Political support federal and state Labor has sunk in Victoria over the past 18 months,adding urgency to the case for new federal funding for Victorian roads.
Queensland’s sports minister has encouraged competitive tension between Brisbane and the Gold Coast over which city should host 2032 Olympic and Paralympic swimming.
The government will sit on the long-awaited Olympic review’s report for two weeks after receiving it – but it will know its advice even earlier.
The move would make it the first Australian government to own an airline since Qantas was privatised in the 1990s.
Australians whose flights are cancelled should be entitled to a full refund,while passengers who suffer more than three hours’ disruption should get help to book another option.
The federal government announced on Saturday $11.7 million of funding for projects in Queensland’s south-east – including a riverside park in Brisbane’s west.
The state government is under renewed pressure to extend its metro rail line to fast-growing western suburbs.
The Queensland government has rejected a Commonwealth plea to get on with building Olympic venues,insisting the LNP’s mooted 100-day review must be allowed to play out.
Queensland’s new government says it has found $181 million in overruns on three minor 2032 venues. But it’s being warned its 100-day review could cause more.
Alan Joyce,Anthony Albanese and the opaque politics of schmooze.