Politics
Queensland
Free lunch coming to Queensland schools – with a catch
They say there is no such thing as a free lunch, but that’s what will be served up to some students. And find out which Brisbane schools will get playground upgrades.
- by Felicity Caldwell
Latest
LNP rejects review calls over how much to muzzle Qld’s corruption watchdog
Independent calls for a path through legal murk over the Crime and Corruption Commission’s ability to tell the public about its work reveal a political rift.
- by Matt Dennien
Perspective
Queensland votes
Politicians trying to win votes before an election? You don’t say
Labor hopes 50c transport fares will turn heads and votes, even if it’s been on Steven Miles’ mind since the 1990s. How else should contenders try to woo you?
- by Matt Dennien
Updated
Government
‘As close to free as you can get’: All public transport trips in Qld to cost 50c
The flat fare will apply during a “use it or lose it” six-month trial from August 5, in Labor’s latest effort to ease cost-of-living pressures.
- by Matt Dennien
Infrastructure funding pledge to help ease SEQ growing pains
Last week, south-east mayors took their infrastructure woes to the state government. By Friday, they had secured a $350 million injection.
- by Tony Moore
Units without car parks may have once led to ‘a riot’. Now, Miles wants more
The premier found a silver lining as he fronted a property sector lunch to spruik Labor’s housing plans in the Sunshine State.
- by Matt Dennien
‘Give us 100 days’: LNP doubles down on another Games review
Queensland parliament has passed laws to establish a long-promised independent group to steer progress towards 2032. The LNP still wants to put its own stamp on it.
- by Matt Dennien
Updated
Government
‘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.
- by Matt Dennien
Exclusive
Queensland votes
Crisafulli’s LNP climbs higher against Miles’ Labor leadership
Steven Miles took the top job in December, pitching himself as Labor’s best chance for the October election. New polling for Brisbane Times details what’s changed.
- by Matt Dennien
Perspective
Queensland votes
A Labor leader agreeing with Peter Dutton? It is election season
The Queensland-based federal opposition leader and Premier Steven Miles, maybe more by design than accident, landed on the same side of migration talk this week.
- by Matt Dennien
Man who died after hours on stretcher ‘should never have remained ramped’
Leaked emails show that paramedics escalated their concerns to hospital bosses as the 78-year-old man’s condition deteriorated.
- by Tim Arvier