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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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The Qld budget warned of dry weather, now builders worry about the wet

The Qld budget warned of dry weather, now builders worry about the wet

Just last month, Treasury was optimistic that forecast drier weather would ease construction delays. After the recent storms, builders will be spread even thinner.

  • by Matt Dennien
Queensland public transport fares frozen for 2024 in budget update

Queensland public transport fares frozen for 2024 in budget update

Treasurer Cameron Dick said a stronger budget position allowed the move, set to save the average two-zone commuter $65 across the year.

  • by Matt Dennien
Debts written off, companies wound up: The downside of Qld’s COVID loans

Debts written off, companies wound up: The downside of Qld’s COVID loans

The Palaszczuk government is standing by its $1 billion COVID-19 Jobs Support Loan scheme, even after the Auditor-General warned it was too generous.

  • by Sean Parnell
Plan for tunnel to avoid Chermside traffic came from govt money-makers

Plan for tunnel to avoid Chermside traffic came from govt money-makers

Queensland Investment Corporation saw merit – and money – in the idea of a new tollway. It then launched Project Polaris, sidelining Brisbane City Council.

  • by Sean Parnell
The billion-dollar blow-out: Gabba cost estimate was rushed, govt admits

The billion-dollar blow-out: Gabba cost estimate was rushed, govt admits

The Queensland government has gone into more detail about the reasons behind the Gabba’s $2.7 billion cost.

  • by Cameron Atfield
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It takes a village: Olympic work fast-tracked to house Queenslanders

It takes a village: Olympic work fast-tracked to house Queenslanders

The building of athletes’ villages will be accelerated to provide short- and medium-term accommodation before the 2032 Games.

  • by Cameron Atfield
Fear and hoping in Brisvegas
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Fear and hoping in Brisvegas

Queenslanders are feeling it at the moment. Exactly what “it” is largely depends on the major party leader speaking.

  • by Matt Dennien
‘Rebuild trust’: LNP leader lays out early poll pitch in budget reply

‘Rebuild trust’: LNP leader lays out early poll pitch in budget reply

David Crisafulli has announced a handful of new measures in an almost hour-long speech touching on pressure-points for the third-term Palaszczuk Labor government.

  • by Matt Dennien
Free kindy in Queensland: What you need to know

Free kindy in Queensland: What you need to know

Kindy will be free for all Queensland families from next year. This is how it will work.

  • by Felicity Caldwell
Record $12b surplus as Qld rides property and coal boom
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Record $12b surplus as Qld rides property and coal boom

But the rivers of gold – also propped up by $1.7 billion more tax than expected from residents and business – are not tipped to last.

  • by Matt Dennien