Doubts over future power bill rebates as LNP leaves room for nuclear
In his first major speech, Treasurer and Energy Minister David Janetzki has painted the clearest picture yet of the new LNP ...
Will the LNP's Making Queensland Safer Bill fix the states youth crime crisis? It depends who you ask
"Adult crime, adult time" was the centrepiece of David Crisafulli's election campaign and he's wasted no time in bringing it ...
Victims, youth and First Nations organisations have their say on the government's Making Queensland Safer Bill
A Queensland youth organisation has described children leaving detention centres as a "sacrificial lamb" and called out ...
Extra 24,000 properties subject to Queensland land tax amid climbing land values
The state government is estimated to have made more than $2 billion from land tax last financial year, $300 million more than ...
Southern Downs councillor Joel Richters calls out LNP government, MP James Lister over pill testing backflip
A southern Queensland councillor has slammed the state government and the region’s MP over a decision to axe a helpful drug harm-reduction program.
UN criticises Qld youth crime laws as LNP admits policies violate human rights
The arm of the United Nations tasked with monitoring the rights of children has spoken out against the LNP’s proposed youth ...
Queensland Treasurer David Janetzki warns there's a 'growing risk' of state's AA+ credit rating being downgraded
Queensland Treasurer David Janetzki says he has been warned by Treasury there is a "growing risk" the state's AA+ credit ...
How LNP new youth crime laws would have affected triple fatal
A 14-year-old boy facing between five and seven years in detention for causing a crash that claimed the lives of three women ...
LNP to push through law change to axe truth-telling inquiry as it introduces 'adult time, adult crime' legislation
The LNP government will rush through law changes to axe Queensland's truth-telling inquiry on the first full sitting day of the new parliament.
Experts weigh in on LNP ‘Adult Crime, Adult Time’ youth justice policy
The LNP’s tough new stance on youth crime has received mixed review from criminologists, with one warning it will only lead ...
Queensland hydro project three years late and $4bn over budget
A mega pumped hydro station at the centre of Queensland’s planned transition away from coal-fired power could be downsized by ...
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Coalkeeper, Queensland style: LNP commits $1.4 bn, sets utility KPIs, to keep coal generators on line
New LNP government commits $1.4 billion to the uptake of state’s ageing coal fleet, and says power company executives will lose their bonuses if the generators are not reliable.