Politics
Queensland
Perspective
City council
‘I think the LNP are nervous’: Greens claim they could snatch 10 seats in Brisbane
The LNP would not be drawn on the chances of Greens Brisbane mayoral candidate Jonathan Sriranganathan but was quick to warn of a “coalition of chaos”.
- by Felicity Caldwell
Latest
Jonathan Sriranganathan is back as the Greens’ candidate for Brisbane mayor
Just a few months after giving up his council seat, Sriranganathan is re-entering the political fray as a “long shot” mayoral candidate.
- by Felicity Caldwell
Perspective
Government
Qld MPs have unusual history-making powers. Do they use them for good?
Parliament manages a growing archive of more than 120,000 ‘tabled papers’. Some, including a message on a coconut, stretch the definition – more don’t make the cut.
- by Matt Dennien
Perspective
Public service
‘Highly engaged’: Meet the happiest public servants in Queensland
Staff in this department feel “energised” by work, but also complain the most about long hours. Meanwhile, an expert shares tips for work happiness – and bean bags aren’t the answer.
- by Felicity Caldwell
Updated
Vale
Tributes for former Queensland premier Mike Ahern after his death at 81
Mike Ahern, the conservative politician who took charge of the Queensland government after the Fitzgerald Inquiry, has died.
- by Sean Parnell
Perspective
Government
Geese, spivs and C-words: A decade of unparliamentary language in Queensland
MPs can say things in parliament that would land others in hot water. But a newly discovered list reveals the words and phrases deemed too hot to handle.
- by Matt Dennien
How the government’s thirst for fines is driving Queenslanders to the brink
Treasurer Cameron Dick triumphantly declared on Saturday the government’s SPER debt collectors had set a record.
- by Zach Hope
Exclusive
City council
Labor confirms candidate for 2024 Brisbane lord mayoral race
Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner will face a Brisbane lawyer at the next election, with the Greens yet to confirm their candidate.
- by Tim Arvier
The offensive reason you can’t shop at night
Queensland’s “simplified” trading-hour rules remain an absurd tangle of zones, exemptions and demographics.
- by Zach Hope
Analysis
Queensland votes
The high-profile figures who most often appear in Palaszczuk’s diary
Search our lists to see the billionaires, diplomats and Olympic bosses in Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk’s official diary - and some lesser known figures.
- by Matt Dennien
Qld opposition celebrates LNP’s Fadden win, government dismisses it
State MPs had wildly different interpretations of the byelection result, as the LNP celebrated making its safe Gold Coast seat even safer.
- by Cameron Atfield