As a former member of the Beattie-Bligh Government, time after time I personally witnessed Beattie make no bones about the way the Qld Labor Government imposed hidden taxes as a revenue raiser.

The Tiwi Pearl has been sunk earlier than expected due to rough conditions in Moreton Bay, Climate Change and Sustainability Minister Kate Jones said today.

Premier and Minister for the Arts Anna Bligh today announced a Queensland-made documentary about the first indigenous cricket team to tour the UK will air on ABC this weekend.

Electric car technology is coming and the task now is to usher in this technology by looking at the necessary regulations and infrastructure.

Sunshine Coast Council expects to start work next week to redirect the Currimundi Lake entrance to the north.

Strong winds have caused blackouts in parts of south-east Queensland.

Premier Bligh says record flooding in regional Queensland has stretched the state’s resources.

Queensland’s Planning Minister has rejected suggestions the State Government is obstructing the Sunshine Coast Regional Council’s plan to make the region Australia’s most sustainable.

A beach closed due to a sewage spill during heavy rain last week has reopened.

A central Queensland man has been in danger of missing his own wedding due to floodwaters isolating him for two weeks.

MAYOR Bob Abbot said he would welcome a David Jones store in Maroochydore – but he was not about to give Sunshine Plaza a “golden handshake” to allow it there.

ANGELA Goodland was vulnerable as she sat in the small office of Darryl Jones Health Resolution Centre.

ROLLING out heavy machinery to remove thousands of litres of oil flung ashore by a leaky container ship helped save the Sunshine Coast’s iconic beaches.

MORE than a decade after starring in the smash hit Chicago, Buderim performer Chelsea Gibb will return to the stage as Anna Leonowens in The King and I.

PLANNING Minister Stirling Hinchliffe has declined to attend a community forum but will show up later this month for a Property Council forum at Twin Waters.

A SUNSHINE Coast MP has denied a newspaper report that he was involved in an extended drinking session as Parliament debated crucial property legislation.

Rainforest Ridge Nature Refuge is located in a wildlife corridor which also includes Maleny National Park and Kondalilla National Park. The property contains threatened species and ecosystems and is home to the Birdwing butterfly.

In sticking with this year’s New Zealand – Australia Investment Forum theme, my message to investors is that Queensland is ‘Open for Business’…

The Bligh Government’s Growth Summit later this month is all about getting Queenslanders involved in shaping the state’s future, Main Roads Minister Craig Wallace said today.

Local Government Minister Desley Boyle spoke highly of amalgamated councils in State Parliament today and urged them to keep focused on the job at hand of bringing more benefits online.