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.
Just 27 tests have been conducted so far at schoolies,equating to $8000 per test,says Queensland’s health minister.
For at least the fifth time this week,a Riverside Expressway off-ramp has been closed to traffic while workers clear water and debris.
A report on liveability across five Australian capital cities has highlighted gaps between established and growing areas. In Brisbane,one issue stands out.
The panel heard from a Transport Department official that “reducing fares would be an ineffectual way of increasing patronage and reducing congestion”.
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.
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.
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.
Labor has hit back at Premier David Crisafulli’s claim of yet another budget blowout,saying it could compromise negotiations with contractors.
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.
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.