How you’re paying to be kept in the dark
Far from fulfilling their duty to inform, government spin doctors are not only misleading the public but even their own ministers, writes Des Houghton.
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Paradise lost: The true cost of Qld dam fail
This mega dam was built to usher in a new era of prosperity — now the plug has been pulled and we face a billion-dollar fallout, writes Michael Madigan.
Here’s the story of a grand old lady
On the eve of the Story Bridge’s 80th anniversary, the granddaughter of its builder gives an insight into the origin of Brisbane’s most recognisable icon.
EXPOSED: The meeting that triggered Trad’s downfall
How a “meet-and-greet” with a candidate for a high-profile new Brisbane high school, where Jackie Trad was accused of being “terse” and “brusque” by its attendees, triggered a CCC inquiry and precipitated her fall from grace as deputy premier.
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The year 2018 in sharp relief
It’s official. The year that ends on Monday gave us another rollercoaster ride. We pick over the remains of the year that was.
State LNP starts and ends year with ‘C’ mark
It is going to take team approach and a more convincing alternative for the LNP to stand a chance against a State Government growing in confidence and expert at winning elections.
Trad’s decision betrays the sisterhood
DEPUTY Premier Jackie Trad has betrayed the sisterhood. They are not my words, writes Des Houghton, but the words of a group of influential Aboriginal women from Cape York communities.
Crimes that shocked Queensland in 2018
A mother accused of murdering her disabled children, a teenage girl’s badly beaten body stuffed in a barrel, a young woman killed while walking her dog, industrial sabotage and the sentencing of child killers – these are the crimes that shocked Queensland in 2018.
And they’re racing again… finally
A saga stretching back four-and-a-half years will come to its conclusion on the hallowed turf of Eagle Farm, with expectations high that Queensland finally has the world-class racecourse it was promised.
Palaszczuk’s second term government gets pass mark
It is symptomatic of the way the Palaszczuk Government operates that it ends 2018 with roughly the same electoral support that allowed it to scrape over the line at last year’s state election.
Ghost of Brisbane Christmas past
It’ll be Matt Condon’s kids’ first Christmas in Brisbane and they asked him what past Christmases here were like, so he’s taken a trip back through the archives.
House of cards: How our politicians performed
After a turbulent year which included yet another poll-driven leadership coup, it’s time for report cards by federal political editor Renee Viellaris.
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