New Speaker announced as Crisafulli unveils assistant ministry

New Speaker announced as Crisafulli unveils assistant ministry

Condamine MP Pat Weir will likely preside over the 58th Queensland parliament when it sits for the first time this month.

  • byCameron Atfield

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Who will benefit most from the $10b north Brisbane tunnel plan?
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Who will benefit most from the $10b north Brisbane tunnel plan?

Previously unreleased traffic modelling reveals those who would benefit from the Gympie Road Bypass Tunnel – and the areas expected to have a “disbenefit”.

  • bySean Parnell
How,where,and by how much Queensland voters shifted to the LNP
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How,where,and by how much Queensland voters shifted to the LNP

Two weeks since election day,the final results have been declared in all 93 seats. And despite the historic win,it didn’t all go the new government’s way.

  • byMatt Dennien
Premier says social media driving youth suicides as Qld backs ban

Premier says social media driving youth suicides as Qld backs ban

The new Queensland leader has backed the federal government’s push for a social media ban for under-16s.

  • byWilliam Davis
LNP wields Games blowouts against state and federal Labor as review looms

LNP wields Games blowouts against state and federal Labor as review looms

Queensland’s new government says it has found $181 million in overruns on three minor 2032 venues. But it’s being warned its 100-day review could cause more.

  • byMatt Dennien
‘Rewriting history’:Schrinner adamant new stadium was always planned

‘Rewriting history’:Schrinner adamant new stadium was always planned

The lord mayor has rejected claims Brisbane was never meant to have a new Olympic stadium. And he wants all options considered – even Albion,again.

  • byWilliam Davis
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Crisafulli says the LNP has a ‘contract’ with Qld. This is what’s in it
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Crisafulli says the LNP has a ‘contract’ with Qld. This is what’s in it

Ministers sworn into the new cabinet on Friday will each have a public charter holding them accountable. Premier David Crisafulli won’t,so we’ve prepared one.

  • byMatt Dennien
‘Kick up the guts’:Indigenous Queenslanders devastated by decision to halt truth-telling inquiry

‘Kick up the guts’:Indigenous Queenslanders devastated by decision to halt truth-telling inquiry

In one of his first decisions as premier,David Crisafulli pulled the pin on the hearings,a move that Indigenous groups say is a harmful step backwards.

  • byKeira Jenkins
Crisafulli’s cabinet sworn in with surprises,as department bosses dumped

Crisafulli’s cabinet sworn in with surprises,as department bosses dumped

Premier David Crisafulli has brushed aside questions of broken promises after a major reshuffle of the team tasked with driving the new LNP government’s agenda.

  • byMatt Dennien
Truth-telling inquiry hits pause after ‘strong advice’ from premier

Truth-telling inquiry hits pause after ‘strong advice’ from premier

David Crisafulli says the Indigenous Path to Treaty process will be wound up with “respect and decency”. The inquiry’s boss has questioned that.

  • byMatt Dennien
Ignorance or arrogance? The contradictions of a US-style campaign in Queensland
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Ignorance or arrogance? The contradictions of a US-style campaign in Queensland

Some politicians want to undo more than 50 years of frontline work to ensure Queensland women have reproductive rights and access to safe and timely healthcare.

  • byCourtney Kruk