![]() BigPond News | Newman Government defends $200k allocation to Big Brother production after ... NEWS.com.au THE cash-strapped Newman Government gave $200000 to the production company behind Big Brother to ensure the TV reality show returned to the Gold Coast, three months after scrapping the Queensland Literary Awards. The money, allocated through the ... Newman Government axes 400 IT contractors and saves taxpayers $40000-an-hour IT contractors' jobs cut State can't afford IT upgrade: Minister |