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The Palaszczuk government has left the door open to expanding its $200 voucher scheme to other parts of the state.

In three weeks, the true state of our economy will be revealed. And some postcodes could be facing an ugly future when the government turns off the tap.

by Jeremy Pierce Premium Content Subscriber only Tourism operators are preparing for a supercharged Easter as exclusive new research reveals Queenslanders are more likely than southerners to leave holiday bookings to the last minute. Many operators in regions across the state are already reporting excellent numbers for Easter, meaning the prospect of a late booking surge could make next month one of the best holiday periods in years. Exclusive research conducted by YouGov for The Sunday Mail and Tourism Australia found almost one in five Queenslanders (17...

Crime by Darren Cartwright Premium Content   Brisbane's elite private schools must have processes in place that allow students to safely raise allegations of sexual assault, says Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk. The schools named in the petition are among the most prestigious boys-only institutions while many of the victims claim to have attended the state's top private girls' schools. "I've just heard about those allegations and I think it's important that students have the opportunity to be heard and listened to," Ms Palaszczuk said. Premier Annastacia...

News by Frank Chung 5th Mar 2021 3:04 PM Up to a quarter of a million Aussies could lose their jobs in a wave of business collapses as JobKeeper ends this month, experts have warned. The Federal Government will finally pull the plug on its $90 billion wage subsidy scheme on March 28, as the Australian economy begins to stand on its own two feet after the devastation caused by COVID-19 lockdowns. But a leading labour market economist warns that the withdrawal of the wage subsidy will wipe out thousands of businesses that until n...