Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has confirmed she would vote to legalise voluntary assisted dying if her Labor government wins a third term, while Deb Frecklington has refused to say whether she supported what she described as a “deeply personal issue”. VOTE IN OUR POLL
Labor and the LNP have officially launched their state election campaigns, with Annastacia Palaszczuk and Deb Frecklington spruiking their plans to create more jobs. Find out what they’re promising and how it affects you.
Voluntary assisted dying legislation and $171 million for a palliative care plan have been promised for Queensland if Labor returns to government, while the LNP focus will be on jobs and economic recover, as both parties launch their official campaigns for the October 31st state election. LIVE UPDATES
The states’ peak mining and resources body will conduct a major survey of every Queensland candidate in a bid to lay bare exactly who will do best by the industry.
Senator Pauline Hanson has revealed the key issues her party would push if One Nation is delivered a casting vote in the upcoming Queensland election.
After announcing Labor would be put last on how-to-vote cards, the LNP will now preference another party last in every seat that it’s running over its anti-vax stance.
Amid a highly orchestrated election campaign filled with press conferences and constant travel, Annastacia Palaszczuk has one key person in her inner sanctum to turn to for advice. BEHIND THE SCENES
Up to 75 per cent of a major mining company’s corporate roles will be slashed as it continues to face uncertainty about the future of one of its Queensland coal mines.
Queensland Labor sold access to Queensland Attorney-General Yvette D’Ath to two high-profile businesses, after she’d introduced laws to ban the fundraisers. And the Premier can’t rule out it won’t happen again.
An LNP candidate has been caught up in a social media storm after an old post emerged where he questioned education for married women. Find out more about this story and others in our rolling election coverage.
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