Queensland youth crime laws to be introduced to parliament this week

Queensland youth crime laws to be introduced to parliament this week

The LNP’s new youth crime bill – including its signature “adult crime,adult time” policy – will be tabled on Thursday to be passed by Christmas.

  • byCameron Atfield

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LNP casts doubt over future of pill testing at schoolies

LNP casts doubt over future of pill testing at schoolies

Just 27 tests have been conducted so far at schoolies,equating to $8000 per test,says Queensland’s health minister.

  • byCameron Atfield
Busy CBD off-ramp closes again due to runoff from Queen’s Wharf
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Busy CBD off-ramp closes again due to runoff from Queen’s Wharf

For at least the fifth time this week,a Riverside Expressway off-ramp has been closed to traffic while workers clear water and debris.

  • byCatherine Strohfeldt
The outer Brisbane growth areas being left behind on public transport

The outer Brisbane growth areas being left behind on public transport

A report on liveability across five Australian capital cities has highlighted gaps between established and growing areas. In Brisbane,one issue stands out.

  • byMatt Dennien
Decision to slash public transport fares to 50¢ contradicted panel’s reform advice

Decision to slash public transport fares to 50¢ contradicted panel’s reform advice

The panel heard from a Transport Department official that “reducing fares would be an ineffectual way of increasing patronage and reducing congestion”.

  • bySean Parnell
‘Culture of cover-up and cowardice’ in Queensland hospitals:AMA

‘Culture of cover-up and cowardice’ in Queensland hospitals:AMA

The health lobby group has scheduled talks with new Health Minister Tim Nicholls in a bid to secure a better deal for doctors in the public sector.

  • byWilliam Davis
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LNP flags budget savings on 2032 venues after union policy bypass

LNP flags budget savings on 2032 venues after union policy bypass

Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie says his new government’s review of Games plans could see better “value for money” with projects put back out for BPIC-free tender.

  • byMatt Dennien
LNP hits pause on Labor policy with eye on infrastructure ‘golden decade’

LNP hits pause on Labor policy with eye on infrastructure ‘golden decade’

The major project procurement policies known as BPICs are seen as roadblocks to a key LNP election pledge to deliver projects on time and budget.

  • byMatt Dennien
Public claims of Cross River Rail ‘blowout’ could cost taxpayers more:Labor

Public claims of Cross River Rail ‘blowout’ could cost taxpayers more:Labor

Labor has hit back at Premier David Crisafulli’s claim of yet another budget blowout,saying it could compromise negotiations with contractors.

  • byCameron Atfield
Olympic plans in disarray amid claims of widespread blowouts,delays

Olympic plans in disarray amid claims of widespread blowouts,delays

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.

  • byCameron Atfield
Queensland’s top public servant revealed as Premier announces new D-G

Queensland’s top public servant revealed as Premier announces new D-G

Premier David Crisafulli has poached South Australia’s top public servant to head Queensland’s state bureaucracy as Director-General of the Department of Premier and Cabinet.

  • byCameron Atfield