Criticised $5bn fund receives overhaul
The Federal Government will make sweeping changes to the $5 billion Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility after a review found the fund needed to do more to deliver money to projects.
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Hi-tech manufacturing jobs to get $800m boost
Queensland is in the box seat for jobs to flow from an $800 million injection into the hi-tech manufacturing sector in next week’s Federal Budget.
115 jobs in limbo as dam plan hits a wall
Years after the Federal Government committed $30 million to build a weir in north Queensland, the State Government has finally matched the funds – but a small clause in its offer has people scratching their heads.
‘Chuffed’ Brown’s counteroffer in coal feud
Bob Brown has hit back at “stingy” Matt Canavan after the Nationals Senator issued a cheeky invitation to the ecowarrior to come to Queensland to attend a pro-coal rally.
Place in paradise where business is booming
It reads like “fake news” but there is a place in Queensland where business is booming, profits are up, bosses are crying out for workers and every hotel room is booked.
Island paradise on brink of tourism catastrophe
An Australian island paradise just two hours from Brisbane is desperately seeking clarity on Queensland border issues – with a dismal economic forecast if tourists don’t return soon.
‘Forgotten’ electorate where nearly half are on JobKeeper
It’s a seat Labor seized from the LNP in 2017, but prevailing conditions make it ripe for stealing back again.
$16b mining plans could turbocharge state economy
Queensland’s mining industry helped cushion the national economy from an even harder fall last quarter and industry bosses have painted a rosy picture of job-spinning projects in the pipeline.
Stranded Brisbane woman and sick mum pay $24k to get home
A Brisbane woman and her sick mother have slammed the government’s tough stance on its international borders after a nightmare trip to the UK for a funeral left them $24,000 out of pocket.
Plans to reopen mine site after blast
Operators of a central Queensland mine where five workers suffered horrific injuries in a methane blast earlier this year have taken the first steps towards resuming mining.
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