By Paul Hemsley Queensland Treasurer Tim Nicholls has announced the government will try to offload shares in its freight rail company QR National it says are worth around $1.5 billion….
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LGAQ president quits ahead of annual meeting
By Paul Hemsley Outspoken Councillor Paul Bell has confirmed he will stand down from his position as president of the Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) ahead of the peak…
Queensland covers its environmental tracks
By Paul Hemsley The Queensland Coordinator-General has cleared the way for an environmental assessment of the Central Queensland Integrated Rail project that aims to break a major minerals export bottleneck….
Health professionals wary of Queensland budget
By Paul Hemsley Key medical and nursing groups have questioned how Queensland Premier Campbell Newman’s pre-announcement of an $816 million boost to health services in tomorrow’s state budget will tally-up…
Councils to decide if de-amalgamation is too costly
By Paul Hemsley The Queensland state government has moved to roll-back controversial mega-councils formed through forced mergers and asked local governments to put forward their case on whether they want…
States need ULDA
The Property Council has raised concerns over comments made by Lord Mayor Campbell that the powers of the Urban Land Development Authority (ULDA) would be wound back under a LNP…
Brisbane flushes i3
By Lilia Guan Brisbane City Council has dumped i3 Asia Pacific bid to install broadband through the City’s sewerage pipes. A Council spokesperson said no contract had been…
Brisbane Mayor voted fifth best in the world
By Lilia Guan Mayor Newman rounded off the top five in the 2010 World Mayor prize for his “can do” attitude, this week. On the World Mayor website,…
Brisbane councillor banned from meetings
By Staff Writer A Brisbane councillor has been barred from council meetings after mistreatment of council officers, local media are reporting. Tennyson councillor, Nicole Johnston, was reprimanded by the council…