Shannon Fentiman
Internal briefings warn Qld Treasurer ‘major shifts’ needed, as LNP blasts blowouts
Despite the negative budget picture being painted by the new government, Treasurer David Janetzki says his party will still “be delivering on our promises”.
- by Matt Dennien
Latest
Former right-wing senator, Sky News host may get cabinet role if LNP wins power, MP suggests
Although denied by leader David Crisafulli, speculation has been rife that former conservative senator Amanda Stoker could be parachuted into an LNP cabinet.
- by Matt Dennien
Health Minister, LNP MPs under scrutiny after ‘cross your legs’ call
The actions of four MPs from both parties are now being investigated by Queensland parliament’s powerful ethics committee after last month’s incident.
- by Matt Dennien
Updated
Government
‘Cross your legs’: MPs put on notice amid heated Queensland question time
Opposition MP Ros Bates yelled the comment while Health Minister Shannon Fentiman was responding to a question about cancelled maternity services.
- by Matt Dennien
‘Serious and harmful’: Coercive control criminalised in landmark legislation
The legislation has passed in state parliament, more than four years after the tragic deaths of Hannah Clarke and her young children.
- by Fraser Barton
Free female-focused clinics announced as byelections loom
Queensland Women’s Week has kicked off with a $46 million state government commitment to build four free walk-in clinics for women and children.
- by Cameron Atfield
Perspective
ALP
The week that shone a light on the fight for Labor’s future
A second pitch for Queensland’s top job may have fizzled this week, but the embers flared just brightly enough, and long enough, to be revealing.
- by Matt Dennien
‘Might be news to Peter Dutton’: Miles defends Labor’s union history
Queensland’s incoming premier has issued a strong rebuke to critics of the union movement and its long Labor links after comments he was “utterly owned” by them.
- by Matt Dennien
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Political leadership
Premier-to-be Miles, deputy Dick make leadership pitch to MPs
With no other challenger, Friday’s Queensland Labor team meeting to pick Annastacia Palaszczuk’s successor should be little more than a formality.
- by Matt Dennien
The replacements: Who are Steven Miles and Shannon Fentiman?
After Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk’s decision to resign after almost nine years in the job, two contenders have so far put their hats in the ring.
- by Matt Dennien
‘I am best placed to lead’: Fentiman challenges Miles for top Labor job
The Health Minister has pitted herself against outgoing Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk’s succession pick for support among fellow Labor MPs.
- by Matt Dennien
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