Canberra cuts Qld projects but finds almost $2b for faster rail to coast

Canberra cuts Qld projects but finds almost $2b for faster rail to coast

A long-awaited federal infrastructure review has landed,with suggestions it was a collaborative effort. Queensland Treasurer Cameron Dick says it’s “not true”.

  • byMatt Dennien

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Forget about water under the bridge. In Brisbane,there’s politics all over it
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City council

Forget about water under the bridge. In Brisbane,there’s politics all over it

Beyond the machinations over council’s budget cuts and delayed shade for Victoria bridge,it’s the political barbs that are most revealing.

  • byMatt Dennien
‘A fight for Mount Isa’:1200 jobs under cloud with Qld mines to close
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Mining

‘A fight for Mount Isa’:1200 jobs under cloud with Qld mines to close

Glencore announced the “operational changes” on Wednesday,saying it had notified workers the underground work would close after 60 years.

  • byMatt Dennien
Never doubt an airline’s thirst for a desperate fan’s last buck

Never doubt an airline’s thirst for a desperate fan’s last buck

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.

  • byZach Hope
‘If it was up to us ...’:Qld government backs extra Qatar Airways flights

‘If it was up to us ...’:Qld government backs extra Qatar Airways flights

The state has added its voice to growing disquiet over the Commonwealth’s decision to prevent the airline from running extra flights to Australia.

  • byZach Hope
Dick dodges digs over Palaszczuk’s departure

Dick dodges digs over Palaszczuk’s departure

Treasurer Cameron Dick has joined other potential Labor leaders in brushing off questions amid backbench frustration while the premier is abroad.

  • byMatt Dennien
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‘These conversations happen’:Fentiman weighs in on leadership questions

‘These conversations happen’:Fentiman weighs in on leadership questions

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.

  • byMatt Dennien
Palaszczuk leaves leadership rumblings behind as she goes on overseas holiday

Palaszczuk leaves leadership rumblings behind as she goes on overseas 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.

  • byCameron Atfield
‘Use it or lose it’:Qld treasurer warns BHP on leases

‘Use it or lose it’:Qld treasurer warns BHP on leases

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.

  • byJohn Crouch
How the government’s thirst for fines is driving Queenslanders to the brink

How the government’s thirst for fines is driving Queenslanders to the brink

Treasurer Cameron Dick triumphantly declared on Saturday the government’s SPER debt collectors had set a record.

  • byZach Hope
Fear and hoping in Brisvegas

Fear and hoping in Brisvegas

Queenslanders are feeling it at the moment. Exactly what “it” is largely depends on the major party leader speaking.

  • byMatt Dennien