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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Treasurer Cameron Dick has fleshed out hints dropped in Tuesday’s budget about potential “new ways of operating toll roads” to better benefit the state.
We pick through the Treasurer’s budget speech – a clear pitch to voters for the chance to deliver another – and highlight some key (missing) points.
As coal prices fall,the Labor government is having to rely more on property and payroll taxes to fund its pre-election commitments.
Pressed for time? Here are the key facts from the Queensland government’s cost-of-living election-year budget.
The proposed tunnel in Brisbane’s north will be allocated $318 million in the budget. The funds will allow for more detailed planning but no construction.
When Annastacia Palaszczuk’s new government handed down its first budget in 2015,it was criticised for lacking sweeteners. This one is almost nothing but.