The document says governments will need to make better use of existing services due to a lack of funding,land,and goodwill for new infrastructure.
As treasurer,Jackie Trad bullied Annastacia Palaszczuk’s top bureaucrat to have a “friend” put in charge of the budget,the Crime and Corruption Commission found.
Queensland’s credit rating is in doubt,partly because the LNP government released a damning account of Labor’s last budget without offering any solutions.
Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie owns property in line to be resumed for the rail extension,and has sought advice on how to manage his conflict of interest.
The federal government expects more people to be living in Greater Brisbane than the rest of Queensland within months.
Schoolchildren in the public gallery giggled as the fireworks flew,with Steven Miles accused of being “on the booze” instead of meeting flood victims.
“Gambling is taking an incredible toll on the community and we are sleep-walking,” one national campaigner said of the latest numbers from Queensland.
The state’s top police union says officers are responding to more than 500 domestic and family violence-related occurrences a day,with the number expected to grow.
The money will flow to Queensland state schools as soon as next week,but the teachers union says it falls “well short” of what’s needed.
David Crisafulli says the state’s latest crime figures are “a step in the right direction”,with stolen vehicle and break-and-enter offences 8 per cent lower than 12 months ago.