Katters among the pigeons as LNP flaps
THE impressive performance of Katter’s Australian Party in the state election has highlighted what the Liberal and National parties lost when they merged, writes Michael Madigan.
State Election 2017
Nicholls talks down leadership threat
LNP leader Tim Nicholls has sat down for coffee with two of the men punters want to replace him as Opposition Leader in the wake of the election.
‘Labor claimed Townsville seats too early’
UNCERTAINTY remains over who will win the seats of Thuringowa and Mundingburra and they should not have been claimed by Labor, one state leader says.
Nicholls: LNP could still form government
LNP leader Tim Nicholls is refusing to concede election defeat, declaring: “We are still in this hunt.”
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Voters add colour to election proceedings
THE vote for Queensland’s 56th Parliament was a colourful exercise in democracy, with meter maids, ballerinas and even a polo player on a horse turning out to do their bit for democracy.
Will this man be our first elected Greens MP?
FORGET the battle of South Brisbane, the Greens candidate for Maiwar reckons he’ll be the first elected as a Queensland MP, toppling one of the LNP’s most prominent frontbenchers. ALL YOUR ELECTION DAY NEWS
What happens if you don’t vote
FORGETFUL Queensland voters face a fine of more than double that of their NSW counterparts and more than six times that of residents in WA and the ACT if they fail to make it to the polling booth for this Saturday’s election.
Green vote to swing inner-city
BRISBANE’S only Greens councillor predicts his party will pick up votes in Brisbane, with anti-development and Adani sentiment running high in the inner-city electorates.
The top 25 electorates to watch
THESE are the 25 seats that will decide who gets to govern Queensland for the next three years — and two former premiers have weighed in.
Former premiers’ election predictions
CAMPBELL Newman and Peter Beattie have joined Courier-Mail and SKY News journalists in tipping the outcome of the Queensland election.
Labor on track as Premier fails leader test
MOST Queenslanders don’t believe Annastacia Palaszczuk deserves a second term, but have resigned themselves to a Labor victory at today’s state election.
Leaders make final pitch to voters
THE leaders of the ALP, LNP and One Nation have made a last-ditch attempt to win over undecided Queensland voters.
Campaign talk an economy-free zone
BOTH sides steered clear of any major economic reforms in their election campaigns and have missed opportunities for meaningful change or progress, writes Paul Syvret
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.
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