October
The Chandler-Mather plan to take Queensland (and beyond)
The Greens hope to claim another four seats in the Queensland parliament, before transforming the nation’s political landscape.
- James Hall
May
Qld corruption watchdog overhaul ‘will not please all’
A review of Queensland corruption watchdog paves the way for some details of a report into former deputy premier Jackie Trad to be released, but not any criticism of her behaviour.
- James Hall
November 2020
Jackie Trad the biggest casualty of Labor victory
Former deputy premier and treasurer Jackie Trad has lost her seat to the Greens, but Labor held off a surge from the minor party in other inner-city seats.
- Mark Ludlow
Palaszczuk claims victory
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said Labor would be able to form majority government. Former Labor deputy premier Jackie Trad is the biggest casualty in the Queensland election. The Greens could win as many as four seats. Here's how the night unfolded.
- Updated
- Mark Ludlow
October 2020
- Opinion
- Satire
Halloween has nothing on the never-ending political horror show
If you really want to scare the neighbourhood tonight, then try out these ideas.
- Rowan Dean
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Less Sunshine State, more banana republic
Queenslanders face the bleak prospect of four more years of a do-nothing government if Labor is re-elected.
- The AFR View
Palaszczuk borrows big to pay for election promises
Queensland Treasurer Cameron Dick has confirmed the Labor government will borrow $4 billion to pay for their election commitments.
- Mark Ludlow
- Opinion
- Queensland votes
Queensland isn't just a COVID-19 election
The state's highly regionalised politics include the different attitudes to the pandemic in Brisbane and the bush. So border populism doesn't mean Annastacia Palaszczuk is assured of victory on Saturday.
- Graham Young
- Analysis
- Queensland votes
A hard-hat campaign, but few hard-headed policies
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and Liberal National Party leader Deb Frecklinton have failed to ignite voter interest in the first week on the campaign trail.
- Mark Ludlow
Palaszczuk's election pitch goes all in on border policy
When Annastacia Palaszczuk asks Queensland's governor to dissolve state parliament on Tuesday, she'll launch an election campaign in which she's cast herself as the underdog in true Queenslander style.
- Mark Ludlow
July 2020
Queensland Treasurer embraces debt over cuts to deal with COVID-19
Queensland's new Treasurer, Cameron Dick, said the coronavirus had blown a $1 billion hole in state revenue in the first six months of the year.
- Mark Ludlow
Jackie Trad cleared in corruption inquiry
The former Queensland deputy premier, who resigned from the cabinet in May, has been cleared by the Crime and Corruption Commission.
- Mark Ludlow
May 2020
- Analysis
- Queensland votes
Trad resignation gives Palaszczuk government a fighting chance
The shock resignation of Queensland Deputy Premier and Treasurer Jackie Trad allows the Queensland Labor government to reshape its direction.
- Mark Ludlow
New Queensland Labor Treasurer backs mining and agriculture
New Labor Treasurer Cameron Dick has distanced himself from the former Treasurer by asserting the importance of mining and agriculture.
- Matthew Cranston and Luke Housego
Jackie Trad stands down amid corruption probe
A senior Labor insider said the Queensland deputy premier's resignation "is like a lifeline for the Palaszczuk government".
- Mark Ludlow
Jackie Trad stands down over corruption probe
Queensland's Deputy Premier, Jackie Trad, has stood down from ministerial duties over a probe into the appointment of a Brisbane principal.
- Robyn Wuth
April 2020
States ready to pull the trigger on 'shovel-ready' projects
State governments will from next week release a list of projects to kick-start the economy into recovering from the coronavirus pandemic.
- Mark Ludlow and Michael Bleby
March 2020
Qld puts roadblocks on the NSW border
Queensland Treasurer Jackie Trad said it was unlikely the state budget would be handed down before the October 31 election as police prepared to set up road blocks on the Queensland-NSW border.
- Mark Ludlow
Qld braces for $2.5 billion coronavirus hit
The Palaszczuk government will offer companies interest-free loans of up to $250,000 to keep them afloat.
- Mark Ludlow
Small and medium Qld companies get payroll tax holiday
Companies who have been affected by the fallout from the coronavirus will be eligible for a six-month payroll tax holiday.
- Mark Ludlow