Road to civil war: Internal Labor brawl erupts on eve of election
A Labor minister has sparked a war with his fellow party MP in a neighbouring electorate over a divisive road project saying “it’s time to stop the lies”, just days before Qld votes.
Electorates
Political hopeful says rape victims should not be allowed abortions
A woman running for a Central Qld state seat says victims of rape should not be allowed to terminate a pregnancy, while another has revealed she has had friends forced into that harrowing situation. See the views of other candidates.
Crisafulli rules out KAP minority govt after bombshell leaked polling
Opposition Leader David Crisafulli has staunchly ruled out forming a minority government with the Katter’s Australian Party after leaked polling showed the LNP are at risk of losing two key regional seats to the minor party.
‘Gap between majors and minors’: Mulgrave’s surprise candidate revealed
A surprise “dark horse” has emerged among the 10 candidates vying for the seat of Mulgrave with preferences almost certain to decide the final winner, a political commentator says.
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LNP promises to stop 195-unit development in Noosa
After vague responses last week, the LNP has today promised to ‘put the brakes’ on a controversial 195-unit housing development in Noosa, if elected later this month.
‘Absentee MP’: What electorate thinks of Crisafulli
He may have uprooted his family and moved to Brisbane, but it’s hard to find a David Crisafulli hater in his Gold Coast electorate.
Premier on shaky home turf as constituents do it tough
He’s arguably the most powerful politician in Queensland, yet to many voters Premier Steven Miles’ electorate north of Brisbane say they know little about him or what he stands for, and a lot of them are doing it tough.
Labor spruiks energy plan, $17.5m promised for local school
Labor leader Steven Miles has promised a Sunshine Coast school a new $17.5m facility if elected, while spruiking the government’s energy plan in the region.
Meet the LNP candidate who won’t say what he does for a living
He’s standing in a South East Queensland seat of more than 40,000 voters, but this enigmatic LNP candidate won’t say where he works, nor even what he does for a living, writes Des Houghton.
What, me worry? MP all smiles as Greens wave looking like a ripple
Premier Steven Miles’s environmental credentials and Jonty Bush’s stance on youth crime could keep her electorate in Labor hands.
David Crisafulli declares he will fix the Bruce Hwy
David Crisafulli has declared, responding to a question from a Courier-Mail reader, that if the LNP wins goverment at the October 26 election, he can get the Bruce Hwy fixed.
LNP pledges $50m for two new mental health units
The LNP will spend $50m on building two short-stay mental health units to help young Queenslanders suffering from anxiety, depression and eating disorders.
Premier defends health scare campaign his own MPs have rejected
Premier Steven Miles has defended a union-led campaign falsely claiming hospitals would be privatised, saying the LNP has ‘form when it comes to healthcare’.
LNP’s health academy promise to deliver Central Qld’s homegrown clinicians
The LNP, if it wins government, is promising to establish a $95 million academy for health sciences in Rockhampton to provide a pathway to a medical career for high school students.
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