It’s the election, stupid, not the economy
If there is any doubt Cameron Dick’s fifth budget is about holding onto power just look at the expiry date in the handouts to voters.
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Miles debt to hit $172bn to fund transition
The Miles Labor government will push Queensland into record debt of $172bn to fund the coal-rich state’s transition to renewable power.
Dick’s $17bn trick a miracle or illusion?
Queensland Treasurer Cameron Dick wants us to believe he is a magician.
Unchallenged Stoker to sail into Crisafulli’s inner sanctum
Labor can’t find anyone to take on ex-senator Amanda Stoker in Oodgeroo despite Steven Miles labelling her an ‘extreme right-wing, crazy, woman-hating lunatic’.
Energy rebate has Miles on the rise
Support for Steven Miles’s third-term Labor government has lifted on the back of a pledge to give every household a $1000 energy rebate.
New polling gives Miles something to giggle about
As LNP supporters stock their fridge with champagne for a widely expected state election win on October 26, it seems there is still a little fizz left in Labor’s hopes of holding onto power.
Miles bans Great Artesian Basin carbon plan
Queensland will permanently ban proposed carbon capture and storage projects in the Great Artesian Basin in a move that the mining industry says could undermine Australia’s transition to its net zero emissions target.
Changes to CCC obstruct public accountability
Queensland’s integrity body, the Crime and Corruption Commission, has just been cut off at the knees.
Rennick sues over Senate vote
Queensland LNP Senator Gerard Rennick narrowly lost his bid for preselection last year in an ‘unprofessional’ internal ballot, a court has heard.
Casino lobbyist to take on Jones for Labor Senate spot
Former Labor Minister Kate Jones has a rival in the race to be Queensland’s newest ALP Senator, and the LNP’s Gerard Rennick has his day in court – suing his own party.
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