Bid to put a lid on transport costs
A new price range tendering process will be implemented by the Queensland government for transport infrastructure projects in an effort to prevent costs blowouts.
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‘Great time’ to build smaller Games venues
Construction on smaller venues for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games should begin as soon as possible to take advantage of gaps in the infrastructure pipeline, a leading industry figure says.
GST carve-up plea goes unanswered
Queensland Treasurer David Janetzki has the budget blues two weeks out from its release as his federal counterpart leaves him hanging on funding carve-up request.
Janetzki tees off at ‘state of failures’
Queensland’s Treasurer David Janetzki has taken a swipe at the rest of the country, particularly Victoria, for relying on the state’s coal royalties to underpin their budgets.
Patients will die: Nurses up ante in pay dispute
A powerful new ad campaign has warned Queenslander will die if the Crisafulli government fails pay the state’s nurses and midwives promised nation-leading pay and conditions.
Detached homes’ price soars past units
Homeowners are opting to secure a house and a backyard despite capital city house prices soaring and the gap between detached homes and units widening since the pandemic.
Crisafulli promises a debt miracle
Premier David Crisafulli has promised to reduce Queensland’s escalating debt without cuts while promising a record infrastructure, health and tourism spend.
First-home buyers forgo big deposits to buy sooner
Gone are the days where first-home buyers saved a fifth of the price of a new home with many taking the riskier route to get into the market sooner before prices rise out of reach.
State-federal deal over Olympics … but not everyone is happy
The Queensland and federal governments are in negotiations on the final agreement to fund and deliver David Crisafulli’s Olympic stadium plan. Plus Keith Pitt’s Vatican credentials, Laura Gerber’s diary, and a tourism plan.
Quantum leap in funding for $1bn computer
Queensland’s Crisafulli government will honour a controversial federal-state $940m deal to build the world’s first fault-tolerant quantum computer in Brisbane.
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