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.

  • byMatt Dennien

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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.

  • byMatt Dennien
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.

  • byMatt 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.

  • byMatt Dennien
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.

  • byMatt Dennien
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.

  • byMatt Dennien
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‘Inexcusable mistake’ forces redo of first Brisbane council meeting

‘Inexcusable mistake’ forces redo of first Brisbane council meeting

With election results finalised,Brisbane City Hall hosted its first gathering of new and old councillors. Except it was a false start.

  • byMatt Dennien
Classroom resignations are rising. But they’re not the full story
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Classroom resignations are rising. But they’re not the full story

Are more teachers leaving or being hired? It’s not the only question facing Queensland education in an election year.

  • byMatt Dennien
How the dust has settled on Queensland's council elections

How the dust has settled on Queensland's council elections

Three weeks on from the statewide vote,new faces are being sworn in and more than one-third of local government roles in the south-east have changed hands.

  • byMatt Dennien
South Bank’s future vision clouded by changes to 2032 Games venues

South Bank’s future vision clouded by changes to 2032 Games venues

First floated to coincide with the 30th anniversary of Expo 88,a new master plan for South Bank has been caught up in debate about another city legacy.

  • byMatt Dennien
Political gags and last-ditch cash splashes:Qld election season begins
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Political gags and last-ditch cash splashes:Qld election season begins

April 1 might be a day to take everything with a grain of salt,but in a state election year,it’s also the last chance for a campaign spending free-for-all (no joke).

  • byMatt Dennien