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Incoming GIICA chief executive Simon Crooks says he’s keen to start preliminary excavation in Victoria Park as soon as possible.

New infrastructure boss keen to get digging at Victoria Park

Construction of Brisbane’s new Olympic stadium could begin sooner rather than later, if the man tasked with delivering Games infrastructure has his way.

  • Cameron Atfield

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CFMEU members rallying at Bowen Hills this week in the wake of the High Court decision.

LNP, Labor unite in condemning CFMEU protest

Workers who participated in union protests in Brisbane this week will be docked pay, Premier David Crisafulli said as the actions of some in the crowd drew condemnation from both sides of politics.

  • Cameron Atfield
Shadow treasurer Shannon Fentiman speaks from parliament house on Wednesday.

‘Temu politician’: Debate over the state of the budget heats up

Amid a flurry of opposition attacks, acting treasurer Deb Frecklington insists the LNP government can fix “Labor’s mess” without breaking promises.

  • William Davis
Despite the negative picture being painted of the budget by the LNP, Treasurer David Janetzki says the party will still “be delivering on our promises” now in government.

Internal briefings warn Qld Treasurer ‘major shifts’ needed, as LNP blasts blowouts

Despite the negative budget picture being painted by the new government, Treasurer David Janetzki says his party will still “be delivering on our promises”.

  • Matt Dennien
Former assistant minister to the attorney-general and for women Amanda Stoker during a Senate estimates hearing at Parliament House in Canberra in February 2022.

Former right-wing senator, Sky News host may get cabinet role if LNP wins power, MP suggests

Although denied by leader David Crisafulli, speculation has been rife that former conservative senator Amanda Stoker could be parachuted into an LNP cabinet.

  • Matt Dennien
Queensland Health Minister Shannon Fentiman (left) and Opposition health spokeswoman Ros Bates.

Health Minister, LNP MPs under scrutiny after ‘cross your legs’ call

The actions of four MPs from both parties are now being investigated by Queensland parliament’s powerful ethics committee after last month’s incident.

  • Matt Dennien
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Ros Bates caused outrage in question time on Wednesday.

‘Cross your legs’: MPs put on notice amid heated Queensland question time

Opposition MP Ros Bates yelled the comment while Health Minister Shannon Fentiman was responding to a question about cancelled maternity services.

  • Matt Dennien
Hannah Clarke and her three children were murdered by Clarke’s estranged partner in 2020 in Camp Hill.

‘Serious and harmful’: Coercive control criminalised in landmark legislation

The legislation has passed in state parliament, more than four years after the tragic deaths of Hannah Clarke and her young children.

  • Fraser Barton
Health Minister Shannon Fentiman says she’s looking forward to debating several bills relating to women in parliament this week.

Free female-focused clinics announced as byelections loom

Queensland Women’s Week has kicked off with a $46 million state government commitment to build four free walk-in clinics for women and children.

  • Cameron Atfield
Ultimately, a friend and fellow Left faction member, Shannon Fentiman was quick to give Palaszczuk’s sucession pick Steven Miles and his incoming deputy, treasurer, and fellow leadership hopeful Cameron Dick, her full support.

The week that shone a light on the fight for Labor’s future

A second pitch for Queensland’s top job may have fizzled this week, but the embers flared just brightly enough, and long enough, to be revealing.

  • Matt Dennien

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