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1 week ago | 
abc.net.au | Jack McKay |Jack Mckay
The Queensland government is promising to get on top of a multi-billion dollar bill for road maintenance works. More than $8 billion in repairs and resurfacing works was needed at the end of last financial year. RACQ says more damage is being inflicted on Queensland roads due to "extreme" weather events and a growing population.
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2 weeks ago | 
abc.net.au | Jack McKay |Jack Mckay
Queensland's LNP government is dumping a Labor-era mandate that required certain vehicles driven by public servants to transition to zero emission alternatives. Public Works Minister Sam O'Connor will today unveil a new emissions reduction strategy for QFleet, which manages more than 11,000 vehicles for the government. Under the former Labor administration, a target was introduced to transition all "eligible" passenger vehicles in the fleet to zero-emission vehicles (ZEV) by 2026.
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2 weeks ago | 
abc.net.au | Jack McKay |Jack Mckay
Social housing recipients in Queensland earning more than they should will soon be evicted from their homes to make way for new tenants. The state government claims there are some recipients earning well above the income limit that determines who is eligible for social housing. This includes a couple in Brisbane taking home more than $200,000 a year while paying less than $200 a week to live in their social housing unit.
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3 weeks ago | 
abc.net.au | Jack McKay |Jack Mckay
Millions of dollars in deceased estates have gone to the Queensland government in recent years after authorities were unable to find a beneficiary to inherit the money. Between 2020 and 2024, the Public Trustee transferred $2.95 million from ten estates to Queensland Treasury, with the funds put into consolidated revenue. Most of the funds came from a single estate worth $2 million that was given to the state government in 2021.
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3 weeks ago | 
abc.net.au | Jack McKay |Jack Mckay
Brisbane's Exhibition train station will soon reopen for major events at the city's showgrounds, including the Ekka, before operating year-round from 2029. The station at Bowen Hills has been closed in recent years while it underwent a significant upgrade as part of the Cross River Rail project. The first event the station will service is this week’s camping and caravan show, which kicks off from Wednesday and goes through to Sunday.
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3 weeks ago | 
gaa.ie | Jack McKay |Jack Mckay
All-Ireland SFC Group TwoKerry 1-28 (1-7-14) Cork 0-20 (0-3-14)By Jack McKay at SuperValu Páirc Uí ChaoimhCork put it up to Kerry for much of the first half at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh. As is so often the case when Cork and Kerry meet, the Kingdom found a way. Within minutes of the restart, Kerry, who trailed by three at the break, had drawn level for the fifth time. Tom O’Sullivan teed up David Clifford for a stunning two-pointer.
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1 month ago | 
abc.net.au | Jack McKay |Jack Mckay
One Nation's Malcolm Roberts has held onto his Senate seat from Queensland, as former LNP Senator Gerard Rennick is booted from federal parliament. The Australian Electoral Commission officially declared Queensland's Senate election results on Thursday, with Labor gaining an extra position. It means of the six Senate seats up for grabs, Labor has won two, the LNP has secured two, the Greens have taken out one, and One Nation has also won one.
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1 month ago | 
abc.net.au | Jack McKay |Jack Mckay
Queensland's new LNP government is spending millions of taxpayer dollars on advertising campaigns to spruik its youth crime, housing, and health plans. Several campaigns have been launched by the government in recent months, including one that highlights the second tranche of the Making Queensland Safer laws. The government has confirmed to the ABC it plans to spend about $1.85 million on ads about youth crime.
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1 month ago | 
rte.ie | Jack McKay |Jack Mckay
It wasn't a perfect performance by any means, but that won’t matter to Meath. What mattered was getting the better of Cork in their All-Ireland Senior Football Championship opener at Páirc Tailteann on Saturday and they did exactly that. It was far from a classic encounter. With 12 minutes to go Cork found a spark. Trailing by five, sub Ruairí Deane pointed and a Mark Cronin two-pointer followed. Then Chris Óg Jones brought it back to a point, 1-10 to 0-12.
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1 month ago | 
abc.net.au | Jack McKay |Jack Mckay
Queensland Senator Larissa Waters won't rule out a tilt at the Greens leadership, as the party claims their first and only election victory. Elizabeth Watson-Brown will now be the sole Greens MP in the House of Representatives after the party failed to reclaim any of its other lower house seats. Asked about whether she would run to become Greens leader after Adam Bandt lost his seat of Melbourne, Senator Waters wouldn't discount it.
