Recount ordered: Two Qld electorates under review
The Election Commission of Queensland has confirmed it will conduct recounts in two Queensland electorates after a request from the LNP following the State Election.
The Election Commission of Queensland has confirmed it will conduct recounts in two Queensland electorates after a request from the LNP following the State Election.
Labor’s Jonty Bush, the Greens’ Katinka Winston-Allom and LNP candidate Trent Wiseman went to battle in the seat of Cooper. Here’s who came out on top and what it means for people in Brisbane’s inner west.
In a particularly concerning sign for the vanquished LNP, a major Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk’s election message resonated with this particular demographic.
The LNP’s Dr Christian Rowan, Greens rival Lawson McCane and Labor candidate Roberta Albrecht went to battle in the seat of Moggill. Here’s who came out on top and what it means for people in the westside seat.
The major parties are neck and neck in the race for Queensland’s vote, with a hung parliament looking more likely by the day. It means key crossbenchers could have a big say in the makeup of the next parliament. Jack McKay reports.
Pauline Hanson’s One Nation has managed to secure a replacement candidate in the key marginal Townsville-based seat of Thuringowa, where the party was a serious contender in 2017, days before nomination closed.
The area is one of the state’s fastest growing and issues in the Logan seat include small-lot housing and a lack of infrastructure. Join the Logan candidates on Monday night to find out what to expect after the election.
The retirement of Labor frontbencher Coralee O’Rourke may have saved the party in the marginal electorate, with internal polling showing no sign of a swing away from the party. But the margin remains paper thin.
A Greens MP has come under fire for claiming credit for “delivering” unbuilt, unfunded council projects as the pre-election war for Brisbane’s western suburbs intensifies.
Pauline Hanson’s One Nation created what the Premier calls a “recipe for chaos” after it revealed a preference swap agreement with north Queensland’s Katter’s Australian Party in a move that could impact the result in a handful of knife-edge seats.
This is the map that Queensland’s Transport Department did not want the voting public to see before this month’s election. WATCH THE VIDEO
A major election issue unfolding in Queensland’s outback provides the perfect illustration on just how stark the differences can be in the political preoccupations of the state’s regions and the southeast.
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