‘Vindictive’ Labor-aligned sackings spark fears for future job cuts
Deputy Opposition Leader Cameron Dick has warned the government’s ability to sack people without reason shows, “clearly anyone can be sacked”.
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Labor-aligned execs sacked in brutal pre-Christmas purge
More than half a dozen Labor or union-linked executives on government boards have been sacked in a brutal pre-Christmas purge.
‘Reality check’ on $13bn ‘bloated’ health project pipeline blowouts
The peak infrastructure body which blew the whistle on the state’s bloated hospital build pipeline has welcomed a 60-day review ordered by the government.
Boss responds as bizarre email adds to Brisbane parking app turmoil
The head of the company behind a Brisbane parking app has responded after a confusing new email was issued amid ongoing fears of a data breach that has left the city council “deeply frustrated and disappointed”.
Wanted: 75k workers for Qld’s $50bn infrastructure pipeline
Queensland has only half the construction workers it needs for a growing infrastructure pipeline, with shortfall increasing in the lead-up to 2032.
Jonty reveals her hand after Labor youth crime stand-off
Outspoken Brisbane MP Jonty Bush has revealed her position on the Labor Party days after threatening to quit over a bitter internal battle on tough youth crime laws.
‘Death of democracy’: Premier tight lipped on abortion gag
The Premier’s move to gag parliament on any vote to change abortion laws has been labelled ‘dangerously dismissive and negligent’, leaving lobby groups and political rivals outraged.
AG admits ‘no power’ for harsher sentence for Lovell home invasion teen
Attorney-General Deb Frecklington has conceded a youth offender involved in the violent home invasion that ended in the death of Emma Lovell cannot be made to serve more time in jail.
Qld’s largest coal port crippled by strikes as pay stoush intensifies
Rolling work stoppages by different unions covering hundreds of workers at Queensland’s largest coal port has caused delays in ships being able to load.
Dirty little secret behind report that sparked school phone ban
At the end of the first year of Queensland’s ban on mobile phones in schools, there’s been an extraordinary revelation on how it came about.
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