Politics
Queensland
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Crime
Basketball coach accused of grooming, raping child
The 67-year-old has appeared in Brisbane Magistrates Court, accused of offences spanning several years.
- by William Davis
Latest
Immediate restrictions on hormone therapy for young people in Queensland
Hormone therapy will no longer be available to new patients with gender dysphoria, while the LNP government awaits a review to determine whether a ban is warranted.
- by Sean Parnell and Olivia Ireland
Editorial
Casinos
Queensland must release report into probity of Star casino partner
David Crisafulli last year promised to release a report on a partner in Brisbane’s new casino. He has been premier for three months. We’re still waiting.
- The Herald's View
Premier reassures public servants after treasurer forecast budget gloom
David Crisafulli has told public servants their jobs are “secure” after the mid-year budget update forecast debt to rise to $217.8 billion by 2027-28.
- by Cameron Atfield
‘We were excluded’: Lord Mayor hits back at Palaszczuk over Games plan
Adrian Schrinner says the former premier politicised Brisbane’s Olympic bid, excluding council from talks and blindsiding it on key decisions.
- by Catherine Strohfeldt and Marissa Calligeros
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Queensland budget
Queensland credit rating downgrade now ‘highly likely’: Treasurer
Delivering what he described as “Labor’s last budget update”, rather than the LNP’s first, Treasurer David Janetzki cast a bleak picture of the state’s finances.
- by Cameron Atfield
Updated
Queensland budget
‘A challenge’: Billions set aside for services in budget LNP wants to balance
Treasurer David Janetzki has delivered his official appraisal of Labor’s last budget, notionally setting aside billions of dollars for services he says were left underfunded.
- by Sean Parnell
Former premier torches Miles, LNP over Olympic stadium fight
In a bombshell interview, Annastacia Palaszczuk says she has been told the LNP’s Olympic review committee has already decided to go ahead with a Victoria Park stadium.
- by Marissa Calligeros
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Government
‘Complex and significant’: Wind farm projects halted by LNP government
Queensland Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie may be on leave, but that hasn’t stopped him intervening in the assessment of renewable energy projects.
- by Sean Parnell
‘Rampant’: Dutton slams Labor’s record on crime, vows to get tough
A day after a Coles worker was stabbed in Ipswich, Federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has visited that city to promote the LNP’s law and order policies.
- by Felicity Caldwell
Perspective
Government
The new year set to reveal more about the new state government
Much of the LNP’s mostly small-target pitch, detailed before the election, will be ticked off in months. What then for a party wanting “generational” power?
- by Matt Dennien
Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/politics/queensland