Cuddling koalas, TV bloopers, a Mooloolaba seawall controversy, and a sod turning for an aerospace precinct. It’s been a busy first 100 days for selfie-loving Sunshine Coast mayor Rosanna Natoli. How do you rate her efforts? VOTE IN OUR POLL
The local government watchdog has dismissed a complaint into Toowoomba’s deputy mayor relating to her involvement in a photo scandal.
Brisbane City Council has been slammed after it quietly raised the surcharge for residents using a credit or debit card to pay bills by 50 per cent.
Toowoomba’s deputy mayor has admitted she took a photo of a council colleague that was then leaked online, bringing an end to a scandal that had been bubbling for months.
The Electoral Commission Queensland is being accused of another council election bungle with residents claiming they did not receive postal votes kits in time.
A state MP has delivered an emotional address to parliament, accusing Townsville’s likely new mayor of harassing and intimidating his family and urging him to “come clean” on a number of issues.
Furious ratepayer groups, former mayors and councillors have called for a parliamentary review into the local council election chaos which saw some waiting for up to three hours to vote. Should there be an online voting option? VOTE IN OUR POLL
A former bankrupt, an alleged drink driver, a weather presenter who once played a witch, and someone who once lived next door to Keith Urban are among the first time mayor contenders most likely to succeed in the Queensland council elections. SPECIAL REPORT
The LNP have secured a majority council in Brisbane but three wards remain undecided. It comes after the Greens claimed they’re “on the brink of breaking the two-party system” but may have celebrated prematurely in one ward. FOLLOW LIVE RESULTS
Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner has declared it’s time to “get on with it” as the LNP prepares for another term with a majority council, securing wins in 17 wards.
The “illegal” closure of a polling booth is the latest in a range of widespread problems reported on election day, prompting political leaders to demand the Electoral Commission of Queensland do better.
Labor’s heartland of Ipswich West has fallen to the LNP amid a savage swing against the third-term government – and not even Premier Steven Miles could stay positive.
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