A Queensland Senate may be the only thing to protect the LNP from itself
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A Queensland Senate may be the only thing to protect the LNP from itself

A proportionally representative Queensland upper house would protect future state governments from their worst instincts.

  • byCameron Atfield

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‘They see crime as a way of winning seats’:Miles slams LNP youth plan

‘They see crime as a way of winning seats’:Miles slams LNP youth plan

The LNP’s plan to impose ‘adult time for adult crime’ has been met with harsh criticism,with experts saying it will only worsen youth crime.

  • byCourtney Kruk
PM ridiculed over cost-of-living as LNP eyes state prize

PM ridiculed over cost-of-living as LNP eyes state prize

Meanwhile,divisive Queensland senator Gerard Rennick’s last-ditch bid to rescue his parliamentary career has reportedly been dashed by his party.

  • byWilliam Ton andSavannah Meacham
‘Very negligible’:Premier plays down explosion effect on power prices

‘Very negligible’:Premier plays down explosion effect on power prices

Long-awaited detail into the breakdown of a major Queensland coal power station in 2021 has added fuel to claims about its role in increased power bills.

  • byMatt Dennien
Queensland voters will be first to push the button on LNP’s nuclear pitch
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Queensland voters will be first to push the button on LNP’s nuclear pitch

The drip-fed federal atomic energy plan will open for feedback here in October,whether state LNP leader David Crisfulli likes it or not.

  • byMatt Dennien
‘Won’t stop us’:Dutton’s nuclear threat to Queensland election winner

‘Won’t stop us’:Dutton’s nuclear threat to Queensland election winner

The federal LNP leader’s claim that state opposition “won’t stop us rolling out our new energy system” heaps more pressure on his Qld counterpart.

  • byMatt Dennien
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Palaszczuk opens up on her enduring belief in Gabba rebuild

Palaszczuk opens up on her enduring belief in Gabba rebuild

The former premier has given her first sit-down television interview since leaving politics. Here are the key takeaways – some of which didn’t make it to air.

  • byMatt Dennien
Dutton’s vision brings nuclear issue to Crisafulli’s doorstep

Dutton’s vision brings nuclear issue to Crisafulli’s doorstep

Nuclear energy is one topic the Queensland LNP leader wanted to avoid before the state election,but Dutton’s federal pitch means that’s no longer possible.

  • byMatt Dennien
Dutton pitches two Queensland nuclear power sites – and power to take them
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Dutton pitches two Queensland nuclear power sites – and power to take them

Two of the Coalition’s seven proposed nuclear power plant sites would be in leader Peter Dutton’s home state – one just 150 kilometres from Brisbane.

  • byMatt Dennien
Crisafulli opens door for first home buyers to rent out a room

Crisafulli opens door for first home buyers to rent out a room

An LNP government would buck the current rules and allow first home buyers to rent out a room in their new home to help pay their mortgage.

  • byCameron Atfield
Housing and dumped hydro details in LNP’s election-focused budget reply

Housing and dumped hydro details in LNP’s election-focused budget reply

Opposition Leader David Crisafullli has used his almost hour-long speech to outline a handful of new policies his party will take to voters in October.

  • byMatt Dennien