Politics
Queensland
30,000 people shift to Qld, sparking calls for bigger slice of GST pie
As the state sees its biggest population boom in 16 years, Treasurer Cameron Dick has called on the Morrison government “to support Queensland with investment in the budget”.
- by Tony Moore
Latest
Protesters demand 3600-unit wetlands project be sent back to drawing board
Conservationists and residents say the Toondah Harbour development above Cleveland wetlands should be called in as it now varies markedly from the initial plan.
- by Tony Moore
Dick says PM’s plan to keep international borders shut will hit state finances
Queensland Treasurer Cameron Dick says the next state budget will need a reset after Scott Morrison’s comments on Sunday that the borders may stay closed indefinitely.
- by Tony Moore
Protest planned ahead of Andrew Laming’s return to Parliament
Prime Minister Scott Morrison is under renewed pressure to dump Andrew Laming from the Coalition party room when the embattled backbencher returns to Parliament next week.
- by Lydia Lynch
Funding lifeline for delayed Broadbeach to Burleigh light rail
A contract dispute between the state government and builders, John Holland Group, has forced delays and a budget blowout on the light rail extension.
- by Lydia Lynch
Stoker, Canavan and Christensen to speak at pro-life rally in Brisbane
Queensland will soon hit a milestone following a long campaign by advocates for the legalisation of voluntary euthanasia.
- by Felicity Caldwell
CCC boss warns public servants to stop breaching citizens’ privacy
Accessing private data illegally can lead to “disastrous consequences”, the Crime and Corruption Commission has warned Queensland’s public servants.
- by Felicity Caldwell
Riverside tower’s designer to run for Greens in federal election
Architect Elizabeth Watson-Brown will run in the Brisbane seat of Ryan, while retail worker Stephen Bates is set to be named as the Greens’ candidate for the seat of Brisbane.
- by Tony Moore
‘Father of the LNP’ Lawrence Springborg confirms leadership run
The architect of the merger of the state National and Liberal parties has confirmed he will run for the LNP presidency in a bid to quell party infighting.
- by Lydia Lynch
Parochial Queensland snubs PM’s push for more women
The state’s LNP delivered a strong message to Scott Morrison with its decision to place James McGrath above Amanda Stoker on its Senate ticket.
- by Lydia Lynch
Opinion
Juvenile justice
Children caught in turbo-charged ‘tough on crime’ politics
Children should be in playgrounds and classrooms, not locked up behind bars. Yet Queensland continues to imprison children at alarming and unacceptable rates.
- by Meena Singh and Monique Hurley