Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk led Labor to a third term in power. (Photo: AAP Image/Darren England)

News

Soon to be against the law, but companies are lining up to pay for political access

Labor and the LNP are running cash-for-access programs while they still can – raking in tens of thousands of dollars in the process, writes Sean Parnell.

News

Anti-FIFO rules working, but companies asked for proof

Companies say the Strong and Sustainable Resource Communities Act is working but they may be given KPIs and asked to prove it.

Opinion

Forget the rhetoric and ignore the polls - we'll be having an election this year

Queensland is going to be an important battleground in the forthcoming federal election but there is nothing in current polling data to suggest Labor is in a position to win back key seats, writes Dennis Atkins

News

'I told you so' - Berejiklian's barb to Palaszczuk as state relations hit new low

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian says her Queensland counterpart is a victim of her own hasty interstate border closures after she called for JobKeeper to be extended for struggling tourism businesses.

Politics

Morrison treads a fine line, keeping his friends close and his enemies even closer

Scott Morrison will have to tread carefully and avoid antagonising Queenslanders who remain loyal to Annastacia Palaszczuk if he wants to retain his electoral popularity north of the Tweed, writes Dennis Atkins