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Minister accuses former power plant bosses of giving ‘incorrect’ advice

Minister accuses former power plant bosses of giving ‘incorrect’ advice

Amid fallout from fresh findings into a Queensland power station explosion, Mick de Brenni has been forced to interrupt leave to explain past statements.

  • by Matt Dennien

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‘Very negligible’: Premier plays down explosion effect on power prices

‘Very negligible’: Premier plays down explosion effect on power prices

Long-awaited detail into the breakdown of a major Queensland coal power station in 2021 has added fuel to claims about its role in increased power bills.

  • by Matt Dennien
Draft report finds broader failures behind Qld coal plant explosion

Draft report finds broader failures behind Qld coal plant explosion

The state will now appoint special advisors to the government-owned operator of the Callide power station, CS Energy, amid a review of all its power generators.

  • by Matt Dennien
Queensland voters will be first to push the button on LNP’s nuclear pitch
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Queensland voters will be first to push the button on LNP’s nuclear pitch

The drip-fed federal atomic energy plan will open for feedback here in October, whether state LNP leader David Crisfulli likes it or not.

  • by Matt Dennien
What Brisbane can learn from the city’s happiest commuters
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What Brisbane can learn from the city’s happiest commuters

Brisbane needs 50¢ public transport fares to work, and we can learn something from CityCat commuters to set the trial up for success.

  • by Felicity Caldwell
‘Won’t stop us’: Dutton’s nuclear threat to Queensland election winner

‘Won’t stop us’: Dutton’s nuclear threat to Queensland election winner

The federal LNP leader’s claim that state opposition “won’t stop us rolling out our new energy system” heaps more pressure on his Qld counterpart.

  • by Matt Dennien
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Palaszczuk opens up on her enduring belief in Gabba rebuild

Palaszczuk opens up on her enduring belief in Gabba rebuild

The former premier has given her first sit-down television interview since leaving politics. Here are the key takeaways – some of which didn’t make it to air.

  • by Matt Dennien
Cape York areas make World Heritage tentative list

Cape York areas make World Heritage tentative list

Another Australian site may be in the mix for World Heritage status after a campaign was launched for parts of Queensland’s Cape York Peninsula.

  • by Laine Clark
Dutton’s vision brings nuclear issue to Crisafulli’s doorstep

Dutton’s vision brings nuclear issue to Crisafulli’s doorstep

Nuclear energy is one topic the Queensland LNP leader wanted to avoid before the state election, but Dutton’s federal pitch means that’s no longer possible.

  • by Matt Dennien
Dutton pitches two Queensland nuclear power sites – and power to take them
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Dutton pitches two Queensland nuclear power sites – and power to take them

Two of the Coalition’s seven proposed nuclear power plant sites would be in leader Peter Dutton’s home state – one just 150 kilometres from Brisbane.

  • by Matt Dennien
If Labor and the LNP hope you forget (bits of) the past, what’s the future?
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If Labor and the LNP hope you forget (bits of) the past, what’s the future?

Queensland’s budget week has taught us at least one thing: the major parties want October’s election to be a contest of ideas. Here’s what’s on offer so far.

  • by Matt Dennien