What LNP drubbing doesn’t change for PM
While some might take the LNP’s Queensland election loss as an ominous sign for the Federal Government, sources close to Prime Minister Scott Morrison believe otherwise.
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Palaszczuk holds firm on border closures
Many hoped Premier Palaszczuk would declare the state borders open if she retained power, but the Queensland leader refuses to budge.
Editor’s view: How Premier must assert her authority
As Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is re-elected with a thumping mandate, there is one thing she must do before she can get back to work, writes the editor.
Premier’s Gump-esque election triumph
Forrest Gump’s famous line involving a box of chocolates was never more apt than when applied to the Queensland election, writes Peter Gleeson.
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Palaszczuk v Frecklington: Let the campaign games begin
Ahead of the election campaign kick-off, both Annastacia Palaszczuk and Deb Frecklington have laid out the reasons they should be gifted the state’s first four-year term. Read what they have to say and share your thoughts.
Parties accuse each other of copycat policies
The official state election campaign is yet to launch, but already the major parties are accusing each other of coping policies.
Slain teen’s family back knife crime crackdown
The parents of a slain Gold Coast teenager have thrown their support behind the LNP when it comes to getting tough on crime.
Qld health jobs bonanza in $1.3b promise
The LNP has pledged a $1.3 billion cash injection that would create thousands of health jobs across the state and promised to restore rural maternity units,
Will Qld voters choose integrity or popularity?
Annastacia Palaszczuk may be popular, but her government has recently set about demonstrating with great aplomb why voters turned off them before COVID-19 came along. So how will this translate come polling day, asks Steven Wardill.
Why this election will be one like no other
The October 31 poll is characterised not only by the fact it will be the first to elect a Queensland Government to a fixed four-year term. The behaviour of voters has radically shifted too.
$12b infrastructure black hole amid public wage splurge
The State Labor Government‘s cuts to capital works spending have been revealed as enough to build two Cross River Rail projects, five duplicate Pacific Motorways or 40 Townsville stadiums.
LNP’s other plan to slash road deaths
Its ambitious $33 billion upgrade of the entire Bruce Highway would save countless lives, but the LNP has another multimillion-dollar road safety initiative to roll out.
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