A spotlight on regional flight fares
Senate looks into ‘unfair’ pricing
Senate looks into ‘unfair’ pricing
PRIME Minister Malcolm Turnbull has confirmed more upgrades are coming as part of a $150 million cash splash for the Bruce Highway as he pledged to get the people of Murrumba Downs home “sooner and safer’’ with new highway ramps.
QUEENSLAND has the second-highest average private health insurance costs in the country, with families slugged $600 less if they lived in Western Australia or $1300 less in the Northern Territory.
THE average Queensland family will have to fork out $180 more a year to keep their private health insurance from next week – an impost family’s like the Lams will acutely feel.
APART from economic benefits, it also pays to belong to ASEAN for security reasons, writes Matthew Killoran.
ALMOST a quarter of cyber-bullying complaints in the country come from Queensland, as new data reveals most of the online hate stems from Instagram.
ANNASTASIA Palaszczuk has defended the right of teachers to display the Eureka flag in solidarity with the militant construction union.
THE CFMEU and several of its officials have been fined more than $800,000 over illegal stoppages at Brisbane construction sites, with a judge describing the actions of some as “deliberate, flagrant and systematic”.
NORTH and central Queensland, already struggling with high unemployment, could be dealt another blow if US President Donald Trump’s aluminium tariffs go ahead.
QUEENSLANDERS last year paid $615 million more on health insurance premiums than they got back in benefits.
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