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Minister shifts board pick into plum new role after conflict concerns
Finance Minister Ros Bates says issues around a previous port board appointee’s interest in adjacent land means he will now chair a state-owned energy company.
- Matt Dennien
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Star losses rise with Queen’s Wharf deal on verge of collapse
Meanwhile, a Queensland minister is under a “conflict management plan” over her husband’s Queen’s Wharf role.
- Colin Kruger and Matt Dennien
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‘Cross your legs’: MPs put on notice amid heated Queensland question time
Opposition MP Ros Bates yelled the comment while Health Minister Shannon Fentiman was responding to a question about cancelled maternity services.
- Matt Dennien
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Learner crashes into Gold Coast MP office, sparking fears of political attack
A police spokesman said the learner driver's mother was in the passenger seat when the "unfortunate accident" happened.
- Jocelyn Garcia and Toby Crockford
'Sending lambs to the slaughter': Sex assault claims made against surgeon
Shocking sexual harassment, bullying and incompetence allegations about a Queensland doctor have been made.
- Felicity Caldwell