Queensland politics
Latest news and comment on Queensland politics
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Queensland could save $263m by small change to youth justice, report saysDiverting just 0.2% of justice funding to social work would keep 10 young people out of prison and 20 from probation every year, researchers say
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Former Queensland Liberal MP Chris Davis voices corruption concernsOne-time assistant health minister compares government’s approach to that of a doctor who stops examining patients to deny the existence of an illness
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Brisbane storm: just 12 people fixing power lines to save on overtime – unionThousands still without power after hailstorm but Electrical Trades Union tells Senate hearing that utility kept staffing down to save on penalty rates
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LNP took donations from coal seam gas companies, Senate inquiry toldInquiry into Queensland government hears Liberal National party took CSG donations despite Coalition senators’ denials
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Carmichael mine: environmental impact will be unknown for yearsGovernment backdown means Indian owners won’t be required to replace razed critically endangered habitat until two years into the project
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Great Barrier Reef: Queensland lobbies Unesco behind the scenes at G20Campbell Newman says his government is trying to combat ‘dishonest’ campaign being waged by environmentalists
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Queensland bikie laws challenge rejected by high courtHells Angel member Stefan Kuczborski launched landmark case after being prevented from working as a tattooist under laws
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G20 blanket ban on masks is not supported by security laws, expert saysFormer Queensland solicitor general argues protesters wearing masks ‘to make a political point’ have a lawful excuse, but police say ban remains
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Wayne Goss, 1951-2014: a tributePremier of Queensland from 1989 to 1996, he dedicated himself to improving employment, education and the environment – and ridding his state of the stench of corruption
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Wayne Goss, former Queensland premier, dies at 63Labor politician held state’s top job from 1989 to 1996, ending 32 years of the old National party’s rule in Queensland
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Union to defy order to remove Campbell Newman footage from adTogether Queensland says it has not breached parliamentary rules, as clerk Neil Laurie tells it to stop using footage
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Fossil fuel ads approved by Brisbane airport despite political intentActivist groups hoping to attract the attention of G20 delegates had their adverts declined – but Chevron and the controversial Reef Facts campaign were given the green light
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G20 climate change ad banned by Brisbane airport 'because it was political'Airport corporation’s board has two directors with fossil fuel interests, but says they had no influence over decision
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Campbell Newman ‘lied to parliament about wage rises’, says unionPublic servants’ union calls for Queensland premier to be investigated by parliamentary ethics committee
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Ebola: west African expats in Australia fear for relatives caught up in epidemicGovernment’s visa clampdown for people from Ebola-affected countries of secondary concern to grief-stricken community, advocates say
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Palmer party hands over member list to Queensland electoral commissionCommission says PUP submitted well over the minimum of 500 members but the party faces deregistration if it cannot produce enough legitimate members
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Great Barrier Reef protection plan 'ignores the threat of climate change'Scientists warn the government’s strategy is likely to prove ineffectual as ‘unless Australia cuts back on carbon dioxide emissions we won’t have much of a Great Barrier Reef left’
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Clive Palmer calls Campbell Newman 'little Hitler' over PUP member list rowPalmer United party leader says electoral commission’s demand for list of members is a ‘stunt’ by the Queensland premier
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Peter Dowling dropped by LNP and will not contest Redlands seatQueensland state MP disendorsed but former minister Ros Bates preselected for Mudgeeraba
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Rogue MPs' Queensland police union deal reportedly done at the EkkaMPs believed to have talked with a union representative about defecting from the government during royal agricultural show
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Anna Palmer poised for the party – Clive's wife in the political spotlightUntil now a discreet presence on the sidelines of the Clive roadshow, Anna Palmer is a potential PUP candidate
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Clive Palmer drops defamation action against News Corp AustraliaPalmer United party leader settles with the Australian newspaper over articles about his business activities
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John Chardon donated $80,000 to LNP before jailing over child sex chargesQueensland businessman John Chardon received praise in federal parliament for his assistance to the Liberal National party before a dramatic fall from grace
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Man's racist attack on Brisbane train caught on videoPolice investigating after video shows man swearing at and racially abusing a security guard, and challenging him to a fight
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Tony Abbott says states will take counter-terrorism stepsPremiers have agreed to toughen their states’ security laws to ensure there are no loopholes for terrorists or criminals
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Carl Judge quits: Palmer United party loses last state MP in QueenslandClive Palmer to name new PUP leader in the state after last remaining MP leaves to recontest seat as an independent
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Activist group banned from holding Brisbane debate in parliamentary roomLock the Gate Alliance told it cannot hold a forum on restoring Queensland’s upper house because of a previous protest
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Former Queensland MP Scott Driscoll charged with fraud worth $725,000Corruption watchdog to allege former Redcliffe MP committed fraud offences and solicited at least $400,000 in secret commissions
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Great Barrier Reef dredge approval was ‘suicide’ for reef authorityCoral reef expert says Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority has lost its credibility and budget cuts left it unable to protect the world heritage site
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Queensland's cuts to pokies red tape could hurt state's poorest, report saysNewman government plans to slash gambling legislation risk increase in gambling-related problems, according to research commissioned by the Anglican church
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LNP's Bruce McIver: there are 'worthy successors' to Campbell NewmanParty president backs Queensland premier for re-election but says leadership is an issue for the party room
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Queensland plan to dump dredge spoil onshore 'will not harm wetlands'Deputy premier Jeff Seeney says despite conservation group’s concerns, nationally significant wetland will be preserved
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LNP blocks Bruce Flegg from standing for his Moggill seatParty’s state executive rejects preselection application from former Queensland housing minister for 2015 poll
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Clive Palmer denies Senate inquiry linked to feud with Campbell NewmanPalmer says inquiry into Queensland government has support of more than half the Senate and therefore reflects the people’s will
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