PoliticsNow: Former senator Amanda Stoker accuses David Van of touching her at a parliamentary drinks function
Former LNP senator Amanda Stoker says she told Opposition Leader Peter Dutton about Senator David Van allegedly squeezing her bottom at a drinks event.
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Crisafulli to repeal Queensland’s energy targets
Queensland’s legislated renewable energy target will be formally repealed by David Crisafulli if the LNP wins the election, in a move Labor says sends ‘the worst possible signal to investments’.
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Miles forgets another candidate’s name; Crisafulli coy on abortion questions
Queensland Premier Steven Miles has again forgotten the name of a Labor candidate while campaigning on the Sunshine Coast, while David Crisafulli has a trainwreck press conference over abortion.
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