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QLDVOTES24 Voting queues for the 2024 State Election at Murrumba Downs, Queensland. Picture: John Gass Premier Steven Miles arrives at Murrumba Downs Tavern.

Miles slammed for refusing to concede defeat or congratulate LNP leader on narrow win

Steven Miles’s failure to concede defeat to the LNP has been criticised by Labor grandees with Graham Richardson saying the the speech was ‘a load of crap’.

Jamie Walker, Sarah Elks, Lydia Lynch, Charlie Peel and Richard Ferguson

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Australian Senator Lidia Thorpe disrupts proceedings as Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla attend a Parliamentary reception hosted by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and partner Jodie Jaydon at Parliament House in Canberra, Monday, October 21st, 2024. King Charles III and Queen Camilla are visiting Australia from 18 October to 23 October. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING

‘Political exhibitionism’: Abbott blasts Thorpe for disrupting King’s speech

Tony Abbott was among the attendees critical of Lidia Thorpe’s foul-mouthed spray during a reception for King Charles and Camilla at parliament house, while the Senator says she intended to hand the king ‘a notice of complicity in genocide’ | WATCH

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Premier Steven Miles and Leader of the Opposition David Crisafulli shake hands 2024 Queensland Election LeadersÃ Debate | Miles v Crisafulli, Qld Media Club, Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, South Brisbane. Picture: Liam Kidston.

Miles pumps $24bn hydro scheme, Crisafulli’s tax promise in debate

LNP leader David Crisafulli and Premier Steven Miles have laid out their plans for the state in the second debate between the Queensland candidates.

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Opposition Leader Peter Dutton at a press conference today. Picture: Sky News

Dutton locks horns with ABC reporter on Hezbollah’s terror status | WATCH

The Opposition Leader has been involved in a tense exchange with an ABC reporter, saying the national broadcaster ‘is in greater trouble than I first imagined’ after a question asking why Hezbollah is listed as a terror group | VIDEO

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NewsWire Photos - QUEENSLAND ELECTION 2024: Composite image of Queensland Premier Steven Miles (L) and Queensland opposition leader David Crisafulli (R). Picture: NewsWire

LNP to preference Labor over Greens in Queensland election

The LNP will not preference the Greens over Labor at the state election after frontrunner David Crisafulli warned that any boost to the number of ‘anarchist’ crossbenchers would sow chaos.

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Margie Nightingale with Steven Miles premier attend the Council and the by-election after party at the Durack Inala Bowls Club, in Inala, Saturday 16th March 2024- Photo Steve Pohlner

Miles Labor fears defeat in party stronghold

In Steven Miles’ first electoral test as Premier, Queensland Labor fears the loss of a once safe seat in today’s state by-elections. Brisbane LNP Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner is set for re-election.

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Best of 2020 - Alix Sweeney; Premier of Queensland Annastacia Palaszczuk in Townsville a week out from the election. Picture: Alix Sweeney

Palaszczuk’s $11.8m ad blitz before election

Contract disclosures reveal Premier’s department spent $11.8m on COVID-related advertising from March to September.

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LNP brass facing a grassroots revolt

Two LNP branches have moved motions calling for the immediate clean-out of party HQ over links with Clive Palmer.

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Generic: Electoral Commision of Queensland ballot box, vote, voting, polling booth, democracy . Picture: Zizi Averill

Recounts ordered in Labor seats

There will be a recount in the electorates of Bundaberg and Nicklin, after Labor won by just 11 and 78 votes respectively.

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LNP's David Crisafulli and Deb Frecklington arrive at the party room. Pic Peter Wallis

Crisafulli elected LNP leader

Broadwater MP David Crisafulli has been elected unopposed as the leader of the Liberal National Party.

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Mayoral Candidate Chris Hooper gets his message out in a very low key kind of way. He can be seen cycling around Rockhampton on one of his unique bikes. Photo: Chris Ison / The Morning Bulletin

Government to block accidental mayor

Chris ‘Pineapple’ Hooper, who received just 30 per cent of the vote, was to become Rockhampton mayor after a shock resignation.

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31st October 2020, Queensland State election 2020 David Crisafulli watches the tally count intently as he holds on to his seat of Broadwater Photo: Scott Powick

LNP’s task gets tougher in 2024

LNP’s next leader faces an even steeper battle to win the 2024 Queensland election, after Annastacia Palaszczuk made inroads on the Gold and Sunshine coasts.

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Labor lobbyists behind historic campaign win

The running of Annastacia Palaszczuk’s campaign was outsourced to top lobbyists.

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Deb Frecklington at Parliament house. She announced she would be stepping down from the position of LNP leader today. 2 November 2020 Brisbane 2020 Picture by Richard Gosling

LNP hopefuls jostle to be next leader

Deb Frecklington’s stunning about face comes less than 48 hours after she vowed to continue on, despite a crushing election defeat.

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Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese at Darwin's Rapid Creek Markets today. Picture GLENN CAMPBELL

Stick to major parties: Albanese

Anthony Albanese has urged voters to abandon the Greens and One Nation in favour of the major parties.

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Campbell Newman at Parliament. Pic Annette Dew

‘A defeat snatched from jaws of victory’

The 2008 merger of the Liberal and Nationals parties in Queensland should not be revisited in the wake of the party’s third state election loss.

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Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk officially opening the $1 billion Aveo Springfield retirement community. Pics Tara Croser.

Factions jostle for spots in ministry

Annastacia Palaszczuk says she won’t take advice from the unions to select her new Cabinet, but Labor’s factions are already doing the numbers to select new ministers.

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Palmer millions count for nothing

Queensland billionaire Clive Palmer was the biggest spender of the election campaign, but the massive spend did not convert to votes for his party.

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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos November 1, 2020: Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk addresses the media during a press conference in Brisbane. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Tertius Pickard

Jobs key as state looks to make things work

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk’s first order of business will be to start work on a much-delayed budget to extend Queensland’s robust post-COVID recovery.

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Townsville AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos October 31, 2020: Queensland opposition leader Deb Frecklington concedes defeat at the LNP election night reception at the Emporium in South Brisbane. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Sarah Marshall

Leadership challenge on the cards

Deb Frecklington has vowed to continue as leader of the LNP but the decision is not hers alone and party protocol suggests there will be a leadership spill.

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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - OCTOBER 31, 2020. Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk celebrates her state election win during LaborÃs election night function at the Blue Fin Fishing Club in Inala. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Dan Peled

Problems by the pocketful lie ahead

The key national message from the state election is that COVID favours those serving and voters will reward incumbents who take a hard line on protecting community health.

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1/11/2020 : Successful Caloundra candidate Jason Hunt, at a press conference at a park in 17 Mile Rocks, Brisbane . Pic Lyndon Mechielsen

Overnight successes after years of work

New ALP member for Caloundra Jason Hunt says he’d be highly surprised if his new workplace had any similarities to his old, high-security Woodford Prison.

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Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, left, and Prime Minister Scott Morrison.

Poll result heaps pressure on the PM

Watching One Nation voters shift back to Labor in Queensland has sent a shiver down the spines of LNP strategists.

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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos November 1, 2020: Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk was seen walking her dog Winton in Brisbane on the morning after the state election. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Tertius Pickard

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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - OCTOBER 31, 2020. Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk waves as she celebrates her state election win during Labor's election night function at the Blue Fin Fishing Club in Inala. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Dan Peled

Palaszczuk confident of winning majority

The Premier thanks the people of Queensland as she wins a third term; LNP leader Deb Frecklington concedes defeat.

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Brisbane AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos October 29, 2020: Queensland Premier Annastasia Palaszczuk and Queensland opposition leader Deb Frecklington go head to head at the Leaders Debate, Queensland Media Club. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Sarah Marshall

Palaszczuk’s looking good, but don’t bet your house on it

So we’ve ended up right back where we started, with Labor in the box seat and daylight between Annastacia Palaszczuk and challenger Deb Frecklington.

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Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is seen during the leaders debate against Opposition Leader Deb Frecklington at the Queensland Media Club in Brisbane, Friday, October 30, 2020. (AAP Image/Darren England) NO ARCHIVING

Labor set for third term, but it’s tight

Annastacia Palaszczuk is poised to win the Queensland election and deliver Labor a third consecutive term of state government, Newspoll shows.

Jamie Walker

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