All governments challenged to make unpopular decisions: Attorney-General
Queensland Attorney-General Cameron Dick says making unpopular decisions is a difficult, but unavoidable, part of being in office.
View ArticleUnions, Opposition savage 'ridiculous' QR sale
Unions and the Opposition are still calling for the Government to call off the QR National float, just weeks away.
View ArticleAsset sale just fait accompli, LNP MP says
Opposition MP Ian Rickuss says the Qld LNP needs to move the debate forward on asset sales.
View ArticleLNP still opposes privatisation despite MP's statements: Langbroek
The Queensland Government says Opposition MP Ian Rickuss has blown the whistle on the privatisation debate.
View ArticleNicholls rejects LNP leadership challenge speculation
Senior Liberal National Party frontbencher Tim Nicholls has dismissed reports he is planning a challenge for the leadership.
View ArticleNicholls says LNP must scrutinise asset sales proceeds
Queensland Opposition treasury spokesman Tim Nicholls has backed the comments of a colleague over State Government asset sales.
View ArticleQR National share offer document released this weekend
Queensland Treasurer Andrew Fraser says the share offer document for QR National will be launched on Sunday.
View ArticleUnion battle against asset sales costing thousands
The Electrical Trades Union (ETU) says it has spent more than $500,000 so far in its battle against privatisation.
View ArticleTear up your ALP memberships, Langbroek tells unionists
Queensland Opposition Leader John-Paul Langbroek says unions opposed to the State Government's asset sales are still giving money to the Australian Labor Party (ALP).
View ArticleQR National shares 'in demand' by brokers, investors
The Queensland Government says about a third of the available shares in QR National have been allocated so far.
View ArticleLabor branch members quit over privatisation
Six members of a central Queensland Labor party branch have quit, angry at the party's direction and asset sales.
View ArticleAsset sales needed to balance budget: Fraser
Queensland Treasurer Andrew Fraser says the State Government will have to find ways to "bridge the budget gap" in light of new national economic forecasts.
View ArticleGovernment leases Port of Brisbane for $2.3b
The Queensland Government has announced the sale of the Port of Brisbane for $2.3 billion.
View ArticleQld hoping for $15b from asset sales: Fraser
Queensland Treasurer Andrew Fraser says the total value of asset sales will not be known until the QR National (QRN) float is complete.
View ArticleFraser thinks QR National shares are 'a cracker'
Qld Treasurer Andrew Fraser says he is so confident about the float of QR National, he would buy shares himself if he could.
View ArticleETU won't give up anti-privatisation campaign
The Electrical Trades Union (ETU) says it will continue to campaign on asset sales until the next Queensland election.
View ArticleQld Rail spends thousands on entertainment
Queensland Rail spent almost $240,000 on corporate entertaining and staff functions last financial year.
View ArticleMP fears asset sales will derail outback jobs
Western Queensland MP Vaughan Johnson says the impact of the State Government's asset sales is already being felt in the west, with uncertainty over 11 QR National jobs in the region.
View ArticleThousands face redundancy after rail privatisation
More than 3,000 workers will be offered voluntary redundancies, just three months after the privatisation of QR National.
View ArticleGood riddance to quitting ALP members: Schwarten
Senior Queensland Labor MP Robert Schwarten says an angry branch member who quit yesterday will not be missed by the party.
View ArticlePrivate push for mining infrastructure
The State Government will seek private investors to fund two major infrastructure projects servicing Queensland's coal industry.
View ArticleLand resumptions to make way for rail project
QR National has confirmed there will be some land resumptions to make way for a $900 million rail project in Central Queensland.
View ArticleQR queried over delayed safety report
The State Government says it will investigate why Queensland Rail took five weeks to inform the Rail Safety Regulator of potential hazards.
View ArticleCostello audit recommends Queensland asset sales
Queensland unions have vowed to run 'the mother of all campaigns' to fight the privatisation of state-owned assets.
View ArticleUnions meet to plan Qld asset sales fight
Unions are planning a multi-million-dollar campaign against asset sales and privatisation in Queensland.
View ArticleNewman seeks public input on financial 'fix'
Queensland Opposition Leader Annastacia Palaszczuk has warned that more services may be privatised when the State Government responds to the Costello audit next week.
View ArticleGovernment passes laws to outsource Qld rail services
The State Government has passed laws that change Queensland Rail from a Government-owned corporation to a statutory authority.
View ArticleCouncil unhappy with port leasing plan
Gladstone Mayor Gail Sellers is disappointed by the State Government's decision to consider leasing the central Queensland city's port to a private operator.
View ArticleQld Government to privatise public hospitals: nurses' union
The Queensland Nurses Union (QNU) is launching a campaign to expose what it claims are the State Government's plans to privatise public hospitals.
View ArticleQueensland Government to privatise new $1.8 billion Sunshine Coast University...
As part of its controversial privatisation agenda, the Queensland Government has confirmed that it will seek to fully outsource the running of a new hospital on the Sunshine Coast.
View ArticleCopyright complaint fuels privatisation debate
The Queensland Nurses Union (QNU) says it is awaiting legal advice over orders to destroy brochures from an anti-privatisation campaign.
View ArticleNewman criticises petition against Gladstone Port sale
The Premier says a petition to stop the sale of the Gladstone Port in central Queensland is a stunt.
View ArticleQld Treasurer says asset sales alone may not rein in debt
Queensland Treasurer Tim Nicholls says asset sales alone may not be enough to bring the state's debt under control.
View ArticleQueensland Government yet to make Gladstone Port privatisation decision
Queensland Treasurer Tim Nicholls says it is too early to say if the State Government will commit to privatising the Gladstone Port.
View ArticleQld Treasurer takes privatisation pitch to Longreach, Emerald
Queenslanders will get to have their say on possible asset sales, when the State Government begins a series of public meetings next week.
View ArticleNo Qld Govt asset sale meetings planned for Mackay, Rockhampton
Public meetings will begin next week as the Queensland Government continues its privatisation pitch.
View ArticleQld Treasurer hears regions want benefits from asset sales
Community leaders in western Queensland have told Treasurer Tim Nicholls they want regional areas to see some benefits if state assets are to be sold off.
View ArticleQld Treasurer Tim Nicholls defends public meetings on asset sales
Treasurer Tim Nicholls says all Queenslanders will have a say in possible State Government asset sales, even though there will be no public meetings in Rockhampton or Mackay.
View ArticleDarling Downs teleconference discusses state asset sales
Treasurer Tim Nicholls has held a teleconference with Darling Downs and western Queensland residents to discuss asset sales.
View ArticleQld Treasurer defends no asset sale public forums in Rockhampton, Mackay
Queensland Treasurer Tim Nicholls says he does not have the time to hold public forums on possible asset sales in Rockhampton and Mackay.
View ArticleETU vows to fight Qld Government's asset sales decision
The Electrical Trades Union (ETU) says the State Government's decision to sell assets marks a dark day for the electricity industry and for future generations of Queenslanders.
View ArticleHospital board changes may see jobs lost, Queensland Health Minister Lawrence...
The Queensland Government says changes to the role of hospital boards may result in job losses in administration, but more staff are being hired on the front line.
View ArticleTreasurer says privatised Gladstone port won't limit harbour access
Treasurer Tim Nicholls says the Queensland Government will retain access to the Gladstone Marina if it privatises the port authority.
View ArticleHealth service delays plans to privatise hospitals' medical imaging services
Central Queensland public hospital administrators have delayed an announcement on privatisation plans for medical imaging services.
View ArticleAsset privatisation: Union protesters rally outside cabinet meeting on port...
Protesters are voicing their opposition to asset privatisation as the Queensland Government Cabinet discusses the issue in Brisbane.
View ArticleQld Premier Campbell Newman accused of 'demonising' solar industry to boost...
The Australian Solar Council says the Queensland Premier is trying to demonise solar power to boost the value of electricity assets ahead of their privatisation.
View ArticleDepartment of Health investigation fails to contact Sunshine Coast hospital...
An investigation into the death of an elderly man at the Sunshine Coast University Private Hospital has ended without authorities contacting the main whistleblower.
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