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Yesterday

Queensland Opposition Leader David Crisafulli (left) and Peter Dutton at the LNP convention earlier this year.

Dutton’s awkward moment selling nuclear to ‘no thanks’ Queensland

On Peter Dutton’s first appearance on the Queensland election campaign, he says he plans to work on changing Crisafulli’s mind on nuclear energy.

  • James Hall

This Month

Tayla Daley with Son Koa aged 13 months in Chinchilla.

Why anxious mums are a key election issue

One of the biggest issues in Queensland’s state election will be access to maternity services in regional and rural areas.

  • James Hall
Lisa Jamieson says demands for Orange Sky’s services in Mackay continue to rise as cost-of-living bites for regional Queenslanders.

How Labor could lose its heartland for the first time in a century

Regional Queenslanders have been struggling with the severe lack of housing supply for years but cost of living has now pushed many over the edge.

  • James Hall

September

Peter Dutton and Anthony Albanese will both be watching the Queensland election closely.

Will Steven Miles be Albanese’s sacrificial anode? Labor hopes so

Feds beware: Miles has shamelessly thrown money at the cost of living and no-one has thanked him for it.

  • Phillip Coorey
Queensland Premier Steven Miles will need to throw a few ‘Hail Marys’ to win back support ahead of the October 26 election.

Queensland Labor on track for electoral wipeout

The LNP is nearing just its third election victory in Queensland since 1989, according to new polling, as the election campaign officially kicks off this week.

  • James Hall
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Opposition leader David Crisafulli has an 8-point lead as preferred premier.

Queensland wipeout good for Labor’s federal election chances

The LNP small target strategy is politically effective. It’s on track to take out an unpopular Labor premier and, in the process, give a Labor prime minister a better chance of keeping his job.

  • The AFR View
Steven Miles revealed Queenslanders will continue to pay just 50 cents for public transport fares indefinitely.

Queensland’s 50¢ public transport fares backed by both sides

Economists warn slashing public transport fares to 50¢ is another example of wasteful government spending that will fuel inflation.

  • James Hall and John Kehoe

July

Energy Minister Chris Bowen said reports of the death of Green hydrogen are exaggerated

Green hydrogen not dead despite Fortescue retreat, says Bowen

State energy ministers have unanimously reiterated their opposition to Peter Dutton’s nuclear plans.

  • Phillip Coorey
Opposition leader David Crisafulli unveiled a key election pitch on Sunday.

Life sentences for Qld children as LNP pledges youth crime crackdown

Children convicted of murder in Queensland would be jailed for life, with Opposition Leader David Crisafulli saying “victims must come first”.

  • James Hall
Nuclear energy has become a headline policy for Opposition Leader Peter Dutton.

LNP to debate nuclear despite ‘intriguing’ omission

The LNP’s Queensland base will be “white-hot angry” if convention doesn’t debate nuclear energy, senior federal MP warns.

  • James Hall

June

Mount Piper Power Station.

Dutton’s high-stakes nuclear gamble

The opposition leader is betting big on nuclear power, and Labor is delighted to take on his challenge.

  • Jennifer Hewett
Queensland government increases infrastructure spend to $107 billion.

Queensland Labor’s infrastructure bill soars to $107b

Treasurer Cameron Dick has flagged cost blowouts amid increased infrastructure investments ahead of next week’s state budget.

  • James Hall
Steven Miles on Thursday.

Labor to splash $26b on green energy projects in Qld

Queensland will increase its spend on green energy transition by $7 billion to $26 billion over the coming four years as new poll compounds fears of election wipeout.

  • James Hall

May

Steven Miles gulps water collected from the Great Artesian Basin.

Push for wider carbon capture ban in Great Artesian Basin

The Albanese government is being pressured to follow Queensland’s lead and slap a ban on carbon capture and storage projects in the entire underground water network.

  • James Hall

March

The support base for Anthony Albanese’s Labor Party is getting bigger.

State polls position Albanese for a second term

Polling booths around the country show Labor’s support base is growing enough for another narrow federal win.

  • John Black
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Queensland Premier Steven Miles has rejected the findings of an independent review into Olympic and Paralympic venues.

LNP eyes gains in Queensland after byelection swings

The federal Coalition believes it can reduce Labor’s footprint even further in Queensland by taking the seat of Blair.

  • Phillip Coorey
Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll and Premier Steven Miles in February.

LNP looks to capitalise on surging Queensland crime rates

Assault rates in Queensland have more than doubled in four years, with new police data suggesting little change to crime figures so far in 2024.

  • Tom Rabe

February

Premier Steven Miles is not considering any changes to the status quo,

Queensland’s youth crime and no punishment crisis is no beat-up

Premier Steven Miles’ glib line is to “throw the book” at young offenders, but “the book” – the Youth Justice Act – that Labor wrote is part of the problem.

  • Amanda Stoker

January

Opposition Leader John Pesutto and Nationals leader Peter Walsh (left).

Victorian opposition backflips on treaty support

The proposed treaty would pave the way for legally enforced Aboriginal consultation on future Indigenous-related decisions.

  • Melissa Meehan and Rachael Ward

December 2023

New Queensland Premier Steven Miles.

Miles announces 75pc emissions cut as he takes reins in Queensland

New Queensland Premier Steven Miles has pledged a fresh approach and named five new ministers.

  • Andrew Tillett

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