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.
Some 10,000 buyers are expected to save up to $17,000 under Labor’s latest pre-election budget sweetener.
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.
Airtrain should serve as a cautionary tale for governments:cede control of vital public infrastructure at your peril.
The Miles government is finalising a $500 million package to deliver on a Labor promise to reduce childhood disadvantage.
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.
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.