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Michael McKennaQueensland Editor

Michael McKenna is Queensland Editor at The Australian.

CAMPBELL Newman is pushing for the federal government to give the states a bigger share of GST and income tax revenues.

QUEENSLAND’S Electoral Commission has given the green light to the Palmer United Party to contest the next state election.

CLIVE Palmer has launched action to block possible deregistration of his party in Queensland amid questions over a membership list.

LABOR star candidate Kate Jones could face a grilling by the controversial Senate inquiry into the Queensland government early next year.

QUEENSLAND Labor is boycotting the Palmer-initiated Senate inquiry into the Newman government.

CAMPBELL Newman has called on Tony Abbott to show political leadership in the reform of state-federal relations.

ONE of the world’s most revered Anglican bishops has quit following criticism of his handling of allegations of sexual abuse.

CAMPBELL Newman has criticised the Tony Abbott-led reform debate on federation, saying it has “gone off the rails’’.

CAMPBELL Newman is refusing to budge over his pick to head the revamped Crime and Corruption Commission.

Michael McKenna and Rebecca Doubleday

HEALTH authorities are preparing to mandatorily detain anyone potentially exposed to the deadly Ebola virus.

Michael McKenna and Jared Owens