Opinion: The disturbing reality of Miles’s signature abortion laws
Steven Miles has hailed abortion laws as the proudest moment of his career, but many of the provisions are opposed by most Queenslanders, writes Donna Purcell.
Parties
$9bn generational burden: Buy votes now, we’ll pay later
Labor’s $9.1bn cost-of-living pledges will only fuel inflation and burden future generations, economists warn.
New King of the North: Katter in the hat crashes LNP’s election party
The LNP is at risk of losing seats to an ascendant Katter party, complicating the Opposition’s path to majority government.
‘Crime prevention school’ to be built in Central Qld under LNP
The Opposition Leader has revealed an elected LNP Government will open one of four ‘crime prevention schools’ statewide in Central Qld. Find out what it means.
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Evasive Crisafulli’s hydro plan shrouded in mystery
Coal fired power stations in Queensland will be kept open indefinitely under an LNP government that is simultaneously committed to hitting net zero by 2050.
Shandee’s mum endorses LNP plan to fix state’s DNA crisis
Millions of dollars will be pumped into fixing Queensland’s forensic DNA lab crisis, up to 20 frontline staff hired, and a new judge added in Townsville under a $21.5m LNP plan to boost Queensland’s justice system and clear a growing backlog of cases.
Crisafulli’s playing the Albo card. It couldn’t be worse for Qld
David Crisafulli is determined to copy Anthony Albanese’s small target success from 2022, and while it might win him the election, it’s bad news for Qld moving forward, writes Cameron Milner.
Gaslighters and fibbers, or a lucky dip? Your choice
Yes, democracy is the least worst system, but the options being presented at this election are not exactly appealing, writes the editor.
10 years on, Campbell Newman blamed for nursing’s burnout crisis
The state nurses’ union has blamed the actions of the Newman government a full decade ago for health staff now feeling tired and wanting to quit the profession. VOTE IN OUR POLL
Hospital ‘war zone’ claim as ramping times blow out
Rockhampton’s overflowing ED has reached its “use-by-date”, says the LNP’s would-be health minister but Labor insists it’s got a plan to curb the chaos.
Katter ‘assures’ carnage for Crisafulli over abortion, VAD
Robbie Katter and One Nation may rip an infant LNP government apart at the seams, with the minor conservative parties ready to cause chaos over abortion and voluntary assisted dying. VOTE IN OUR POLL
Crisafulli avoids the B-word in youth crime camp solution
A youth advocate has sunk the boot into the LNP’s plan to arrest juvenile crime, saying it’s a resurrection of a Newman-era policy.
‘There is no patient tax’ – but Labor will axe it anyway
While denying it exists, Labor will scrap its controversial “patient’s tax” to neutralise effective LNP attacks.
Children and animals? This is finally starting to look like a campaign
Babies, dogs, filming social media content and a man wanting to remain Queensland premier – it’s finally starting to feel like an election campaign.
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