Kids curfew ‘aimed at crime-struck cities’
Deb Frecklington says her proposed youth curfew trial in Cairns and Townsville is targeted to fix ‘out of control’ crime in the north Queensland cities.
Queensland Election
LNP partner’s firm ‘breached visas’
LNP candidate Pinky Singh has boasted of her ‘successful’ business partnerships with her husband, but one such venture was shut down after allegations it had breached its duties as a visa sponsor.
Labor’s targeted seats ‘most virus-hit’
The Gold and Sunshine coasts are the two areas in Queensland whose local economies have been most affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
Palaszczuk keeps Covid polling secret
Annastacia Palaszczuk is keeping secret details of $528,000 in taxpayer-funded polling into Queenslanders’ attitudes towards COVID-19.
You’ve got enough problems, Gladys: Palaszczuk
Queensland Premier returns fire on NSW counterpart for telling Queensland to do more on hotel quarantine.
Leaders agree: two debates locked in
Queensland’s political leaders will face off in two debates just ahead of the October 31 election, but after a majority of voters are expected to have cast their ballots.
LNP gets tough with kids’ curfew
A Liberal National Party government would trial a night-time curfew on youths in the electoral battleground cities of Cairns and Townsville.
Battle over the ‘highway hoaxes’
Annastacia Palaszczuk is promising to build a ‘second Bruce Highway’ inland route if re-elected, reliant on $800m in uncommitted federal funding.
‘Labor can’t protect me, I’ll vote for someone who can’
‘It wasn’t the actual kid with a knife that scared me — it was how I felt about it,’ says Max Kingsley.
Trad, LNP unite against Greens
Jackie Trad has given a spirited defence of the mining industry to rubbish a Greens policy proposing a tripling of royalties.
Jobless surge driving city crime
Unemployment in Townsville is driving crime rates in the city to well above the Queensland average.
Palaszczuk ‘too busy’ to scold frontbenchers
Annastacia Palaszczuk has been too busy to ‘read the Riot Act’ to those defying her direction to tell voters to put One Nation last, despite insisting she would.
Flirting with One Nation? News to me
Annastacia Palaszczuk has denied knowledge of a guerrilla campaign by Labor in regional Queensland urging voters to preference One Nation ahead of the LNP.
Trigger-appy saboteurs take aim at Pauline’s foes
If you’re a One Nation supporter, help is at hand to turn your vote into a guided missile — aimed where it will hurt the most, in the best Hanson style.
Credibility gap as ‘rogues’ run rampant
Annastacia Palaszczuk has revelled in demonising the LNP and Deb Frecklington for doing the political equivalent of a deal with the devil. But she has her own problems.
Palaszczuk orders unity on One Nation
The Qld Premier will ‘read the riot act’ to a Labor MP and candidate who are flouting her direction on preferences.
Parties keep costings cards close to their chest
Labor claims it will release its election costings faster than the opposition, detailing how it will spend $4bn in extra debt.
Outsiders have inside running in marginal
Pumicestone, on the northern outskirts of Brisbane, is full of people who’ve come from somewhere else.
Pre-poll to draw two-thirds of voters
A record two-thirds of Queenslanders are expected to cast their ballots ahead of the October 31 election.
‘No one should have to die in pain’
As Qld Premier backs euthanasia, opponent Deb Frecklington won’t give private stance, it’s a deeply personal issue.
Election polls back Labor’s jobs push
Annastacia Palaszczuk’s Labor government has the trust of more Queenslanders to deliver jobs, a key vote-decider in Saturday week’s state election.
Rivals’ villains keep party faithful satisfied
It was the mention of politicians from the other side of politics that got the party faithful most worked up during their campaign launches in Brisbane on Sunday.
Bradfield architect puts trust in LNP
The architect of the multi-billion dollar New Bradfield water diversion scheme says he does not believe Labor will ever build the long-mooted irrigation project.
Queensland Labor to legalise euthanasia
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says a re-elected Labor government would move to legalise voluntary-assisted dying
Queensland ALP regains poll lead
Annastacia Palaszczuk is on track to deliver Labor a third term of government in Queensland off her popularity.
Voters prepare to go postal
Queensland’s two major parties will officially launch their election campaigns on Sunday — the day before pre-polls open.
First-gear Frecklington fast running out of time
Deb Frecklington has 14 make-or-break days to stop another election getting away from the Liberal National Party.
Palmer ad spend more than majors
Billionaire Clive Palmer’s United Australia Party has outspent both major parties on advertising ahead of the October 31 Queensland election.
Poll watchdog eyes ‘developer’ Palmer
Clive Palmer’s election spending is in doubt after it emerged he’s trying to get two huge Gold Coast developments approved.
Aged-care operator in euthanasia threat
One of Queensland’s top aged-care operators has threatened to quit the industry if it is forced to provide voluntary euthanasia.
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