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The parliamentary annexe building, pictured behind Queensland Parliament in George Street, Brisbane. Credit: Felicity Caldwell “This annexe is falling apart,” he said. “It is becoming unsafe.” ...
Only in Queensland under the premiership of Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen in the late 1970s could a spa bath be built for his personal use at parliament. The annexe is home to a secret spa bath with ...
Stepping into Queensland’s parliamentary annexe is like stepping into a time machine to the 1970s – an era when wallpaper and yellow tiling were in vogue and Joh Bjelke-Petersen was the long ...
On Tuesday the pay of every one of our 93 members of parliament rose by 3 per cent – which equates to $13,873 for Premier David Crisafulli. He now pockets $476,323 each year – $9160 each week before ...
Removal of asbestos at Queensland's parliamentary annexe has cost the state $300,000. ... Qld parliament's $300k asbestos ... while the building of a new government tower across the road has also ...
AN investigation has been launched into the Parliamentary Annexe fire scare overnight that ended with Burdekin MP Dale Last receiving treatment for smoke inhalation.
Work to modernise and make safe the 40-year-old Parliamentary Annexe building was costed at $40m in 2022 but jumped to $58m a year later. Now, scaffolding has damaged tiling and waterproofing ...
MPs say they’re in danger, as concrete chunks fall around them and airconditioning units go up in flames at Queensland’s Parliament House, writes Jessica Marszalek. It sounds like a dodgy ...
While the original building was being fumigated, politicians and their staff moved across to the Annexe building, an extension that was finished in 1979. "It was about a three- or four-year period ...
Queensland parliament locked down following threats of ‘intrusion’ Police have plunged the state parliament into lockdown after protesters surrounded the building.
Qld parliamentary annexe to be renovated after 43 years. A 1970s-era building that has served as a home away from home for Queensland MPs is finally set for a makeover.