Check out opinion pieces that Murray Watt has written.
Last December was a horror time for families in bushfire affected regions, as the Black Summer fires tore through large parts of the country. As communities mark the first anniversary of the tragic fires, there is still plenty of recovery work to be done.
Read MoreLabor's win in the Longman by-election has shown one thing very clearly - Queenslanders do not want to see their schools and hospitals cut to pay for a $17 billion tax cut for the big banks. Despite this clear message, Malcolm Turnbull and his Queensland MPs continue to back in the big business tax cut. There has been a lot of colour and light around this debate, but I thought you deserved the facts on why Labor is opposing these tax cuts.
Read MoreBefore a Joint Standing Committee, the NBN chief financial officer (Stephen Rue) conceded the HFC rollout delay could have a negative $500 million impact on the project. "If the program was delayed by six months, what you have is, we have I think 1.9 million customers still to connect, that we expect to connect," he said.
Read MoreElections have many consequences. They can change governments, change policies, and elect all sorts of colourful characters. For the National Party wing of Queensland’s LNP, the State election result has had another consequence. They’ve woken up to the fact their supporters have deserted them.
Read MoreLast week produced a groundbreaking "announcement" from Queensland's 26 Federal LNP MPs. Yes, they will take a temporary ceasefire from their usual infighting, to try to secure a large defence contract for Queensland. No guarantees mind you, but after four years in office, they've decided to try to work together for our state. I am genuinely pleased. The Palaszczuk Government has been working diligently for months to encourage the two...
Read MoreThis week, we saw the real Senator Pauline Hanson emerge. For months, she's been running around Queensland, telling us she's the only politician standing up for battlers. But this week, Senator Hanson showed she's the worst kind of politician. The kind who tells battlers one thing at home and then sells them out down in Canberra.
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