Mercy mission: Five-year plan to get children out of residential care
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Jim Chalmers: ‘My mum likes my tax changes’
The Federal Treasurer has stared down the critics and declared controversial stage 3 tax cuts – a move inspired by his shift worker mum – were “worth it”.
‘I made a mistake’: Premier contrite over bureaucrat appointment
Steven Miles has admitted it was a “mistake” to rehire former director-general Rachel Hunter weeks after a massive golden handshake – but blamed his Housing Minister for the suggestion amid explosive allegations of “jobs for mates” in the public sector.
Whispers one of Palaszczuk’s closest allies to quit politics
Whispers are mounting one of Annastacia Palaszczuk’s closest allies – and one of the government’s most experienced operators – is about to call it quits. THIS IS GEORGE ST BEAT
Woman died alone four hours after calling for ambulance
It took hours for paramedics and police to attend the home of a woman who called triple-zero for help – when they did she was already dead.
‘Not sorted’: Shock number of newborns dying in Queensland
The number of babies dying within a month of being born in Queensland is higher than any other state and has almost doubled in four years.
‘Game-changer’: Prime Minister celebrates Medicare milestone
The federal government’s changes to the bulk billing incentive have been spruiked as a “game-changer” as the Labor celebrate 40 years of Medicare.
Qld’s ambo shame: Wait times jump 36 per cent in 10 years
Queenslanders are waiting longer for ambulances than at any other time in the past decade, with the state’s service under the highest demand in the country.
‘We are gutted’: Flood-smashed suburb calls for home buyback
Residents in a Brisbane suburb smashed again by major flooding this week are calling for the government to consider the area in a buyback scheme.
What Albo REALLY thinks about Steven Miles
The Prime Minister has given his verdict on Steven Miles after his first weeks as Queensland Premier following Annastacia Palaszczuk’s resignation.
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