State Election 2017

One Nation leader Senator Pauline Hanson (left) and ALP member for Bundamba, Jo-Ann Miller (right) are seen together in the suburb of Bundamba in Ipswich during the Queensland Election campaign on Tuesday, November 21, 2017. Senator Hanson is campaigning in the electorate of Bundamba currently held by the ALP's Jo-Ann Miller. (AAP Image/Darren England) NO ARCHIVING

You can thank me for majority: Miller

RENEGADE MP Jo-Ann Miller claims her decision to reach out to Pauline Hanson gave Labor the winning edge at November 25’s state election.

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk (right) and Innovation, Tourism and Commonwealth Games Minister Kate Jones walk away after a posing for a group photo during the first Labor caucus meeting of the 56th Queensland Parliament at Parliament House in Brisbane, Monday, December 11, 2017. Ms Palaszczuk's Labor will govern with a slim majority of forty eight seats. (AAP Image/Dan Peled) NO ARCHIVING

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Premier announces full frontbench

ANNASTACIA Palaszczuk has announced her full Cabinet for the 56th Parliament, including both familiar and new faces for Queensland’s most important ministerial portfolios.

LNP deputy leader Deb Frecklington announces the party's commitment to delver a new rescue helicopter for the Cairns region. PICTURE: STEWART McLEAN

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Frecklington ahead in LNP race

DEB Frecklington is heading into tomorrow’s Liberal National Party leadership contest with a significant edge over her rivals, according to party insiders.

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Premier unwraps her Cabinet early

PREMIER Annastacia Palaszczuk has officially announced her new economic team ahead of her Government’s swearing-in on Tuesday.

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John Paul Langbroek has announced he will run for leadership of the LNP. Pictured at Surfers Paradise Beach. Pics Adam Head

Third hopeful vies for LNP leadership

A THIRD Liberal National MP has thrown their hat in the ring for the party’s leadership, as fellow hopeful John-Paul Langbroek says he was on track to win the 2012 election for the LNP before the disastrous Campbell Newman experiment.

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Queensland Deputy Premier Jackie Trad, member for the seat of South Brisbane with her husband Dmien Van Brunschot at a voting station at West End State School, Brisbane, Saturday, November 25, 2017. (AAP Image/Glenn Hunt) NO ARCHIVING

Why the LNP saved Jackie Trad’s bacon

THE LNP’s preference to put the Greens last in South Brisbane saved the Deputy Premier’s political hide. Now, the decision is causing a serious split inside the party.

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Major shake-up after Premier’s win

PREMIER Annastacia Palaszczuk is set to unveil major changes to her Cabinet after officially claiming election victory, with a new treasurer, health minister and speaker tipped.

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‘Humbled and proud’: Palaszczuk looks ahead

ANNASTACIA Palaszczuk has finally claimed victory for Labor, with the Premier this afternoon saying a veto on the Adani Commonwealth loan would be one of her first actions.

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Newman savages LNP hopeful

OUSTED former premier Cambell Newman has launched a scathing attack against the potential first female leader of the LNP. But Annastacia Palaszczuk has backed her.

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John-Paul Langbroek for the Power 100.Photo by Richard Gosling

JPL: Where the LNP went wrong

SURFERS Paradise MP John-Paul Langbroek has made his pitch for the LNP leadership, saying the party has lost its way and needs to return to its core values.

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Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk reacts as she speaks to the media at the Government executive building, Friday, December 8, 2017. Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk will formally declare victory in the state election after opposition leader Tim Nicholls conceded defeat. (AAP Image/Jono Searle) NO ARCHIVING

Confident Premier presses reset

ANNASTACIA Palaszczuk – officially the country’s most successful female State leader – will reshuffle her entire Cabinet after promising to focus more on regional Queensland.

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Queensland Opposition Leader Tim Nicholls (bottom right) takes a ride on the DC Rivals Hypercoaster at the Movie World theme park on the Gold Coast, Thursday, November 9, 2017. Mr Nicholls announced that the LNP, if elected, will invest $100 million to improve M1 ramps to reduce congestion. (AAP Image/Dan Peled) NO ARCHIVING

Nicholls’ big drop could help Turnbull

THE LNP’s rapid drop in support happened just about everywhere in Queensland, but coast-to-coast Labor governments could work in Malcolm Turnbull’s favour, writes Dennis Atkins.

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Congrats Premier, now the hard work starts

ANNASTACIA Palaszczuk’s re-election as premier must be confirmed as soon as possible, as the task she faces is considerable.

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C’mon Tim, we want a result

ALMOST two weeks after Queensland went to the polls, Labor is today expected to claim victory in the state election – right after Tim Nicholls makes his long-awaited concession speech.

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