Queensland budget 2025: Crisafulli vows no austerity despite state facing $218bn debt

Premier says you can ‘respect people’s money’ and still lift public services as LNP hands down first budget since 2014

The Queensland premier, David Crisafulli, has promised no austerity in his first budget, despite the state facing a forecast $218bn in debt.

Tuesday’s state budget will be the Liberal National party’s first since 2014. Then led by premier Campbell Newman, the LNP lost government in 2015 after slashing tens of thousands of public service positions and proposing the sell-off of public assets to balance the books.

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Exclusive: Iranian retaliation against U.S. forces could come soon, U.S. officials say – Reuters

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Giant statues to return to Notre Dame’s spire in latest stage of restoration

Copper-coated figures will be hoisted on to cathedral’s reconstructed spire after devastating blaze of 2019

Sixteen giant statues are to be hoisted back on to the spire of Notre Dame in the latest step of the cathedral’s €700m (£600m) reconstruction after the devastating fire of 2019.

The copper-coated figures, each weighing almost 150kg, escaped the blaze because they were removed from the Parisian landmark for renovation just four days before flames consumed the roof and destroyed the spire.

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IAEA chief expects ‘very significant damage’ at Iran’s Fordo site, demands access – The Times of Israel

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  4. What we know about the three Iranian nuclear sites struck by the US  CNN
  5. IAEA chief expects 'very significant damage' at Iran's Fordow site  Reuters
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