Five charts that show the effect COVID had on the Queensland budget

Five charts that show the effect COVID had on the Queensland budget

Five easy charts which explain some of the numbers behind the delayed Queensland budget.

  • byFelicity Caldwell

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State's debt equates to $25,140 for every Queensland man,woman and child
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State's debt equates to $25,140 for every Queensland man,woman and child

Debt continues to mount year after year but Treasurer Cameron Dick says doing anything other than borrowing would condemn Queensland to austerity.

  • byFelicity Caldwell
Big borrowings,missed opportunities:Critics respond to Qld budget

Big borrowings,missed opportunities:Critics respond to Qld budget

Treasurer Cameron Dick's first budget has been met with criticism from the state's peak business and social service sector groups for not going far enough with support for a still hurting economy.

  • byMatt Dennien andLydia Lynch
As it happened:Treasurer Cameron Dick hands down historic budget to drive Qld's COVID-19 recovery

As it happened:Treasurer Cameron Dick hands down historic budget to drive Qld's COVID-19 recovery

Treasurer Cameron Dick delivers the long-awaited state budget,promising there will be"no surprises".

  • byDanielle Cronin
Queensland public service wages bill to hit $26 billion

Queensland public service wages bill to hit $26 billion

Treasurer Cameron Dick has flagged the government might scrap a key measure designed to keep a lid on costs.

  • byFelicity Caldwell
Queensland budget reveals total debt will reach almost $130 billion

Queensland budget reveals total debt will reach almost $130 billion

Queensland's total debt will hit almost $130 billion in three years as the state's finances take a hammering from the coronavirus pandemic.

  • byFelicity Caldwell
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A three-minute guide to the Queensland budget

A three-minute guide to the Queensland budget

Cameron Dick has just delivered his first state budget as Queensland's treasurer. Here are the key figures.

  • byLydia Lynch
The winners and losers in the Queensland budget

The winners and losers in the Queensland budget

The budget offered few surprises,given most of the spending announcements were made in the lead up to the state election.

  • byLydia Lynch andFelicity Caldwell
Queensland's budget to mark transition from COVID survival to recovery

Queensland's budget to mark transition from COVID survival to recovery

Cameron Dick will deliver his first full budget on Tuesday after taking over the state's finances in May,during the height of the pandemic.

  • byLydia Lynch
Fast trains on the wish list ahead of Queensland's delayed budget

Fast trains on the wish list ahead of Queensland's delayed budget

Treasurer Cameron Dick will hand down his first full budget on Tuesday.

  • byFelicity Caldwell
Tight-lipped Dick can't say how much border closures cost Queensland

Tight-lipped Dick can't say how much border closures cost Queensland

But as Treasurer Cameron Dick prepares for his first full budget on Tuesday,he says a second wave of COVID-19 would have cost $3.1 billion a month.

  • byLydia Lynch