Decapitation strike on One Nation
THE battle for One Nation’s state leadership is set to begin, after Steve Dickson lost his Sunshine Coast seat.
State Election 2017
Blood will be spilt as killing season begins
IF Labor wins again, as the exit poll and early counts suggest, Tim Nicholls will be the first to fall on the sword, his dreams shattered, writes Des Houghton.
Election outcome a tale of two states
NORTH Queensland voters have turned their back on Labor, with voters above the Tropic of Capricorn venting their anger at a party many believe has become fixated on the southeast.
Labor seeing red on the Glitter Strip
LABOR’S Gold Coast glory days when it held a “sixpack” of Glitter Strip seats are long gone, but the celebratory beers could again flow as it pulled off a bold grab for two key coast electorates.
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Labor support in exchange for Adani death
GREENS candidate Amy MacMahon will back a Labor government in exchange for the death of the Adani mine.
Farcical scenes reminiscent of 1998
SENATOR Fraser Anning’s decision to quit One Nation within an hour of being sworn in drew instant parallels with the party’s capitulation after the 1998 state election, says Steven Wardill.
River City promised new bridges
NEW bridges could be built over the Brisbane River under an LNP plan to win city voters.
Coal station plan fires up
A NEW coal-fired power station will be built in a north Queensland mining community under a Liberal National Party state government.
Where are One Nation’s 1998 MPs now?
AFTER winning a record 11 seats in the 1998 Queensland election, One Nation collapsed less than 18 months later. But with the party on the rise again, we take a look at what happened to each of the 1998 MPs.
LNP ‘deal’ with One Nation will lead to voter backlash
VOTERS will see the LNP’s longstanding pledge of “no deals” – then quietly preferencing One Nation – as naked hypocrisy, writes Paul Williams.
‘Don’t you worry about that … One Nation’
LNP leader Tim Nicholls has repeatedly batted away questions on forming government with supply from One Nation, only saying he was focused on winning a majority.
Dickson apologises over strap on comments
ONE Nation’s Steve Dickson has apologised for offensive comments he made in which he claimed teachers were educating young children about “strap on dildos” and “how to masturbate”.
Voters’ move sparks campaign re-think
A THIRD of Queenslanders are expected to cast their votes in pre-polling, which opens today, as increasing numbers of voters turn off from political promises.
Deputy Premier in for rude shock
DEPUTY Premier Jackie Trad is in danger of being a high-profile casualty of the 2017 election campaign amid a massive insurgency in her inner Brisbane electorate.
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