Both sides scared of tackling big issues
IT’S rare that leaders make the difference to an election outcome, but if you don’t run hard on issues, personality is all voters have to judge you by, writes Graham Young.
State Election 2017
Labor claims Gold Coast seat
QUEENSLAND’S youngest-ever female MP has officially claimed the Gold Coast seat of Gaven in a historic election victory that may have sealed the deal for a second Palaszczuk Government.
Are we there yet? Well, yes and no…
PREMIER Annastacia Palaszczuk could finally declare victory in the Queensland election as early as today — but the Opposition has other ideas.
Hetty concedes as counters set for late night
CHILD safety advocate Hetty Johnston has conceded in the seat of Macalister, congratulating Labor candidate Melissa McMahon on her win.
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‘Results prove we need change of direction’
THE LNP’s party room is expected to hold a leadership ballot as early as this week following the party’s failure to win Government at Saturday’s election and insiders say it’s time for “new blood”.
Bums on seats are all that matters
IN politics it’s not the bumpy campaign journey but the destination to sit on government ministerial leather that matters, writes Paul Williams.
Squeezed from Right and Left
BOTH major parties emerge from the 2017 election flanked by populist political movements threatening their traditional strongholds.
Borg plan ultimately failed to assimilate
LAWRENCE Springborg’s merger of the Liberal and National parties was a sound theory, and vindicated at the 2012 election. But a fatal flaw has emerged.
PM refuses blame for Queensland result
MALCOLM Turnbull has distanced his government from the apparent failure of Queensland’s Liberal National Party in yesterday’s state election campaign.
Southeast gives Palaszczuk edge in vote
ANNASTACIA Palaszczuk is relying on a handful of electorates swinging her way in order to retain her grip on power without breaking her “no deals” commitment.
Roberts punted twice in a month
ONE NATION’S experiment to parachute Senate reject Malcolm Roberts into the Queensland Parliament failed last night.
Nicholls under pressure as LNP fails
TIM Nicholls will likely face a challenge for the LNP leadership at the first party room meeting as the LNP falls short of winning enough seats to govern.
Labor predictions come true
THE final week frenzy of chasing votes and pitching arguments looks like having been mostly a wasted effort, says Dennis Atkins.
Mine pushes minor closer to historic win
THE Adani coal mine looms as the potential trump card for a greens candidate in a seat that remains in limbo but in which LNP frontbencher Scott Emerson is under serious threat of being booted from Parliament.
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