Blair bust-up: Labor MP in blue over unpaid rent
They’re supposed to be ALP allies, so why is Labor MP Shayne Neumann in a fight with unions and party branches at the Ipswich Trades Hall? And who owes who money?
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Albo’s bloke faces battle for Blair
Will Anthony Albanese’s decision to save a Queensland MP from gender quotas come back to bite him, as the LNP prepare to preselect a woman to contest the federal seat? And who is state Labor’s new comrade in chief?
Get Max: Labor, unions’ plan to oust Greens MP
Max Chandler-Mather will be targeted by Labor and a cashed-up union movement as they try to unseat the tyro Greens MP from Labor’s former heartland Brisbane seat of Griffith.
Leaked chat exposes LNP rift in Dutton’s Queensland team
A federal election just months away but Peter Dutton’s own party in Queensland is fighting itself, leaked messages have revealed.
Olympics probe run by donor to the LNP
The ‘independent’ review of Brisbane’s stalled Olympic venues program will be headed by a businessman who gave more than $12,000 to the Queensland Liberal National Party.
Royalty break for cash-strapped critic of ALP tax
The chief critic of Queensland Labor’s coal royalties super-profits tax quietly received a royalty holiday from the ousted ALP state government.
‘White hot rage’ spreads in LNP circles over judicial appointment
LNP politicians have been caught badmouthing their colleague’s speech; ‘white hot rage’ spreads over new Attorney-General Deb Frecklington’s first judicial appointment.
Mother’s miracle? From palliative care to ‘doing fine’
A mum accused of drugging her child after the child was subjected to multiple surgeries had claimed she suffered a string of medical woes.
Suspended Townsville mayor ‘absolutely refutes’ allegations
Suspended Townsville mayor Troy Thompson says he absolutely refutes “any and all” of the allegations that led to his 12-month stand-down, including embellishing his military and university records.
High-profile mum under police probe claimed kidney ‘God cure’
A TikTok influencer – under police investigation for allegedly drugging her child to cause a mysterious illness – previously claimed her own kidney disease was healed by God.
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