‘Leopard can’t change its spots’: Labor candidate savaged over tweets
A shadow cabinet member has savaged Labor’s Burleigh candidate over “f— tha police” social media comments and questioned her insistence that her views have since changed.
Candidates
Vote closed: Leaders to be asked for final message to voters
Steven Miles and David Crisafulli are being put under the pump by Courier-Mail subscribers this election. Now it’s time for you to vote on which question is asked.
Political hopeful says rape victims should not be allowed abortions
A woman running for a Central Qld state seat says victims of rape should not be allowed to terminate a pregnancy, while another has revealed she has had friends forced into that harrowing situation. See the views of other candidates.
The explosive past of the man helping to lead Qld’s One Nation revolt
If Pauline Hanson’s ‘favourite son’ James Ashby takes the scenic Queensland seat of Keppel, locals and the media might be in for some ‘explosive’ moments, writes Mark Furler.
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Why independent candidate is back for ninth campaign
Living in a tin shed and running a word of mouth campaign on little more than a few hundred dollars, independent candidate Duncan Scott is contesting his ninth election, this time for the state seat of Callide. Here’s why he does it.
Labor running third in key Qld seat as LNP, One Nation surge
Early exit polling has revealed another Labor seat in Qld could fall, as Pauline Hanson joined her local candidate to mingle with frustrated voters.
Eye-watering $81k travel bill clocked up by Opposition MP
Taxpayers were billed $8300 for a jetsetting MP to charter a plane from her electorate to Rockhampton as part of an eye-watering $81,000 travel bill paid for by Queenslanders.
Former mayor hoping to ride swing against Labor in Rockhampton
Former long-time mayor Margaret Strelow is facing a knife-edge battle to win the seat of Rockhampton in the Queensland election, according to exclusive exit poll results. Preference swaps with be key if the independent is to win.
‘What’s best for the country’: How Cairns is voting ahead of state election
The state election is set to be a tight battle if pre-polling results are indicative in the seat of Cairns. See the results here.
One Nation candidate laughs off ‘sex change’ rumours
The conservative minor party candidate said just because she has “bigger balls than most” people want to call her a male — but her untypical birth name Brett is just a family quirk that she’s dealt with since school.
‘Ridiculous thing’: LNP candidate dodges abortion, VAD questions
Far North voters are more concerned with crime, cost of living and housing than changes to abortion and voluntary assisted dying laws, the LNP’s candidate for Barron River Bree James says.
Janetzki pressured to release LNP costs as survey reveals discontent
If the LNP wins next week’s election, David Janetzki is set to take charge of a $98bn budget, however as voting already begins he has failed to release the LNP’s full economic plan. A new survey reveals the discontent of his constituents.
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