What Cameron Dick didn't tell Queenslanders in his budget speech

What Cameron Dick didn't tell Queenslanders in his budget speech

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.

  • byMatt Dennien

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Qld to spend $11b on cost-of-living,inflation help as it looks for savings

Qld to spend $11b on cost-of-living,inflation help as it looks for savings

As coal prices fall,the Labor government is having to rely more on property and payroll taxes to fund its pre-election commitments.

  • byMatt Dennien
A three-minute guide to the Queensland 2024-25 budget

A three-minute guide to the Queensland 2024-25 budget

Pressed for time? Here are the key facts from the Queensland government’s cost-of-living election-year budget.

  • byFelicity Caldwell
Budget green light for Gympie Road bypass tunnel to move to next stage
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Budget green light for Gympie Road bypass tunnel to move to next stage

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.

  • byTony Moore
Labor’s 10th budget is built to not be its last

Labor’s 10th budget is built to not be its last

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.

  • byMatt Dennien
Qld to give first home buyers a ‘fairer go’ with changes to stamp duty
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Qld to give first home buyers a ‘fairer go’ with changes to stamp duty

Some 10,000 buyers are expected to save up to $17,000 under Labor’s latest pre-election budget sweetener.

  • byMatt Dennien
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Crisafulli cops flak from both flanks over support of Labor budget

Crisafulli cops flak from both flanks over support of Labor budget

The Opposition Leader’s “small-target” approach to October’s election has drawn criticism from both Labor and the last LNP colleague to run the state.

  • byMatt Dennien
Airtrain debacle shows the pitfalls of privatised public transport

Airtrain debacle shows the pitfalls of privatised public transport

Airtrain should serve as a cautionary tale for governments:cede control of vital public infrastructure at your peril.

  • byCameron Atfield
Another $500m for families as Queensland election draws closer

Another $500m for families as Queensland election draws closer

The Miles government is finalising a $500 million package to deliver on a Labor promise to reduce childhood disadvantage.

  • byTim Arvier
‘They’ve listened’:State shift brings Schrinner back to Games group fold

‘They’ve listened’:State shift brings Schrinner back to Games group fold

The Brisbane Lord Mayor has walked back his decision of barely five months ago to abandon the 2032 Games leaders’ forum – despite outstanding differences of opinion.

  • byMatt Dennien
Sunshine Coast rail link to get $1.15 billion budget boost

Sunshine Coast rail link to get $1.15 billion budget boost

The extra funding,to be announced in Tuesday’s budget,will take the federal contribution to $2.75 billion – just a fraction of the $12 billion to complete the planned line.

  • byCameron Atfield