A long-awaited federal infrastructure review has landed,with suggestions it was a collaborative effort. Queensland Treasurer Cameron Dick says it’s “not true”.
Beyond the machinations over council’s budget cuts and delayed shade for Victoria bridge,it’s the political barbs that are most revealing.
Glencore announced the “operational changes” on Wednesday,saying it had notified workers the underground work would close after 60 years.
Just a few weeks after empathising with customers over their cost-of-living pain,Virgin’s hypocrisy has been laid bare as footy fans ache to see their team.
The state has added its voice to growing disquiet over the Commonwealth’s decision to prevent the airline from running extra flights to Australia.
Treasurer Cameron Dick has joined other potential Labor leaders in brushing off questions amid backbench frustration while the premier is abroad.
The health minister,one of three senior Labor MPs seen as potential leaders,has sought to explain recent backbench concerns – and the premier’s holiday.
Speculation about Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk’s future in the role has ramped up,with reported rumblings in Labor ranks forcing a senior cabinet minister to publicly defend his leader.
Cameron Dick used the day of BHP’s full-year results to continue his stoush with the mining lobby over Queensland’s progressive coal royalties.
Treasurer Cameron Dick triumphantly declared on Saturday the government’s SPER debt collectors had set a record.
Queenslanders are feeling it at the moment. Exactly what “it” is largely depends on the major party leader speaking.