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Matt Dennien is a state political reporter with Brisbane Times, where he has also covered city council and general news. He previously worked as a reporter for newspapers in Tasmania and Brisbane community radio station 4ZZZ.

Qld will hand out $2b in power bill rebates but the cash splash has raised questions

Qld will hand out $2b in power bill rebates but the cash splash has raised questions

While broadly welcomed by social service groups, there are concerns the rebates risk sucking up budget cash that could be used on better targeted help.

  • by Matt Dennien

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Police were told to ‘elevate’ this advisory body. It’s been sacked

Police were told to ‘elevate’ this advisory body. It’s been sacked

The group has gone public with concerns after its members were let go on former commissioner Katarina Carroll’s last day.

  • by Matt Dennien
The fork in Queensland’s path to treaty gets wider all the way to election day
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The fork in Queensland’s path to treaty gets wider all the way to election day

Yet one year ago, the state’s major parties had voted for a shared road ahead for First Nations communities.

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Labor’s latest retreat on youth justice is a sign of a broader problem
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Labor’s latest retreat on youth justice is a sign of a broader problem

For the second time, the government has folded under pressure on crime and an inability to sell its message. This is more than a political problem.

  • by Matt Dennien
Footy fans and pub goers to be scanned for knives under Qld crime plan

Footy fans and pub goers to be scanned for knives under Qld crime plan

The expansion of arbitrary police metal detection searches form part of the Miles government’s latest effort to address community and political pressure on crime.

  • by Matt Dennien
The two key fixes for renters not included in Qld’s fresh reform round
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The two key fixes for renters not included in Qld’s fresh reform round

As housing prices march on and a state election looms, Labor is working through long-promised help for renters labelled both a “war” on landlords and not enough.

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We all lose under Queensland’s winner-takes-all political games
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We all lose under Queensland’s winner-takes-all political games

Practice makes perfect, as the saying goes. And there are few less-practised areas in Queensland politics than collaboration, as the youth justice blow-up shows.

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Steve Gollschewski named as Queensland’s new police commissioner
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Steve Gollschewski named as Queensland’s new police commissioner

The police veteran of 44 years has been appointed to the top job after a two-month search to fill the early departure of his predecessor, Katarina Carroll.

  • by Matt Dennien
Star has weeks to prove progress on planned Qld fixes. But you can’t see them
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Star has weeks to prove progress on planned Qld fixes. But you can’t see them

The casino giant stares down licence suspensions in Queensland amid a second grilling in NSW, tied to tightly held reforms partially obtained by Brisbane Times.

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The big questions being raised around Queensland’s ‘Big Build’
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The big questions being raised around Queensland’s ‘Big Build’

As major infrastructure project costs rise and deadlines extend across the country, a state election also approaches – and can help explain some of the bluster.

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How police leadership responded to union boss’s inflammatory article

How police leadership responded to union boss’s inflammatory article

The views described as an “outward racist ideology” lit up parliament, the media, and parts of community. Emails and texts now shed light on internal responses.

  • by Matt Dennien