{"id":29022,"date":"2015-07-14T15:26:30","date_gmt":"2015-07-14T05:26:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nofibs.com.au\/?p=29022"},"modified":"2019-04-13T23:54:28","modified_gmt":"2019-04-13T13:54:28","slug":"advancing-qld-budget-2015-the-qldweekly-blogazine-qldaah-qldpol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/advancing-qld-budget-2015-the-qldweekly-blogazine-qldaah-qldpol\/","title":{"rendered":"Advancing Qld &#8211; Budget 2015 &#8211; The #QldWeekly Blogazine: @Qldaah #qldpol"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6>Follow along as we cover the Queensland budget 2015.<\/h6>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/AdvanceQldPalaszczuksMaidenBudget.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-29291\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/AdvanceQldPalaszczuksMaidenBudget-300x150.jpg?resize=300%2C150\" alt=\"Advancing Queensland - Palaszczuk Government\u2019s maiden budget.\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/AdvanceQldPalaszczuksMaidenBudget.jpg?resize=300%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/AdvanceQldPalaszczuksMaidenBudget.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a title=\"@Qldaah\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Qldaah\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-26586 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/JadedQldWeekly1Sm.jpg?resize=163%2C163\" alt=\"The Qld Weekly - No Fibs\" width=\"163\" height=\"163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/JadedQldWeekly1Sm.jpg?w=163&amp;ssl=1 163w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/JadedQldWeekly1Sm.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 163px) 100vw, 163px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>Table of contents<\/h3>\n<h6>\u00a0<a href=\"#PalaszczuksMaidenBudget\">Advance Queensland &#8211; Palaszczuk&#8217;s maiden budget.<\/a><\/h6>\n<h6><a href=\"#LNPAttacksPoliceMinister\">(July 17, 2015) &#8211; LNP attacks Police Minister.<\/a><\/h6>\n<h6><a href=\"#JusticeMargaretWilsonToHeadBarrettInquiry\">(July 16, 2015) &#8211; Justice Margaret Wilson to head Barrett Inquiry.<\/a><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"#PostBudgetDay\">(July \u00a015, 2015) &#8211; Post-budget day.<\/a><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"#Pre-BudgetEve\">July \u00a014, 2015) &#8211; Budget day.<\/a><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"#Pre-BudgetEve\">(July \u00a013, 2015) &#8211; Pre-budget eve.<\/a><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"#SpringborgToAppearInTheDock\">(July 12, 2015) &#8211; Springborg to appear in\u00a0the dock.<\/a><\/h6>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">.<\/span><a name=\"PalaszczuksMaidenBudget\"><\/a><\/h6>\n<h2>Advance Queensland &#8211; Palaszczuk&#8217;s maiden budget<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Despite her political detractors saying she wouldn&#8217;t last, Premier <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnnastaciaMP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Annastacia Palaszczuk<\/a> will deliver her first budget on her 151st day in government.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">tues @ 2.30p treas <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Curtis_Pitt_MP\">@Curtis_Pitt_MP<\/a> will reveal how he will pay the bills. dets <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/7NewsQueensland\">@7newsqueensland<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/6QCqcd3IyO\">pic.twitter.com\/6QCqcd3IyO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Patrick Condren (@PatrickCondren) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatrickCondren\/status\/620511884542750720\">July 13, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff\">.<\/span><a name=\"LNPAttacksPoliceMinister\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>(July 17, 2015) &#8211; LNP attacks Police Minister<\/h2>\n<h3>Queensland Clerk of Parliament Neil Laurie<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_29323\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/au.news.yahoo.com\/qld\/video\/watch\/28873256\/ipswich-mp-repeatedly-targeted-in-state-parliament\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29323\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-29323\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/LNPAttacksJoAnnMiller1.jpg?resize=190%2C123\" alt=\"Patrick Condren reported: Qld Clerk of Parliament Neil Laurie places his head on the desk before Speaker Peter Wellington during attacks on Police Minister Jo-Ann Miller.\" width=\"190\" height=\"123\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-29323\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Patrick Condren reported: Qld Clerk of Parliament Neil Laurie places his head on the desk before Speaker Peter Wellington during attacks on Police Minister Jo-Ann Miller.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">.<\/span><a name=\"JusticeMargaretWilsonToHeadBarrettInquiry\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>(July 16, 2015) &#8211; Justice Margaret Wilson to head Barrett Inquiry<\/h2>\n<h3>Seeking the truth for families<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eastTMoore\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tony Moore<\/a> reported, &#8220;A former judge of Queensland&#8217;s Mental Health Court will run a four-month commission of inquiry into the previous state government&#8217;s decision to close Queensland&#8217;s only adolescent psychiatric facility without providing alternative care.\u00a0The commission of inquiry was promised by Labor after three teenagers who had been cared for at the centre committed suicide in the eight months after the facility was closed in January 2014.\u00a0Talieha Nebauer, 17 and 18-year-olds Will Fowell and Caitlin Wilkinson-Whiticker all committed suicide within eight months of leaving the Barrett Adolescent Centre at Wacol.\u00a0Parents in July 2014 called for an inquiry after the second suicide.&#8221;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.brisbanetimes.com.au\/queensland\/inquiry-into-barrett-centre-closure-after-suicides-of-three-teenagers-20150716-gidh56.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Inquiry into Barrett Centre closure after suicides of three teenagers.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Qld Treasury review of state finances<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/M_Ludlow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mark Ludlow<\/a>\u00a0reported, &#8220;Queensland has no chance of reclaiming the AAA credit rating in the near term, a review by the state&#8217;s Treasury has found, saying the drastic cuts needed were not realistic.\u00a0The Treasury review, overseen by new Under Treasurer and former Commonwealth bureaucrat Jim Murphy, paints a dire forecast of the former boom state&#8217;s finances saying Queensland faced &#8220;ongoing revenue challenges&#8221;.\u00a0&#8220;Under current economic circumstances, it is neither necessary nor wise in terms of the magnitude of the policy adjustments required to pursue a return to AAA in the near term,&#8221; the review said.\u00a0&#8220;It is however important for Queensland to have a strong and stable credit rating to ensure orderly access to capital markets at a reasonable price. The fact remains the state has the ability to give effect to a substantial reduction in debt should the circumstances require it.&#8221;&#8221;:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.afr.com\/news\/politics\/qld-budget-no-return-to-aaa-in-near-term-20150716-gid2cw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Qld budget: no return to AAA in near term.<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.treasury.qld.gov.au\/publications-resources\/review-of-state-finances\/review-of-state-finances.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Under Treasurer\u00a0Jim Murphy&#8217;s full review of state finances.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">2 decades of economic growth &#8211; Qld&#39;s resilience &amp; recovery. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldpol?src=hash\">#qldpol<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/Ur1gbZjCFX\">pic.twitter.com\/Ur1gbZjCFX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; David Marler (@Qldaah) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Qldaah\/status\/621603765968211968\">July 16, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">.<\/span><a name=\"PostBudgetDay\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>(July 15, 2015) &#8211; Post-budget day<\/h2>\n<h3>Fallout<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"authorName\" style=\"text-align: justify\">Dr Chris Salisbury wrote, &#8220;As part of its state budget package presented today, the Palaszczuk government in Queensland is investing A$180 million in a push to get industry, universities and government collaborating to create new jobs and drive investment in knowledge-based sectors of the state\u2019s economy.\u00a0The Advance Queensland program proposes to build upon the research base created by previous state Labor governments.&#8221;:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.brisbanetimes.com.au\/queensland\/queensland-budget-2015-back-on-track-to-smart-state-20150715-gicjqc.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Queensland Budget 2015: Back on track to smart state.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Technologists impressed<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YolandaRedrup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Yolanda Redrup<\/a> reported, &#8220;Queensland tech entrepreneurs have cautiously welcomed a $76 million injection into the state&#8217;s start-up sector in Tuesday&#8217;s budget, which is aimed at helping create global giants in the Sunshine State. The measures, aimed at nurturing high-growth, technology-based businesses, included $24 million for the creation of the Startup Queensland program and $52 million to improve the access to finance and management support for startups and small businesses.&#8221;:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.afr.com\/technology\/queenslands-76-million-startup-pitch-impresses-tech-entrepreneurs-20150715-gichgj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Queensland&#8217;s $76 million start-up pitch impresses tech entrepreneurs.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>He who would be Premier<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amyremeikis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amy Remeikis<\/a>\u00a0reported, &#8220;If this was the economic plan the Palaszczuk Government had taken to the election, Lawrence Springborg believes he would be Premier right now.\u00a0Treasurer Curtis Pitt&#8217;s first budget laid out a completely different plan for paying down the state&#8217;s debt, than the one presented to voters during the January election campaign.&#8221;:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.brisbanetimes.com.au\/queensland\/queensland-budget-2015-labor-budget-would-have-won-lnp-government--springborg-20150714-gicbb9.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Queensland budget 2015: Labor budget would have won LNP government &#8211; Springborg.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>LNP wants more pollies<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amyremeikis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amy Remeikis<\/a>\u00a0reported, &#8220;The last thing Queensland wants &#8220;is more politicians&#8221;, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said, as the LNP calls for a review into the number of seats in the Queensland Parliament.\u00a0The last time there was a boundary redistribution was in 2008.\u00a0The last time Queensland saw its number of seats increase was in 1985 when it jumped from 82 seats to 89.&#8221;:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.brisbanetimes.com.au\/queensland\/queenslanders-dont-want-more-politicians-premier-20150715-gicrod.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Queenslanders don&#8217;t want &#8216;more politicians&#8217;: premier.<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/FlashBack1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28576\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/FlashBack1.jpg?resize=100%2C60\" alt=\"FlashBack\" width=\"100\" height=\"60\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>\u00a0November 25, 2013 &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brisbanetimes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brisbane times<\/a> reported, &#8220;The Queensland premier has dismissed calls for the reintroduction of an upper house amid claims his government has scant regard for democracy.\u00a0The government last week sacked the entire parliamentary committee that oversees Queensland&#8217;s corruption watchdog, accusing it of bias.\u00a0Critics say the government is attacking the committee system of checks and balances, which was put in place after the landmark Fitzgerald corruption inquiry.&#8221;:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.brisbanetimes.com.au\/queensland\/queenslanders-dont-want-more-politicians-premier-20150715-gicrod.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Queenslanders don&#8217;t want more pollies: Newman.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Does Qld need more pollies? LNP wants it to be considered: &quot;Some electorates are now bigger than France&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldpol?src=hash\">#qldpol<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/AjacSmHo10\">pic.twitter.com\/AjacSmHo10<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tegan George (@tegangeorge) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tegangeorge\/status\/621122900200853504\">July 15, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LNPQLD\">@LNPQLD<\/a> proposal would allow for five more seats in parliament. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldpol?src=hash\">#qldpol<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Emma McBryde (@EmmaMcBryde) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EmmaMcBryde\/status\/621118320561946625\">July 15, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">LNP release about getting more politicians <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/9News?src=hash\">#9News<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldpol?src=hash\">#qldpol<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/CQsRjkXO6x\">pic.twitter.com\/CQsRjkXO6x<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shane Doherty (@ShaneDoherty9) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShaneDoherty9\/status\/621115177405014016\">July 15, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">.<\/span><a name=\"BudgetDay\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>(July 14, 2015) &#8211; Budget day<\/h2>\n<h3>Advance Qld &#8211; Budget surplus<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jessvanvonderen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jessica van Vonderen<\/a> reported, &#8220;The Queensland Government is forecasting the biggest budget surplus in nine years, with a plan to reduce debt, but will make changes to public service leave and superannuation schemes to achieve it.\u00a0Treasurer Curtis Pitt handed down a $49.9 billion budget today, with a key focus on jobs, health and education.The budget is predicted to achieve a $962 million operating surplus in 2014-15, rising to $1.2 billion in 2015-16.&#8221;:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2015-07-14\/queensland-budget-2015-curtis-pitt-delivers-economic-plan\/6618732\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Queensland budget 2015: Palaszczuk Labor government&#8217;s economic plan forecasts surplus, flags superannuation changes.<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amyremeikis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amy Remeikis<\/a>\u00a0reported, &#8220;Treasurer Curtis Pitt has set out a debt reduction plan, which will see the public servant super fund help pay down the state&#8217;s debt, while potentially also funding future commitments.\u00a0Having already announced its plan to shift $4.1 billion off the general government debt books onto that of the government-owned corporations, Mr Pitt plans on saving the state another $3.4 billion by changing the way it funds entitlements, particularly long-service leave, for public servants.\u00a0Since the 1990s, the government has funded long service leave as a central investment allocation.&#8221;:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.brisbanetimes.com.au\/queensland\/queensland-budget-2015-public-servant-super-funds-to-pay-down-debt-20150714-gibv7h.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Queensland Budget 2015: Public servant super funds to pay down debt.<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amyremeikis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amy Remeikis<\/a>\u00a0reported, &#8220;In the lead-up to his first budget Curtis Pitt promised to under-promise and over-deliver.\u00a0What he handed down was a budget for politicians; a plan that allows Labor to stave off attacks from the Opposition but includes little that would impact the lives of average Queenslanders.\u00a0Cost of living neither goes up or down.\u00a0Debt levels are shifted from one set of books to the other, but only slightly decreased over all.&#8221;:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.brisbanetimes.com.au\/queensland\/queensland-budget-2015-no-sprinkles-for-vanilla-budget-20150714-gibxhx.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Queensland Budget 2015: No sprinkles for &#8216;vanilla&#8217; budget.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_29311\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Cq-yOlTH7PA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29311\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-29311\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/SpringborgOnQldBudget2015.jpg?resize=190%2C105\" alt=\"Shane Doherty reported: Palaszczuk Govt's first budget asset sales by stealth claims Springborg.\" width=\"190\" height=\"105\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-29311\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shane Doherty reported: Palaszczuk Govt&#8217;s first budget asset sales by stealth claims Springborg.<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Queensland forecast to reach $1.2 billion surplus in 2015-16 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldbudget?src=hash\">#qldbudget<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldpol?src=hash\">#qldpol<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/5y9oM58vP2\">http:\/\/t.co\/5y9oM58vP2<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/BMs2xImfo2\">pic.twitter.com\/BMs2xImfo2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Curtis Pitt MP (@Curtis_Pitt_MP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Curtis_Pitt_MP\/status\/620814808187695104\">July 14, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Coal revenue to dwindle<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jrojourno\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joshua Robertson<\/a> reported, &#8220;The Queensland government will make almost as much money from motor vehicle registrations as from coal royalties this financial year, state budget papers reveal.\u00a0The papers also show the contribution of the fast-growing export industry, based on coal seam gas, is expected to remain less than 1% of total state government revenue in five years time.&#8221;:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2015\/jul\/14\/queensland-budget-papers-reveal-plummeting-revenue-from-coal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Queensland budget papers reveal plummeting revenue from coal.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Infrastructure &#8211; Redlands Bay<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/judithkerr1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Judith Kerr<\/a> reported, &#8220;Major items delivered for Capalaba include $637,000 ($2.6 million over four years) for child safety out-of-home care placement services.\u00a0Support services for vulnerable Queenslanders will receive $212,000 with $87,000 for Seniors Community connections funding.\u00a0In-home disability services will receive $909,000 and new Disability Services will get $15.5million.\u00a0Capalaba Water Treatment Plant Upgrade will receive $6.46 million (over four years) and the Alexandra Hills Reservoir upgrade, $960,000 million (over four years).\u00a0Redland City Council&#8217;s Redland Home Assist Secure will get $571,000.\u00a0Public Housing Construction Programs will get $2.4 million (over four years) for the completion of 10 dwellings and $1.4 million (over four years) for six new public housing dwellings.\u00a0Homelessness support services will receive $367,000 and there will be a recommitment of $100,000 for Redlands Rugby Union lighting upgrade at Judy Holt Recreation Reserve.\u00a0The state will install traffic signals at the intersection of Birkdale Road, Daveson Road and Jones Road with an allocation of $650,000.\u00a0Byng Road and Birkdale Road intersection will be upgraded with an allocation of $192,000.\u00a0Energex Cleveland Substation Upgrade: $2.1 million ($9.1 million total project cost).&#8221;:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.redlandcitybulletin.com.au\/story\/3206942\/treasurer-hands-down-budget\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Capalaba MP Don Brown welcomes Treasurer Pitt&#8217;s first budget.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Infrastructure &#8211; Toowoomba<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/the_chronicle_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Chronicle<\/a>\u00a0reported, &#8220;The\u00a0Toowoomba Second Range Crossing is the big ticket item in the $1.9 billion State Budget spend.\u00a0Infrastructure will get the lion&#8217;s share of Treasurer Curtis Pitt&#8217;s gift for the Darling Downs region, which includes Toowoomba, Warwick, Stanthorpe and Dalby.&#8221;:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thechronicle.com.au\/news\/toowoomba-bypass-big-winner-19b-state-budget\/2705375\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Toowoomba Bypass big winner in $1.9b State Budget.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">.<\/span><a name=\"Pre-BudgetEve\"><\/a><\/h6>\n<h2>(July 13, 2015) &#8211; Pre-budget eve<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#39;Twas the night before budget &#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldpol?src=hash\">#qldpol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tennewsqld\">@tennewsqld<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/parliament?src=hash\">#parliament<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/Gu2SRpOsiL\">pic.twitter.com\/Gu2SRpOsiL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tegan George (@tegangeorge) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tegangeorge\/status\/620556577376833536\">July 13, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Merging electricity providers<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eastTMoore\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tony Moore<\/a> reported, &#8220;Treasurer Curtis Pitt will in Tuesday&#8217;s state budget outline Labor&#8217;s plan to merge government-owned electricity utilities Ergon, Energex and Powerlink and boost their solar energy profile.\u00a0On Friday Mr Pitt said he would detail how Labor believed the revamped, merged-entities could drive new investment in solar energy.&#8221;:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.brisbanetimes.com.au\/queensland\/queensland-budget-2015-pitt-to-outline-electricity-merger-plans-20150713-gibgc2.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Queensland Budget 2015: Pitt to outline electricity merger plans.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>LNP blames Labor for Barrett Centre suicides<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kathymcleish1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kathy McLeish<\/a>\u00a0reported, &#8220;The Opposition has defended the former Newman government&#8217;s actions over the closure of the Barrett Adolescent Centre in Brisbane, with the Queensland Government announcing a commission of inquiry into the matter.\u00a0The inquiry would investigate the previous LNP government&#8217;s closure of the centre and the subsequent deaths of three high-risk teenagers, the State Government announced on the weekend.\u00a0The $9.5-million inquiry was an election promise made by Labor the day after ABC TVs 7.30 Queensland program revealed government documents warned of potential deaths if the centre was closed, and of the need for alternative care options.&#8221;:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2015-07-13\/labor-made-original-decision-to-close-brisbanes-barrett-centre\/6616478\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Labor made original decision to close Brisbane&#8217;s Barrett Adolescent Centre, Queensland Opposition says.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">.<\/span><a name=\"SpringborgToAppearInTheDock\"><\/a><br \/>\n(July 12, 2015) &#8211;\u00a0Springborg to appear in the dock<\/h2>\n<h3>Coronial inquiry into three teenager suicide deaths<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kathymcleish1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kathy McLeish<\/a>\u00a0reported, &#8220;A commission of inquiry will investigate the previous Queensland government&#8217;s closure of the Barrett Adolescent Centre in Brisbane, and the subsequent deaths of three high-risk teenagers, the State Government has announced.\u00a0The $9.5-million inquiry was an election promise made by Labor the day after the ABC&#8217;s 7.30 Queensland program revealed government documents warned of potential deaths if the centre was closed, and of the need for alternative care options.\u00a0The Barrett Centre was the state&#8217;s only long-term residential mental health facility for adolescents at risk of suicide.\u00a0When the Newman government closed the centre in January 2014, it promised other services would be there.\u00a0Within eight months, three former patients were dead.&#8221;:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2015-07-12\/qd-inquiry-into-barrett-centre-mental-health-unit-shut-down\/6522564\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Queensland launches inquiry into LNP&#8217;s closure of Barrett Adolescent Centre for teens with mental illness.<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eastTMoore\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tony Moore<\/a> reported, &#8220;Tuesday&#8217;s budget contains $9.5 million for an inquiry into three suicides of troubled teenagers from the former Barrett Centre, controversially closed by the previous LNP state government in January 2014.&#8221;:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.brisbanetimes.com.au\/queensland\/qld-budget-2015-barrett-centre-suicides-probed-20150713-giauyb.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Qld Budget 2015: Barrett Centre suicides probed.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Follow along as we cover the Queensland budget 2015. Table of contents \u00a0Advance Queensland &#8211; Palaszczuk&#8217;s maiden budget. (July 17, 2015) &#8211; LNP attacks Police Minister. (July 16, 2015) &#8211; Justice Margaret Wilson to head Barrett Inquiry. (July \u00a015, 2015) &#8211; Post-budget day. July \u00a014, 2015) &#8211; Budget day. (July \u00a013, 2015) &#8211; Pre-budget eve. 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