MP cops caning over teacher comments
UPDATE: A FEDERAL Government MP has sparked a backlash after making a post taking aim at Queensland teachers.
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Pressure mounts over $795k impulse buy
SUSSAN Ley is being pressured to explain why she bought a $795,000 Gold Coast investment property during a taxpayer-funded trip.
One Nation candidate may go it alone
UPDATE: The former One Nation candidate who quit less than 48 hours after his candidacy was officially announced is considering running as an independent at the state election.
Verdict is in on Gordon’s latest woes
QUEENSLAND’S Speaker has ruled on whether trouble-prone MP Billy Gordon should be referred to Parliament’s ethics committee.
Train delays ‘not good enough’
MORNING train commuters will be refunded the cost of their tickets, after major delays left peak hour travellers stranded.
Protesters to target PM’s coal meeting
PROTESTERS will rally against a proposed mega coal mine in Queensland as Malcolm Turnbull meets the mining group’s boss in Melbourne today.
The picture everyone is talking about
IS THIS “the gayest photo ever”? Australian actress Magda Szubanksi thinks so, but the person who the image is of isn’t so sure. What do you think?
Hinch’s shock claim about paedophile
DERRYN Hinch entered the Senate with a pledge to name every sex offender in the country. On Tuesday night, he began to deliver.
Is this Australia’s stinkiest city?
SOMETHING is literally on the nose in this Queensland city — and its colourful mayor, Paul Pisasale, has “had a gutful” of it.
Vile camper vans forced off the road
WICKED Campers, the controversial vans renowned for their offensive, misogynist artwork, to be forced off Queensland roads.
$215m pledged to fix QLD’s ‘carpark’
THE M1 linking Brisbane and the Gold Coast is often called the “carpark” because it’s so busy. Now the PM has trumped Labor’s promise for an upgrade.
Queensland Treasurer’s bold prediction
QUEENSLAND Treasurer Curtis Pitt thinks the State will become Australia’s fastest growing economy in the next few years.
Queensland’s winners and losers
THE Queensland budget was handed down today and it looks like it’s good news for commuters and first home buyers.
‘Washing clothes is women’s work’
DAVID Kingston, the Liberal candidate for Lilley, is under fire over sexist remarks he made about women on his family travel blog.
Nicholls to ‘take up fight’ to Labor
TIM Nicholls takes the reins of Queensland LNP after deposing opposition leader Lawrence Springborg.
Voting in QLD turned on its head
IN JUST a few hours and with zero consultation, State Parliament has signed off on a bigger change to Queensland’s democracy than the introduction of fixed-four year terms.
Queensland’s referendum explained
THE sunshine state heads to the polls this weekend to vote on a big change. Here’s what you need to know about the referendum.
Candidate resigns over penis pictures
A LIBERAL National Party candidate has gone into hiding after an embarrassing text message exchange surfaced.
‘Dirtiest campaigns we’ve seen’
PRIVATE investigators, blackmail, violent threats and dramatic arrests. Nope, it’s not an episode of House of Cards.
Newman to make Canberra comeback?
FORMER Queensland premier Campbell Newman is rumoured to be making a return to politics — this time, in Canberra.
Queensland government in turmoil
PREMIER Annastacia Palaszczuk has threatened a snap election — the third time Queenslanders would have to vote this year.
Qld government on edge as MP quits
AFTER numerous threats to quit, outspoken MP Rob Pyne has left Labor, throwing a major curve ball at the Palaszczuk Government.
Police minister’s gun use questioned
THE Queensland police minister’s novel way of dealing with rat infestation at his home could land him in trouble.
‘They will have sex in the garden’
ONE MP has made a strange contribution to the debate over drunken violence, arguing his state is about to be beset with wild suburban parties.
Lockout laws to pass in Queensland
LOCKOUT laws will be implemented in Queensland from July after Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk reached a deal to pass the legislation.
New faces in new-look Qld cabinet
TWO rookie MPs are among Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk’s new-look ministry, which will be sworn in today.
Gold Coast council ‘like dealing with mafia’
THE Gold Coast City Council is secretive, has rude staff and is like “dealing with the mafia”, a government review has been told.
‘It is now an issue of national security’
PAULINE Hanson has been branded a national security risk by a former colleague who warns her comments about Islam, refugees and the Paris attacks could backfire in a bad way.
MP calls for death penalty return
FORMER head of the Australian Medical Association Queensland says we should consider reintroducing the death penalty for one particular group of people.
MP nurse visits spark controversy
A QUEENSLAND MP has been accused of putting patients at risk by moonlighting as a nurse at two Gold Coast hospitals.
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