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The Courier-Mail has co-sponsored two sets of literary awards. The Courier-Mail Book of the Year Award, co-sponsored by Queensland Government and worth A$30,000, was established in 1999, [32] and covered a range of writing genres. The inaugural prize was awarded in 2001, and the last one in 2005.
Queensland Newspapers is the Queensland, Australia-based subsidiary of News Corporation. Queensland Newspapers is responsible for publishing The Courier-Mail daily newspaper. [ 1 ]
For most of Bjelke-Petersen's premiership, Queensland newspapers were supportive of his government, generally supporting the police and government on the street march issue, while Brisbane's Courier-Mail endorsed the return of the coalition government at every state election between 1957 and 1986. [92]
The University of Queensland presented an honorary doctorate to Liu in 2007. [6] He was named as a Queensland Great in 2010. [7] Eddie Liu died on 25 June 2013. His death prompted a number of public tributes from community and political leaders. [4] [8] His funeral was held at Brisbane City Hall on 11 July 2013. [9]
A final leaders debate between the ALP and LNP leaders was hosted by Sky News and The Courier-Mail People’s Forum on October 22. [36] The debate consisted of 100 undecided voters picked by YouGov, who would then be chosen to ask questions to the leaders. The results of the debate are as follows: 39% Miles, 35% Crisafulli, and 26% still undecided.
Alan George Demack AO (23 September 1934 – 28 January 2025) was an Australian judge. [1]Aside from his lengthy legal career, 22 years of which were spent as a judge with the Supreme Court of Queensland, Demack is arguably best known for being Queensland's first Integrity Commissioner.
In 1999 Thomas returned to Brisbane and The Courier-Mail. [5] In 2005 he won a Walkley Award for a series of articles on Bundaberg Director of surgery Jayant Patel, which he later used a base for the non-fiction book Sick to Death, published in 2007. [7] The book also won the Queensland Premiers Literary Award for "Literary Work Advancing ...
Paul Christopher Neville (20 March 1940 – 1 January 2019) was an Australian politician who was a National Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from March 1993 to August 2013, representing the Division of Hinkler, Queensland. [1]