The architect of the state government’s plan to use QSAC as Brisbane’s main Olympic stadium has refused an invitation to appear before a Senate inquiry to explain his stance.
Opposition backbenchers are putting pressure on Peter Dutton to live up to his repeated claim that the Coalition is now the party of the working classes.
A Senate committee has called for work on the $2.7 billion Gabba rebuild to be halted,as the Queensland government sounds out the construction market.
Premier Daniel Andrews declined to give evidence,but the committee heard he wrote to witnesses to warn them against disclosing information viewed as confidential.
Infrastructure Department head Jim Betts has faced sustained questioning from Coalition senators over his penchant for politically themed T-shirts.
Jim Betts faced questioning from senators Bridget McKenzie and Matt Canavan over a t-shirt depicting an Aboriginal flag he wore to address his department.
Dutton’s demands for detail have hardly delivered a killer blow,but they have changed the atmospherics.
Australia’s offshore oil and gas industry is waking up to a new reality beset with higher regulatory hurdles and plunging political and community support.
The Reserve Bank is facing one of its toughest periods as it deals with high inflation. But there are other problems ahead.
As always,the real action was in the swanky seats.
Companies including Apple,Amazon,Facebook,Instagram,Google,YouTube and TikTok will all be scrutinised by the inquiry.