Labor announces four new taxes
TREASURER Curtis Pitt has outlined four new taxes and more than $1 billion funding reprioritisations to help Labor pay for its election commitments.
State Election 2017
Unions deliver Labor $1.49m war chest
QUEENSLAND unions are bankrolling the re-election hopes of the Palaszczuk Government at a rate of more than $15,000 a day.
Ultimatum on $1B Adani rail loan
RESOURCES Minister Matt Canavan has issued an ultimatum to Queensland: If the state is led by a Labor Government after Saturday, there will be no chance of Federal funding for the rail line vital to Adani’s Carmichael Coal Mine.
Labor ‘serving union masters’ with laws
THE Palaszczuk Government will rely on union help to deliver it a second term of Parliament, after passing a raft of laws to appease groups whose powerful campaigning was credited with its 2015 shock win.
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Palaszczuk denies defying integrity commissioner
PREMIER Annastacia Palaszczuk denied she defied the integrity commissioner, despite making a decision to veto the $1 billion Adani rail loan against her recommendation.
Premier: Don’t trust this man on power
TIM Nicholls is promising to slash power bills by an average of $160 a year for the next two years – more than tripling Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk’s pledge – but she says voters should take it with a grain of salt.
Projects pounded by Adani backflip
THE State Government’s Adani backflip has the possibility of knocking over other major projects for north Queensland.
Nicholls pledges $1m to pipeline fund
THE LNP has continued their pitch to rural Queensland, promising money towards a water pipeline in the Lockyer Valley.
LNP’s $500m fast lane to office
THE LNP has promised to duplicate one of Queensland’s busiest roads in an effort to ease congestion and win votes.
Nicholls can’t outpace Hanson factor
TIM Nicholls has set a cracking pace, leaving Annastacia Palaszczuk in the dust, but he can’t pedal fast enough to escape Pauline Hanson.
Premier’s conflict puts Adani in black hole
THOUSANDS of jobs have been put at risk after Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk revealed a conflict-of-interest bungle involving her partner and the Adani coalmine.
Early strike for Nicholls
THE major parties have been unable to capture voters’ attention but round one goes to Tim Nicholls.
Candidate breaks ranks on Adani
A LABOR candidate has broken ranks on the party’s stance on the Adani megamine, saying he believes the Government should block a Federal Government loan for its contentious railway.
Premier hits back at dumped MP’s recording stunt
ANNASTACIA Palaszczuk has come out swinging against Rick Williams’ release of audio of a conversation she had with him months ago, saying the move said everything about the dumped former Labor MP.
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