Who won the Queensland debate?
Deb Frecklington presented as over-rehearsed and struggled when Annastacia Palaszczuk lobbed a lethal question.
Queensland Election
Big government, unions, cronyism, scandals. Enough
Labor lacks the vision and strategy to take Queensland forward. Five years is enough; it does not deserve nine years.
Ethnic backlash to hit LNP in key seats
A coalition of multicultural leaders is warning against voting for One Nation or any party preferencing it.
No asset sales, no new taxes in LNP plan
Queensland’s Labor and Liberal National parties have abandoned hope of paying down the state’s record debt during the next term of government.
ATO asked to investigate Greens’ JobKeeper claim
Labor frontbencher Murray Watt has asked the Australian Taxation Office to investigate claims the Queensland Greens tried to misuse the JobKeeper scheme.
Swing seats muddy waters
The extent of the swing against the ALP in central and north Queensland is set to determine which party will govern Queensland after Saturday’s election.
LNP reveals election promise costings
The party’s costings show no cuts through forced redundancies or asset sales, and no new taxes.
Meek acceptance sad side-effect of virus
We have largely bowed to questionable restrictions on our liberty, while condemning those who try to hold leaders to account.
Trading blows but audience has already bolted
This debate really was pointless, staged only two days out from polling day when more than 1.64 million Queenslanders have voted early or requested a postal ballot.
One Nation still packs a punch on preferences
The preferences of One Nation and other minor parties could still play a vital role in the Queensland election, especially in the north of the state.
‘Infuriated’ Katter curbs enthusiasm
Potential queenmaker Robbie Katter says he is no closer to being convinced of which major party he would support in the event of a hung parliament.
Greens staffer offered secret JobKeeper deal
A senior Queensland Greens official offered an outgoing employee a ‘good deal’ to delay his resignation, take JobKeeper without doing any work.
Labor ‘ripping off’ taxpayers: Frecklington
Deb Frecklington says Labor hasn’t set aside the funds to complete a second Gold Coast motorway.
LNP trounces Labor in donor stakes
The Liberal National Party has received more than double the amount of money from donors than what Labor has in the first weeks of the campaign.
Leaders burn rubber in regional race
An election like no other in Queensland enters the sprint to polling day with the leaders at last focusing on Brisban.
Madigan behind Labor scare campaign
Queensland Labor has used analysis by a firm linked to ALP advertising guru Dee Madigan to run attack ads on LNP.
LNP leader backs Beattie’s borders plea
Deb Frecklington says she shares common ground with the former premier, who wants the border with NSW reopened.
Palmer ‘not really expecting favours’
Called out again for ‘lying’, billionaire political party founder Clive Palmer claims unnamed official told him Labor’s plan.
Playing politics on euthanasia
Voters appreciate political parties being upfront about their intentions. However, Queensland Labor’s euthanasia bill is no ordinary policy.
Palmer spends up on Facebook
Clive Palmer’s United Australia Party has pumped more than $84,000 into Facebook ads in the first three weeks of the Queensland election campaign.
Death bill lobbyists poll all aspirants
The euthanasia campaign in Queensland is being led by a lobbying organisation funded by money left by former Brisbane lord mayor Clem Jones.
Announcement on borders by Friday: Palaszczuk
Queenslanders will know whether the state‘s borders will reopen to NSW by the day before the QLD election.
Voters desert Trad for Greens
Jackie Trad is set to lose her inner-city seat to the Greens at Saturday’s state election after a disastrous fall in her base vote, Newspoll shows.
Election now in precarious balance
Newspoll suggests it is curtains for Jackie Trad and perhaps also for a Queensland government she seemed destined to lead.
‘Palaszczuk’s pensioners’ swayed by Premier’s grit
Elderly women impressed by Annastacia Palaszczuk’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic are emerging as key supporters in her bid for re-election.
LNP hits Miles with low-flying attack
Deb Frecklington has defended a video on the party’s Facebook page that appears to show him eating a fly | WATCH
Archbishop deplores euthanasia law ‘rush’
Brisbane’s Catholic Archbishop Mark Coleridge has ramped up his attack on the Palaszczuk government over euthanasia.
Rescue flight cleared to land
The Queensland Labor government is allowing a charter flight of Australians from Laos to land on October 28.
One Nation collapse lifts main parties
A week from polling day, Newspoll shows the Queensland election is up for grabs, with the implosion of the One Nation vote helping Labor and the LNP.
Palaszczuk set to lift NSW border ban
The Premier appeared to offer some flexibility around a demand of 28 days without community transmission.
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