Editorial: Border closures are killing Coast
The decision to keep the borders closed to greater Sydney – an economy the city relies so heavily upon – is motivated by politics ahead of the state election, writes Bulletin editor Rachel Hancock
Politics
Rabbit’s hair, car crashes and Clive’s mystery: Bizarre poll moments
It’s been one hell of a ride ahead of the Queensland state election, with the Gold Coast front and centre to some crazy moments. SEE THE FULL OUTRAGEOUS LIST
FULL LIST: Where to vote on election day
Voting day has arrived for the 2020 Queensland State Election – here’s your full list of voting booths citywide. READ THE FULL LIST OF LOCATIONS
$400 to $20k: Coast candidates’ spending revealed
Some Gold Coast election candidates are spending as little as $400 on their campaign, while others fork out $20,000 from their own pocket. But how much do you really need to run a successful election bid?
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The Coast deal Labor should have made
LABOR shunned a preference deal with an independent candidate which may have cost it the chance to take one of the LNP’s most prized Gold Coast seats.
Feisty Langbroek: I’m 56 not 86
SENIOR Gold Coast LNP Member John-Paul Langbroek is staring down criticism — from within his own party — that he’s among older MPs who’ve “done their dash”.
‘We’ll be waiting days for a result’
THE knife edge battle in the new Gold Coast seat of Bonney will last for days, come down to a few hundred votes. Now a drastic measure could be taken to determine the winner.
When Coast will get M1 upgrade
THE election is over but what will happen with the M1? The Gold Coast’s newest MP and her overjoyed colleagues have revealed when you will be driving on an upgraded M1.
How Labor broke Coast’s ‘blue bloc’
THE eyes of Queensland have turned to the Gold Coast as two critical seats hang in the balance. This is how Labor and the LNP saw their fortunes change.
Labor surges on Coast as tide turns red
LABOR appears to have won Gaven and the new seat of Bonney sits on knife edge after a remarkable night of voting which turned the political tide red on the Gold Coast. SEE SEAT-BY-SEAT INTERACTIVE MAP
Live results: Two Coast seats on knife-edge
ROLLING COVERAGE: TWO Gold Coast seats are on a knife-edge tonight with Labor on the cusp of stealing the LNP seat of Gaven while new marginal seat Bonney is too close to call. SEE OUR LOCAL SEAT-BY-SEAT BREAKDOWN
Pre-poll could hold key to Coast vote
THE outcome of key Gold Coast seats is likely to come down to pre-polling with the Queensland Electoral Commission confirming a staggering 20 per cent of Gold Coaster’s cast their vote before today.
Where to cast your vote on Coast
THE democracy sausage is a time honoured passed of an election in Australia. Here’s a list of all the polling booths, including which ones are offering a sausage sizzle, on the Gold Coast.
Flood of cash donated to parties
THE true scale of donations from the Gold Coast to political parties won’t be known for at least another week, but records leading up to polling have revealed the influence of Chinese companies, big business and unions on the election campaign.
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