This Month
Finance sector union not opposed to ANZ’s $4.9b Suncorp bank buy
The federal treasurer, a Queenslander with close ties to the state government, has been considering the takeover of the Brisbane-based bank since April.
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- Lucas Baird and John Kehoe
Experts question Qld toll road accounting ‘magic pudding’
Queensland’s plan to resume operating the state’s toll roads from 2051 would add $3.6 billion in value to the state’s balance sheet, figures show.
- Tess Bennett
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- Queensland budget
Labor’s $11b election pitch a ‘deliberate choice’ for debt and deficit
Queensland Labor is mulling borrowing billions for a pre-election $11.2 billion giveaway budget that economists warn risks stoking inflation.
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- James Hall
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Queensland budget a populist clown show
The budget further trashes the Sunshine State’s traditional reputation as a low debt, lower taxing, business-friendly jurisdiction as Labor tries to spend its way back into power.
- The AFR View
- Exclusive
- Queensland budget
Qld to slug miner with $20m tax rise
Mining giant Glencore will be the sole company affected by a Queensland payroll tax tweak that will cost the business $20 million and threaten to deepen tensions between the Labor government and resources sector.
- James Hall
Queensland Labor’s infrastructure bill soars to $107b
Treasurer Cameron Dick has flagged cost blowouts amid increased infrastructure investments ahead of next week’s state budget.
- James Hall
- Exclusive
- Venture capital
VC firms lured to Qld by government funding
Early Tritium investors who sold out of the Brisbane-based company close to the peak of its valuation are among four VC firms to receive government backing.
- Tess Bennett
May
Fifty cents for Qld trains, buses – but they’re still ‘old and slow’
The Queensland Labor government’s slashing of public transport costs has been welcomed, but an advocacy warned of major network issues failing passengers.
- James Hall
Queensland heads for deficit as Labor readies election cash splash
A pre-election spending spree will result in Queensland’s forecast surplus swinging into a deficit of about $3 billion, Treasurer Cameron Dick says.
- James Hall
PM, Chalmers mull go-it-alone power price discounts
The Albanese government is considering a second round of power bill discounts, on top of $1000-per-household credits promised by the Queensland government.
- Phillip Coorey
March
Bosses want upskilled workforce? Pay your way, says Suncorp
Employers haven’t thrown enough into staff skills development and paid time must be allotted to boost productivity, chairwoman Christine McLoughlin says.
- Liam Walsh
GST stoush to disrupt treasurers’ meeting
NSW will use Friday’s meeting of state and federal treasurers to push for urgent reform of the rules for the carve-up of the GST.
- Tom McIlroy and Michael Read
Victorian manufacturers warn land tax could send businesses interstate
And interstate treasurers, including Queensland’s Cameron Dick, are encouraging businesses to relocate from Melbourne.
- Gus McCubbing
February
- Exclusive
- Funding
Qld names first five VC firms to get share of $130m fund
More than 85 VC firms and accelerators applied to receive the state government’s backing, as it attempts to become tech start-up central.
- Tess Bennett
- Exclusive
- Energy
Coal baron sells stake in embattled Tritium
Coal baron and Queensland businessman Brian Flannery has sold his shares in Brisbane fast-charger company Tritium which is struggling financially for survival.
- Mark Ludlow
December 2023
Cyclone Jasper’s damage bill mounts as rain eases
While rainfall eases in North Queensland, the cost wrought by Cyclone Jasper is rising.
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- Liam Walsh, Sarah Mitchell and Tess Bennett
Queensland a fight on two fronts for Labor: Chalmers
Treasurer Jim Chalmers, the most senior federal MP from Queensland, says the Albanese government will need to win over Greens voters and fight “the old enemy” at the next federal election.
- Phillip Coorey
The rise and fade of ‘Labor hero’ Annastacia Palaszczuk
Annastacia Palaszczuk first defined herself in opposition to Campbell Newman, but will be remembered for her strong will during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Gus McCubbing
November 2023
- Exclusive
- Carbon challenge
Taiwan electronics giant runs the numbers on endangered Tritium
Lite-On Technology has been in Brisbane this week to conduct due diligence on buying a stake in the Brisbane EV fast-charging pioneer.
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- Mark Ludlow
- Opinion
- Property development
Victoria’s big tax stick isn’t going to prod more housing supply
Increasing taxes on developers is not going to bring down the price of housing. But states are climbing on the bandwagon.
- Kristina Popova and Aathees Paransothy
