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Jimmy Sullivan (centre) visiting a construction site in his electorate before he was expelled from the Labor Party.

‘Unprecedented step’: Brisbane MP expelled from the Labor Party

The controversy surrounding the member for Stafford came to a head in an extraordinary caucus meeting on Monday afternoon.

  • William Davis

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Duke Wong for the senate.

Who is Duke Wong, the Qld independent campaigning out of his car?

“If I can get my message out to all Queenslanders, once they hear this, I will get 450,000 votes,” says the little-known Senate candidate.

  • William Davis
A cut through image of politics for a generation glued to a much smaller screen.

Billboards vs content creators – the new frontier in election marketing

While some politicians are leveraging different mediums to reach new audiences ahead of the election, others are sticking with the signs of their times.

  • Courtney Kruk
Campaigners outside City Hall in the electorate of Brisbane.

Brisbane early voting: Where to vote early this federal election, and how it could change the result

Almost half of all Australian voters are expected to vote early, and possibly even more in Queensland, where election day falls on a long weekend.

  • Marissa Calligeros
Advance Australia ad targeting Greens in Brisbane CBD.

The multimillion-dollar campaign to oust Greens MPs from Brisbane

“I welcome it … They’re just going to be really pissed off when we win,” sitting member Stephen Bates says.

  • William Davis
The LNP’s election pitch coalesced into three documents over the past year: The Right Priorities, The Right Plan, and its most-detailed The First 100 Days. What comes next will be revealing for the next four years.

The new year set to reveal more about the new state government

Much of the LNP’s mostly small-target pitch, detailed before the election, will be ticked off in months. What then for a party wanting “generational” power?

  • Matt Dennien
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Labor’s shadow attorney-general Meaghan Scanlon.

LNP blocks Labor move for more scrutiny of youth crime laws

Parliamentary debate has begun over the government’s controversial proposed laws, with Labor trying – and failing – to have key parts delayed until early 2025.

  • Matt Dennien
Premier David Crisafulli’s election campaign was plagued by questions about how he would manage the differing views on abortion in his party, and the parliament.

‘Lost for words’: LNP bans parliamentary debate on abortion laws

Premier David Crisafulli’s election campaign was plagued by unanswered questions about how he would manage differing views in his party, and the parliament.

  • Matt Dennien
The Queensland LNP’s appointed parliamentary committee chairs.

The LNP MPs paid extra to lead scrutiny of the government’s new laws

While those elevated to chair parliamentary committees may get less attention than ministers or opposition frontbenchers, they wield a lot of influence.

  • Matt Dennien
David Crisafulli greets his deputy Jarrod Bleijie at the LNP’s campaign launch in Ipswich, held on the last Sunday before the October election.

How the LNP bypassed key Games partners to pick its own review team

When the month-old government named its expert team to put Brisbane back on track for 2032, some Olympic stakeholders were hearing about it for the first time.

  • Matt Dennien

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