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Queensland votes
Major parties lay out their election-year plans. How will they get your vote?
The next state election is now a year away, with Labor and the LNP honing their campaigns. We’re keen to know what you want them to focus on.
- by Matt Dennien
Latest
‘Great waste of time and money’: Birthday GIF drama exposed by commission
The Queensland public service is mired in a new and unusual controversy after a GIF posted in a group chat was deemed racist and sexually provocative.
- by Sean Parnell
Opposition targets Qld’s national-low home ownership in election bid
Opposition leader David Crisafulli wants to take Queensland from the state with the lowest home ownership to the highest - in a decade.
- by Tony Moore
Taxpayers funded two Europe trips for the Governor. What went on?
The Governor’s travel budget was about $220,000 more than the previous year, but there is scant detail of what the former chief health officer did while she was away.
- by Zach Hope
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Voice to parliament
‘Dangerous and short-sighted’: Cloud over treaties after LNP drops support
Queensland’s human rights boss has criticised ‘sweeping assumptions’ being made about what the failed federal Voice means for the state’s separate path ahead.
- by Matt Dennien
Renters in spotlight under potential real estate industry code of conduct
While detail on the work is limited, Housing Minister Meaghan Scanlon says the government is looking at the issue to align Queensland with other states.
- by Matt Dennien
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Indigenous
New laws allowed Qld to be hearing First Nations truths. It’s not
While the state’s Path to Treaty laws passed months ago, they aren’t yet active, leaving a potential milestone pass with little fanfare.
- by Matt Dennien
Reckless riders on footpaths, cycleways may end up in court
E-scooter and bike riders will need to offer assistance after a crash or provide their details under proposed laws to help streamline road rules.
- by Matt Dennien
Updated
Water
Qld’s premier would drink recycled water. But residents won’t get it
Details of the 30-year approach to water security come amid warnings of a dry summer and the need for new water sources to supply a growing population.
- by Matt Dennien
Perspective
Juvenile justice
Hard cell: The more Queensland spends, the worse crime gets
When senior state government officials gathered to announce up to $250 million for a new fast-tracked temporary youth prison last week, key figures remained unsaid.
- by Matt Dennien
Debts written off, companies wound up: The downside of Qld’s COVID loans
The Palaszczuk government is standing by its $1 billion COVID-19 Jobs Support Loan scheme, even after the Auditor-General warned it was too generous.
- by Sean Parnell