The state government has promised to axe Labor’s renewables targets and extend the life of ageing coal-fired power stations, which critics argue could eventually increase electricity costs.
Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie has claimed Labor is using the controversy over Director General John Sosso’s appointment to divert attention from its own leadership tensions.
Treasurer David Janetzki’s claim Queenslanders will be saddled with Labor’s $5bn CopperString blowout has been slapped down by the government-owned-corporation delivering the project.
You could almost see the colour drain from Peter Dutton’s face as he realised how badly the Coalition had misread Australia’s mood, writes Samantha Maiden.
Former premier Annastacia Palaszczuk’s partner is at the centre of a Brisbane coronial inquiry investigating the death of his patient in the days following weight loss surgery.
The state government will axe Labor’s renewables targets and extend the life of an ageing coal-fired power station which critics argue could cost taxpayers almost half-a-billion dollars each year.
Health Minister Tim Nicholls has denied the Opposition health spokesman access to hospitals, saying it’s because he visits too often.
A Queensland LNP candidate whose campaign launch featured MAGA-inspired trinkets previously blamed feminists for aiding Donald Trump’s election loss and labelled China a “grub of a country”.
Queensland taxpayers will not fork out for blowouts to CopperString, as David Janetzki hatches a plan to save the now $14bn project.
The boss of a government body has exited just 10 months into the job, amid reports of discord with the new LNP administration.
Less than two weeks into the campaign, the parties have already proffered billions of dollars of enticements to voters, writes the editor.
Seven ministers have now thrown their support behind the appointment of John Sosso to help redraw electorate boundaries, despite concerns from legendary corruption buster.
Australia can be a world leader in using hydrogen to green the production of steel and aluminium, but a cutting-edge project in the US shows nuclear needs to be a part of the mix to make it feasible.
Now, any perfectly sensible thing Peter Dutton says about cutting government waste or shutting down lunatic DEI programs can be shut down simply by yelling, ‘Trump! Trump! Trump!’ writes James Morrow.
A powerful group of sports administrators and former Olympians have backed independence for the Queensland Academy of Sport.
The Treasurer and Energy Minister will reveal on Tuesday the cost of a Queensland mega project has blown out yet again.
Queensland’s latest mega project blowout is a reminder that the cost of hosting the Olympics is comparatively quite insignificant, writes the editor.
A fourth Queensland minister has downplayed the concerns of legendary corruption investigator Tony Fitzgerald about a new appointment to review electoral boundaries.
Parents of children aged 12 months or less have been warned to stay clear of shopping malls following a spate of baby snatching, writes Mike O’Connor.
Workers on the new Toowoomba Hospital construction site say the project could be delayed by years if the state government does not release more funding.
Anthony Albanese’s new promise to give you $4000 to buy a battery to store power from solar panels will effectively make the working poor subsidise the batteries of the Teals-voting rich.
Premier David Crisafulli has some reassuring words for Queensland graziers reeling from the twin impacts of US tariffs and flooding.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has evoked the powerful ghost of former premier Campbell Newman’s cuts to the public service to peel voters away from the Coalition in Queensland. VOTE IN OUR POLL
Peter Dutton’s WFH backflip may be seen as a sign of weakness, setting the narrative for the weeks ahead, writes the editor.
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