Queensland government
Queensland boosts tax breaks for foreign property investors
Treasurer David Janetzki’s move comes after the Queensland government revealed it would again allow political donations from the property sector.
- Matt Dennien
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Hospital rescue plan to deliver thousands more beds across Queensland
The $18.53 billion plan also includes revised masterplans and timelines for the delivery of new hospitals and major infrastructure upgrades.
- Courtney Kruk
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Minister pushed one-time rival from hospital role, then changed board laws
New laws allow cabinet to dismiss board members without reason, but before they even came in, Queensland’s health minister pushed an abortion advocate to quit her board role.
- Matt Dennien
Teachers union takes special school funding fight to industrial court
A new model for state schools to support the more than 106,000 students with disability launched at the start of this year. Staff and principals remain concerned.
- Matt Dennien
Qld police face scrutiny for failures linked to state’s worst paedophile
The Crisafulli government faced questions about the police’s ability to investigate child sexual abuse after a 516-page report outlined failings and incompetence that could have seen one of the country’s worst paedophiles arrested 13 years before he was caught.
- Courtney Kruk
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Developers to be allowed to donate to state politicians again
But the Crisafulli government’s proposed election law changes will not bring back optional preferential voting.
- Matt Dennien
Former senior cop appointed Queensland human rights tsar
Deborah Platz AM will replace outgoing commissioner Scott McDougall, with her five-year term to begin at the end of January.
- Julius Dennis
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LNP opens door to hospital board overhauls, raising spectre of ‘cronyism’
The Crisafulli government made sweeping changes to other boards, but lacked the power to remove health service directors for no reason – until now.
- Matt Dennien
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Emails reveal MP backed state-funded project on councillor’s land
The emails show Rebecca Young approved of a plan to shift a building project to land owned by a local councillor who had supported her election campaign.
- Julius Dennis
Queensland to slap ankle monitors on 10-year-olds on bail
Youth Justice Minister Laura Gerber introduced laws to parliament that could see an ankle monitor applied to any child seeking bail.
- Julius Dennis
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