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Michael McKennaQueensland Editor

Michael McKenna is Queensland Editor at The Australian.

NEWMAN government MPs were last night lining up to call on Tony Abbott to reverse last month’s budget cuts to pensioner concessions.

CAMPBELL Newman yesterday filed a court document in which Clive Palmer is accused of trying to get favourable treatment for his coal interests.

CLIVE Palmer says he has written to the Prime Minister’s chief of staff Peta Credlin to express regret at offending her.

Michael McKenna and Jared Owens

TIM Nicholls has delivered a budget full of big calls and needing a big sell.

QUEENSLAND Premier Campbell Newman is hoping voters will buy into his plan to raise $33bn from port and power assets to pay down debt.

TIM Nicholls has delivered a budget full of big calls and needing a big sell.

THE Newman government’s budget plan to tackle debt and the deficit will include investing $30bn in state power distributors.

QUEENSLAND’S budget deficit has almost quadrupled from a projected $664 million to $2.27 billion.

EXCLUSIVEHealth

SENIOR Labor leaders have championed for years the introduction of the user-pays system for medical services.

Michael McKenna and Stefanie Balogh

A RATEPAYER-funded company set up by Ipswich City Mayor Paul Pisasale was a donor at a fundraising event celebrating his 20 years in government.