibility of major fines after footage of scores of revellers getting down to acts deemed off-limits was circulated. Now, the police are getting involved. SEE THE DAMNING FOOTAGE
QLD Coronavirus NewsParents will be able to apply for new $150 vouchers to help with children’s sport fees, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced.
QLD PoliticsHow a “meet-and-greet” with a candidate for a high-profile new Brisbane high school, where Jackie Trad was accused of being “terse” and “brusque” by its attendees, triggered a CCC inquiry and precipitated her fall from grace as deputy premier.
OpinionOpinionUp to 100 people will be allowed to attend weddings from today but guests be warned, you’re not allowed to hit the dance floor, writes Jessica Marszalek.
QLD PoliticsA series of text messages between public servants as Jackie Trad “mistakenly” got involved in the selection of a school principal shows a bureaucracy in the thrall of its ministers. READ THE TEXTS
QLD PoliticsThe wedding industry has been left frustrated and angry as new rules put a dampener on planned nuptials, just as COVID-19 restrictions ease.
QLD PoliticsJackie Trad did not show “dishonest or corrupt intent” when she inappropriately met a principal candidate for an inner-city school, the corruption watchdog has found. But it added it uncovered “some very worrying and disappointing practices” during its investigation.
QLD PoliticsOut-of-work women and young people are being told to consider a career change amid a new national push to re-skill and refunnel jobseekers into in-demand industries.