Draft report finds broader failures behind Qld coal plant explosion

Draft report finds broader failures behind Qld coal plant explosion

The state will now appoint special advisors to the government-owned operator of the Callide power station,CS Energy,amid a review of all its power generators.

  • byMatt Dennien

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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
In defence of jet-setting politicians doing their job
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In defence of jet-setting politicians doing their job

Ask most Queensland MPs if they’d rather be home with their family or schmoozing abroad and nine times out of 10,you can bet the family would win.

  • byCameron Atfield
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
Premier facing tough first weeks after pandemic-era electoral success

Premier facing tough first weeks after pandemic-era electoral success

After leading Labor through a gruelling campaign for a historic third term,Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk now faces a multitude of challenges in her first weeks.

  • byMatt Dennien
Deb is done:Frecklington steps down as Qld LNP leader after election crushing

Deb is done:Frecklington steps down as Qld LNP leader after election crushing

Opposition Leader Deb Frecklington has quit as Queensland leader of the Liberal National Party after she was blitzed at the ballot boxes during the weekend’s state election.

  • byToby Crockford
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Queensland election 2020:Palaszczuk pledges budget by Christmas after election win

Queensland election 2020:Palaszczuk pledges budget by Christmas after election win

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has promised to deliver a budget by Christmas after her win in the 2020 Queensland election,with the final makeup of the government still in play as counting continues.

  • byStuart Layt
'No help':Voters finish off PM's fight with Queensland Premier

'No help':Voters finish off PM's fight with Queensland Premier

The swing toward Labor Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk led her federal colleagues to argue they could build on her gains to reverse the battering they took across the state at the last federal election.

  • byDavid Crowe
Queensland election 2020:Labor poised for historic victory as LNP concedes defeat

Queensland election 2020:Labor poised for historic victory as LNP concedes defeat

LNP Leader Deb Frecklington has concedes defeat in the 2020 Queensland election,as Annastacia Palaszczuk prepares for a historic third term in government after a strong result for Labor.

  • byDanielle Cronin andStuart Layt
Labor claims victory to win third term in Queensland

Labor claims victory to win third term in Queensland

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has won her third state election for Labor in a stunning endorsement of her tough border policy after an election campaign dominated by the state’s response to the COVID crisis.

  • byCameron Atfield
Storms roll over Queensland,but most voters had already cast ballots

Storms roll over Queensland,but most voters had already cast ballots

Most Queensland voters steered clear of polling booths in the state election on Saturday,with a record number of early votes cast in a campaign dominated by COVID-19 and closed borders.

  • byCameron Atfield