LNP’s Kirkland wins Rockhampton after late challenge by Labor’s Marshall
Labor’s Craig Marshall says he hit the lead at one stage as preferences ebbed and flowed.
Electorates
Labor MPs hang on in grim war of attrition
Half-a-dozen electorates across Queensland are set to be decided in a nailbiting finale, while some MPs have already suffered shock defeats.
Revealed: What LNP win means for Dutton’s Fortress Queensland
Labor’s vote collapse in outer Brisbane seats at the Queensland election has fuelled the Coalition’s hopes of gaining and holding critical ground in certain areas at the next federal poll.
Labor MP concedes to LNP as stronghold under fire
Only one Central Qld seat is left to be called as a blue wave creeps into Labor heartland. See our local 2024 state election blog here.
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Road to civil war: Internal Labor brawl erupts on eve of election
A Labor minister has sparked a war with his fellow party MP in a neighbouring electorate over a divisive road project saying “it’s time to stop the lies”, just days before Qld votes.
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.
Crisafulli rules out KAP minority govt after bombshell leaked polling
Opposition Leader David Crisafulli has staunchly ruled out forming a minority government with the Katter’s Australian Party after leaked polling showed the LNP are at risk of losing two key regional seats to the minor party.
‘Gap between majors and minors’: Mulgrave’s surprise candidate revealed
A surprise “dark horse” has emerged among the 10 candidates vying for the seat of Mulgrave with preferences almost certain to decide the final winner, a political commentator says.
State election guide: Cook candidates, issues and pledges
Meet the candidates running for Cook, including their policy ideas and their vision for the economy and safety of Queensland’s northernmost seat.
New King of the North: Katter in the hat crashes LNP’s election party
The LNP is at risk of losing seats to an ascendant Katter party, complicating the Opposition’s path to majority government.
‘Crime prevention school’ to be built in Central Qld under LNP
The Opposition Leader has revealed an elected LNP Government will open one of four ‘crime prevention schools’ statewide in Central Qld. Find out what it means.
‘Cairns is gone’: Analyst explains fears for once safe Labor seat
A healthy margin won’t be enough to save a battling Labor minister from losing his seat this Saturday if a forecast swing to the LNP is in full effect across the Far North, a political analyst says.
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