Bizarre fails on the campaign trail
THIS election campaign has been filled with bizarre moments that have spun the narrative off in some strange directions. Here are the biggest upsets of the hustings.
State Election 2017
Do they really deserve a second chance?
SURELY Queenslanders wouldn’t be silly enough to vote for the Labor Party again, writes Des Houghton.
The truth about One Nation’s ride
PAULINE Hanson’s One Nation has another foreigner in its ranks.
Nicholls’ embarrassing election eve slip
OPPOSITION leader Tim Nicholls almost had an embarrassing election eve slip of the tongue as he faced questions over One Nation on breakfast television.
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Labor plans $150m regional train deal
LABOR says it will give $150 million worth of work upgrading faulty trains to a regional Queensland firm in a bid to hold on to one of its most marginal seats.
Premier can’t move on from Adani
WITH Annastacia Palaszczuk continuing to cop flack over Adani from all sides, it took a Senator to produce the first major stumble of the LNP election campaign.
Pauline hanging to take control
IF THERE was ever any doubt about who was the real kingmaker in Queensland, Senator Pauline Hanson says she will take a lead role in negotiations should there be a hung parliament.
Adani veto puts big projects at risk
THE Premier’s decision to veto a taxpayer-funded loan for Adani has much wider implications than just the Carmichael mine, writes Steven Wardill.
Labor’s new pledge steps on the gas
THE Palaszczuk Government has pledged to solve Australia’s domestic gas shortage and ease pressure on local industry if it is returned to Government on November 25.
Holy hustings, it’s Bill Shorten
FEDERAL Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has entered the Queensland election fray — and characterised Tim Nicholls and former premier Campbell Newman as a less-than-dynamic duo.
Senator downplays dual citizenship speculation
PAULINE Hanson says she will go to the British Home Office to prove she is not a dual citizen, despite telling media in 2010 she was.
What a Green Labor state would look like
QUEENSLAND Labor could form minority government with the Greens, who want to take tasers off police, ban coal exports and decriminalise drugs.
Greens deal risks showing true colours
GIVEN the economic and social vandalism that is the cornerstone of many Greens policies, the Premier’s failure to rule out a coalition should be of great concern to Queenslanders.
Trad’s unexpected boost from the LNP
QUEENSLAND’S conservative parties are set to raise eyebrows with some of their preference choices, with the Deputy Premier an unlikely beneficiary of the LNP.
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