Politics
Queensland
Housing squeeze forces Queensland to think tiny
Strict rules around the permanent use of tiny homes, and recent innovations, will be considered by government.
- by Matt Dennien
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Queen's Wharf
Queen’s Wharf could be great, but we’re being played for fools
The Queensland government is undermining the Queen’s Wharf project through its own secrecy and wilful ignorance of the casino’s impact on the community.
- by Zach Hope
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Government
State considered draining over a year’s worth of water from Wivenhoe
The Qld government asked about the impact of emptying up to 413 days’ water supply from the dam last summer after the 2022 floods. It opted for 139.
- by Matt Dennien
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Planning
How can Brisbane justify two racecourses on prime land?
With land at a premium as south-east Queensland struggles with growing pains, having two inner-suburban racecourses right next to each other has become increasingly illogical.
- by Cameron Atfield
Queen’s Wharf casino dodges community-impact scrutiny
In what one expert says is an attempt to “avoid unpleasant news”, the Qld government has failed to carry out a full community impact study on the Brisbane casino.
- by Zach Hope
Mystery surrounds secret study into the impact of Queen’s Wharf casino
The Queensland government’s handling of the study prompted QUT researchers to warn of an “unjustified climate of suspicion”.
- by Zach Hope
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City council
Forget about water under the bridge. In Brisbane, there’s politics all over it
Beyond the machinations over council’s budget cuts and delayed shade for Victoria bridge, it’s the political barbs that are most revealing.
- by Matt Dennien
For some young people, a sleeping bag and safety plan is their only option
This is what the billboards around the city displaying Brisbane as ‘Not For Rent’ mean.
- by Courtney Kruk
Top tourism group calls for Qld to consider e-scooter, bike-only paths
While acknowledging their popularity, the calls come as MPs mull a crackdown on bad rider behaviour on shared paths – and continued “growing injury toll”.
- by Matt Dennien
Queensland to ban sale of knives and gel blasters to kids
The proposed laws mark the first restrictions on gel blaster sales in a state previously reluctant to regulate them, amid efforts to manage youth offending.
- by Matt Dennien
Perspective
Queensland votes
We asked politicians to rate who was ‘most decent’. (Yes, some tried to vote for themselves)
An exercise intended to show the good in Queensland politics unwittingly uncovered some of the old pollster tricks.
- by Tim Arvier