Opposition Leader coy on LNP plans for key youth detention measure

Opposition Leader coy on LNP plans for key youth detention measure

David Crisafulli says Labor “watered down” laws after taking power in 2015 – part of the move reinstated a globally recognised idea earlier dumped by the LNP.

  • byMatt Dennien

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Qld treasurer takes swipe at deputy premier over youth crime court attack

Qld treasurer takes swipe at deputy premier over youth crime court attack

Treasurer Cameron Dick has tried to distance himself from Steven Miles’ heavily criticised outburst over the granting of bail to 13 young offenders.

  • byMatt Dennien
Queensland to cut back learner licence fees after opposition push

Queensland to cut back learner licence fees after opposition push

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk took to social media with the news licence costs would be slashed,but the figure is still higher than most other states.

  • byMatt Dennien
Queensland’s lawmaking activity slides to decades-long low

Queensland’s lawmaking activity slides to decades-long low

Calls for an early return of parliament has been hosed down by the acting premier,criticising the LNP’s recent policy efforts.

  • byMatt Dennien
Work to begin on Centenary Bridge in new year,but not without $50m blowout

Work to begin on Centenary Bridge in new year,but not without $50m blowout

Duplication of the bridge linking Jindalee and Kenmore will cost $50 million more than promised in 2020,and transport advocates say it will do little to fix the area’s congestion woes.

  • byCameron Atfield
The shine may have come off the Qld government,but it is far from cooked

The shine may have come off the Qld government,but it is far from cooked

The LNP will need to do more than wait for the Palaszczuk government to collapse under the weight of its age and mistakes.

  • byZach Hope
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Palaszczuk Labor still favoured by voters at political halfway mark
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Palaszczuk Labor still favoured by voters at political halfway mark

The major parties have lost voters to the Greens and independents since 2020,a state-first poll shows. But Labor retains two key advantages ahead of the next election.

  • byMatt Dennien
L-raiser:LNP slams Qld learner driver fee,the highest in Australia

L-raiser:LNP slams Qld learner driver fee,the highest in Australia

The government charges young drivers $186.55 – more than seven times the $26 charged in NSW and Victoria. The LNP says they should get their licence for free.

  • byMatt Dennien
Queensland LNP ducks state vote on Indigenous Voice

Queensland LNP ducks state vote on Indigenous Voice

The Palaszczuk Labor government has seized on rifts emerging within the merged state LNP and its federal Coalition over the proposal.

  • byMatt Dennien
Jeers and rancour mark halfway point in Qld’s parliamentary term
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Jeers and rancour mark halfway point in Qld’s parliamentary term

In two years,voters will decide who gets to lead parliament for the following four years. And if Wednesday is anything to go by,there’s going to be plenty of argy-bargy.

  • byMatt Dennien
Palaszczuk government in aerial dogfight over new fleet

Palaszczuk government in aerial dogfight over new fleet

The Queensland government has hit back at claims its aircraft fleet is being replaced to benefit politicians,saying the planes play an important public safety role.

  • byCameron Atfield