Matt Dennien
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‘May lead to more offending’: Human rights boss hits out on bail laws (opens the original)
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Queensland’s human rights watchdog has taken its first major swing at the Crisafulli government, offering a scathing assessment of a proposed bail crackdown that is feared will ultimately lift crime in the state. The significant intervention follows Queensland Human Rights Commissioner Debbie Platz’s relatively quiet time in the role since starting in late January, despite several controversial government bills. Platz appeared for the first time before a parliamentary committee considering the l
Queensland parliament updates: Government says Rockhampton cleared by IOC for Olympic rowing; Youth ‘circuit breaker’ bill to pass (opens the original)
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Premier David Crisafulli has just told parliament the International Olympic Committee assessment of the proposed Rockhampton rowing site for the 2032 Olympics has been completed, and has green-lit the Fitzroy River for the events. “The IOC assessment for the site is complete. The Fitzroy has passed with flying colours. It’s official. It’s official: signed, sealed and delivered,” Crisafulli said. Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie said the site has now been endorsed by international federations World
Queensland parliament updates: Anthropic inks first Australian data centre deal west of Brisbane; Police probe impact of bail crackdown (opens the original)
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Premier David Crisafulli has told state parliament that AI giant Anthropic has signed a deal for their first Australian-based data centre – set to be Australia’s largest – through a lease for a $32 billion site proposed in Queensland’s Western Downs. News of the Claude developer’s deal started emerging on Wednesday afternoon, centred on the Western Downs Digital Park being developed by Singapore-based Zerra DC. An application for the project, near Dalby, about 250 kilometres from Brisbane, is cu
‘Fossil fuel free-for-all’: Queensland to block ‘activists’ from objecting to mining leases (opens the original)
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“Activists” living more than 125 kilometres from proposed mining projects will be blocked from having their say on the plans, under new laws that the Queensland government says are needed to stop delays. The bill, which would also limit the grounds for objections, comes as Premier David Crisafulli touted his government’s pro-coal and critical minerals stance, with laws already changed to let the government fast-track declared projects. “It means activists, often based thousands of kilometres awa
Queensland parliament updates: Budget blue looms after credit downgrade (opens the original)
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Premier David Crisafulli gave a brief update on his recent trade mission to the United States, saying he met with representatives of the White House, the Defence Department, and export-import investors to push for investment in Queensland. He said he put forward the state’s case for data centre investment in meetings with Anthropic, Open AI and Nvidia. “If we can secure investment and use it as a catalyst to drive more energy generation, we can secure our jobs, our data sovereignty, and lower en
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