Doctor speaks out about ‘bullies in suits’ wrecking our hospitals
One of the state’s most respected doctors has spoken out against bullying government bureaucrats in Queensland hospitals.
Des Houghton
Gina Rinehart’s new beef venture coming to a table near you
Gina Rinehart is beefing up Queensland’s cattle reputation, writes Des Houghton.
Like a stumbling ballerina waving her arms flamboyantly to distract
The Premier’s government-owned petrol stations pledge is the kookiest idea I have ever heard from a political leader in the history of this kooky state,” writes Des Houghton.
‘Glossed over mistakes’: No quick fix for Qld’s health crisis
The state’s health crisis is so bad that it will take more than a decade to fix, warns an ex-chief of the Metro North emergency departments, writes Des Houghton.
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Boating tycoons harpooned by near-decade red tape battle
The Gold Coast brothers would be better off bypassing Australia and taking their billion-dollar empire to America, such is their bureaucratic battle, writes Des Houghton.
Straddie’s radical resort plans hinge on traditional owner backing
It has the backing of influential tourism tycoons and clubbies, but Australia’s first surf lifesaving resort planned for North Stradbroke Island faces another challenge, writes Des Houghton.
Expert’s wild call for Taylor Swift to get married and have babies
A controversial theory proposed by a leading social researcher is calling for popstar Taylor Swift to get married and start a family, in a move likely to enrage feminists, writes Des Houghton. Here’s why.
Corruption going unchecked as whistleblowers persecuted
Whistleblowers who attempt to reveal official corruption in Queensland have effectively been silenced despite the two powerful watchdog agencies, writes Des Houghton.
From syphilis to knife crime: Wild week in Qld politics
Claims of stabbings, syphilis, Olympic betrayal and union wrongdoing featured this week in Parliament as Steven Miles struggled to fix Labor’s broken record, writes Des Houghton.
Sneaky Bill will cost 2.5m Qld workers their health and safety protections
A controversial Bill that sneaked into State Parliament late last year will, in my opinion, limit Queenslanders’ equal access to the law, leaving 2.5 million of them without workplace health and safety protections, writes Des Houghton.
Honest councillors fired during witch hunt deserve Premier’s apology
Misconduct in the Queensland Government was ignored while investigators overzealously targeted innocent councillors, writes Des Houghton. Surely it’s time for Steven Miles to do the right thing and apologise for this travesty of justice.
Six-year, $1.5m battle reveals Qld homes not built to cyclone codes
The chief of integrity at the state’s building watchdog has admitted in private internal emails – exposed during one man’s epic appeal – that he suspected a number of homes have been built with inadequate cyclone protections.
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