Revealed: Queensland Labor’s ultimate legal power couple
They’re both respected members of the legal profession and heavy hitters for the Queensland Labor Party. Des Houghton reports.
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Cosy with their mates: Labor’s many jobs for the boys (and girls)
Sometimes it feels like Queensland Labor is a big club of fellow travellers with the number of mates’ appointments, writes Des Houghton.
Disaster that wiped out a quarter of town’s population
An explosion heard 30km away was the death knell for a fledgling Queensland mining community, with a quarter of its population perishing.
ScoMo, you were warned: Newman’s bid to oust LNP powerbrokers
As disgruntled LNP supporters pour thousands of dollars into his campaign, former Queensland premier Campbell Newman is plotting to undo “the constant erosion of freedoms by government” from within, writes Des Houghton. VOTE IN OUR POLL
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‘Adani 2.0’ battle shapes as electoral flashpoint
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Schoolgirls in vicious brawl: Why did teachers do nothing?
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Cuisine that’s leading the post-COVID comeback
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