Premier Steven Miles and Opposition Leader David Crisafulli will face off for the final leaders’ debate at the Sky News/The Courier-Mail People’s Forum on Tuesday night. Find out how to watch it live here.
Treasurer Cameron Dick has again laid down the gauntlet for a proper debate to his LNP counterpart David Janetzki, who took aim at what he called a “broken promise” over tax.
Jarrod Bleijie, likely to become deputy premier in nine days, is still refusing to attend The Courier-Mail’s deputy leaders’ debate.
Queensland’s leaders were unrepentant on whether scare campaigns would continue to dominate the election race, after weeks running misleading claims about health cuts, taxes and privatisation.
From candidate anecdotes about the “devil’s lettuce” and bold calls to take on “terrorising” teen criminals, here’s how the Hervey Bay MP’s first public comparison with his election opponents went down at a colourful meeting.
Millions of dollars will be pumped into fixing Queensland’s forensic DNA lab crisis, up to 20 frontline staff hired, and a new judge added in Townsville under a $21.5m LNP plan to boost Queensland’s justice system and clear a growing backlog of cases.
Rockhampton’s overflowing ED has reached its “use-by-date”, says the LNP’s would-be health minister but Labor insists it’s got a plan to curb the chaos.
The Bundaberg election debate took a dramatic turn when Labor’s Tom Smith called on all candidates to declare their positions on pregnancy termination laws, challenging LNP’s Bree Watson to address the issue in front of a local audience.
The two men vying to be premier of Queensland dodged questions and appeared out of touch, according to members of The Courier-Mail’s Voter Verdict. Watch their hilarious take on the debate.
A cardboard cutout of the man most likely to become Queensland’s next deputy premier will be all smiles during a Courier-Mail “debate”.
Most readers believe David Crisafulli was the decisive winner of the first election debate with Premier Steven Miles but some say he still needs to give more details about his plans for the state. JOIN THE CONVERSATION
David Crisafulli has declared, responding to a question from a Courier-Mail reader, that if the LNP wins goverment at the October 26 election, he can get the Bruce Hwy fixed.
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