4BC Mornings

Yesterday, Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie suspended the BPIC agreements for major state projects.

Queensland Council of Unions Secretary Jacqueline King responded to this decision on 4BC Mornings.

Ms King told Bill McDonald that the unions and their workers are "disappointed that there has been no consultation."

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A report from the Brisbane City Council’s ratepayer funded trip to the Paris Games has been published with 16 key takeaways.

Some of the key learnings are to making sure signage is clear and easy to understand and the report recommended creating a local legacy plan for the city, using the Games to drive improvements in transport, sustainability and tourism.

Deputy Mayor Krista Adams admitted on 4BC Mornings with Bill McDonald that, 'we knew a lot of that stuff [referring to the recommendations in the report].'

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The Brisbane City Council’s $42,600 trip to the Paris Olympics resulted in a four-page report that revealed no new information.

The report included 16 key points, highlighted by the major takeaway: Queensland needs to road-test the volunteer program before the 2032 Games.

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New research has revealed that Queensland is deeper in economic and social decline than first thought.

The government finances, delivery of public services, and community safety in the Sunshine State are at records lows.

Institute of Public Affairs Research Fellow Saxon Davidson told Bill McDonald on 4BC Mornings the LNP needs, 'serious reform in how the government operates.'

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The $240m lease signed by the Queensland Police Service for a building in Stones Corner has been referred to the CCC.

Queensland Police Commissioner Steve Gollschewski has squashed allegations that he was a part of the committee that signed the lease for the facility.

Commissioner Gollschewski told Bill McDonald on 4BC Mornings the lease was a, "Really bad systems approach."

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Bill McDonald has outlined the latest from the COP29 Conference in Azerbaijan, where the Taliban is in attendance and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer claiming England will slash 81% of emissions by 2035.

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University of Queensland Professor Shyuan Ngo has received a massive boost in her research into a cure for Motor Neurone Disease.

The Professor at the forefront of developing an MND cure has been granted $1.30 million across two projects, thanks to FightMND and 'The Big Freeze' fundraising.

Professor Ngo told Bill McDonald on 4BC Mornings, "There's still a lot we don't know and that's why it's been so hard to find a cure."

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