The budget papers show the building boom is bigger than the 2016 flurry of apartment construction in Brisbane - but not everything can be done at once.
Coal companies will bear the brunt of Queensland’s revenue increases,with a sliding royalties scale to help fund the state’s huge health and infrastructure spend.
As coal and property prices soar,Treasurer Cameron Dick faces twin revenue windfalls — and their potential benefit to the state — as he hands down the Palaszczuk government’s eighth budget on Tuesday.
Treasurer Cameron Dick announced the outlay on Sunday while marking a major milestone for the Cross River Rail project.
Treasurer Cameron Dick last forecast a budget deficit of $2.4 billion for 2022-23 but is now confident of a much smaller number.
The Queensland Audit Office has laid bare the impact of the Labor government’s last restructure,saying it had “so many repercussions”.
Treasurer Cameron Dick will allow traffic fines to surge but has put a cap on additional motor vehicle registration costs.
Treasurer Cameron Dick has handed down his update to Queensland’s state budget.
Treasurer Cameron Dick has revealed some rosy forecasts ahead of Queensland’s budget update on Thursday.
Treasurer Cameron Dick has the state’s budget deficit under $1 billion for the first time since the surplus recorded in 2018-19.
LNP leader David Crisafulli has delivered his budget reply speech in Parliament.