Labor running third in key Qld seat as LNP, One Nation surge
Early exit polling has revealed another Labor seat in Qld could fall, as Pauline Hanson joined her local candidate to mingle with frustrated voters.
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Eye-watering $81k travel bill clocked up by Opposition MP
Taxpayers were billed $8300 for a jetsetting MP to charter a plane from her electorate to Rockhampton as part of an eye-watering $81,000 travel bill paid for by Queenslanders.
Former mayor hoping to ride swing against Labor in Rockhampton
Former long-time mayor Margaret Strelow is facing a knife-edge battle to win the seat of Rockhampton in the Queensland election, according to exclusive exit poll results. Preference swaps with be key if the independent is to win.
‘What’s best for the country’: How Cairns is voting ahead of state election
The state election is set to be a tight battle if pre-polling results are indicative in the seat of Cairns. See the results here.
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‘Want her on my team’: Miles makes captain’s pick for ‘safe’ seat
With Julieanne Gilbert bowing out, Premier Steven Miles has thrown his weight behind Mackay deputy mayor Belinda Hassan to replace her, but some of her colleagues are less than impressed. See what it means for voters.
Deputy mayor denies working in MP’s office during campaign
A regional Queensland deputy mayor widely expected to drop out of council to run for a Labor safe seat was working as a casual in the office while her local government election votes were being counted.
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