With Julieanne Gilbert bowing out, Premier Steven Miles has thrown his weight behind Mackay deputy mayor Belinda Hassan to replace her, but some of her colleagues are less than impressed. See what it means for voters.
A regional Queensland deputy mayor widely expected to drop out of council to run for a Labor safe seat was working as a casual in the office while her local government election votes were being counted.
As rumours swirl of a three-term Labor MP being replaced with a regional Queensland deputy mayor, she insists she’s not going anywhere, and the party has backed her.
LNP leader David Crisafulli announced details of the party’s youth crime policy at its state convention, but it may appeal to vengeful voters, it has experts worried.
Opposition leader David Crisafulli said the Garden City deserves world-class health facilities in the form of an expanded proposed hospital – but avoided to say his government would fund it.
Greens MP Amy MacMahon doesn’t remember the crash that could have claimed her life earlier this year. But the aftermath is familiar, as she recalls an accident that almost claimed her mum’s life more than a decade ago.
With a fierce, organised local opposition to the Pioneer-Burdekin hydro project, are there more votes in pumping it up or flushing it down? One sitting MP is about to find out.
David Crisafulli has declared Brisbane’s Olympics “mess” would be fixed within 100 days of the LNP surging to power.
The race for the seat of Gaven is heating up as former Sunrise reporter Bianca Stone’s election campaign officially began with a subtle shot at Meaghan Scanlon, who returned fire shortly after.
Cameron Dick’s controversial royalties increase has helped rake in a whopping $25bn from coal, but the State Budget has revealed this will shrink to a trickle of $5bn a year out to mid-2028.
A full breakdown of the real estate interests of Queensland’s 93 state parliamentarians shows they own 143 properties, with a third owning two or more. SEARCH PARTIES & PROPERTIES
As next week’s budget looms, Treasurer Cameron Dick has left the door open for tax changes, but reiterated a ‘promise’ that everyday Queenslanders won’t suffer.
In a state parliament where the standard of debate hovers between banality and unintended comedy, the boys and girls have dragged it down to a new low, writes Mike O’Connor.
Queensland Health’s positive spin on emergency department response times and surgery lists at Bundaberg and Hervey Bay’s hospitals has ignited a heated political debate amid allegations of “data manipulation”.
A Qld MP has handed over CCTV, email and voicemail of threats to police as she pleads with tormentors to leave her staff, family and friends alone. But a rival has criticised the closure of the electorate office.
Unable to afford lunches and fuel, parents struggling under the cost-of-living crisis are keeping their children from school as social services warn the state government and opposition of the dire situation.
Premier Steven Miles and Health Minister Shannon Fentiman have weighed into reports Kate Jones could be set for a Senate bid.
The re-emergence of a one-time LNP factional war lord has caused an explosive rift within the Queensland LNP.
A turbulent week at Queensland LNP headquarters that included a 300-strong meeting and a protest vote against a key power player has resulted in a warning over integrity just months out from the state election.
Labor is on track to lose a whopping 21 seats at the state election if new polling for The Courier-Mail is replicated in October. Here are the MPs facing the chop.
The Greens will target the renter vote in the upcoming state election, announcing a radical guaranteed lease renewal plan and two-year rent freeze.
A reinvigorated Greens announced six candidates to kick off their state election campaign, aiming to address housing affordability, corporate accountability, and environmental sustainability.
The controversial QSAC site is unlikely to see any construction work before November, as it threatens to hurt the Queensland election campaigns of the major parties. Here’s what it means for the planning of the 2032 Olympics.
Bungled logistics leading to long queues and ballot paper shortages at the recent polls will be investigated as part of an in-depth review into the way Queensland runs elections.
The LNP will roll out new laws to tackle youth crime within its first two months if it wins government in October.
Furious ratepayer groups, former mayors and councillors have called for a parliamentary review into the local council election chaos which saw some waiting for up to three hours to vote. Should there be an online voting option? VOTE IN OUR POLL
Labor powerbrokers will hold urgent meetings in the coming days as the by-election post-mortem gathers steam, with party leaders desperate to claw back support ahead of the October state election.
The fact Labor lost a safe seat in Ipswich West is setting off alarm bells bodes very ill indeed for any number of regional seats from the Sunshine Coast to Cape York, writes Paul Williams as he reveals the four big takeaways front the weekend wipe-out.
Labor’s heartland of Ipswich West has fallen to the LNP amid a savage swing against the third-term government – and not even Premier Steven Miles could stay positive.
Labor has been humiliated in its heartland, paving the way for a painful road to the state election, writes state political editor Hayden Johnson.
It’s been a family affair for decades and today the Palaszczuk era in Inala comes to an end.
In the quest to claw Labor back into electoral contention, Steven Miles insists he’s ‘not even at base camp yet’ – but some MPs question whether he’ll get there.
The result of the Ipswich West by-election today carries major ramifications for Labor, writes state political editor Hayden Johnson.
Queensland Premier Steven Miles says the latest bombshell Newspoll results prove what he’s been saying “for some time”, as he gears up to face his first test in the role at the hands of Queensland voters.
Queenslanders will save just $1.70 a week under newly announced cost-of-living measures, prompting demands for leaders to splash more cash to ease the extraordinary pressures on household budgets.
Furious Queenslanders say a Supreme Court ruling proves the state government’s Covid vaccine mandates were a “draconian abuse of power”. VOTE IN OUR POLL
“Everyone is afraid in their homes at night” and police are “busting their balls” to catch young crims only for there to be no consequences, fed up residents have told the latest Youth Justice Reform hearing at Rockhampton.
With Queensland’s royalty revenue cash grab from coal tipped to double to $12.8bn this financial year, the miners’ peak body has flagged “real uncertainty around the policy environment” before this year’s state election.
A war of words between Labor and the incumbent LNP Lord Mayor over the future of Brisbane’s waste management has erupted.
It will be easier for Brisbane residents to grab a coffee when they’re out and about under an election promise from Brisbane’s Lord Mayor. FULL LIST OF LOCATIONS.
It’s the emissions plan that some believe will go up in smoke – will Steven Miles’ reduction target work, or is it just a distraction? JOIN THE CONVERSATION
Pauline Hanson has declared One Nation’s preferences for the State Election, saying she won’t give Labor another term but also that she doesn’t trust LNP leader David Crisafulli, launching a scathing attack on the man vying to be Premier.
The state government has released a draft plan to tackle the youth crime crisis gripping Queensland ahead of the state election later this year.
Unrest has hit Labor branches in former Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk’s former seat of Inala just one day after the party chose a former teacher and nurse to run in the crucial by-election.
Unveiling his new cabinet on Monday, Premier Steven Miles is hoping his revamped team will help turn around the tired third-term Labor government’s fortunes.
Lisa says she will never forget the day her father’s verdict was read out in court. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. On every charge
Labor insiders claim that the Premier is under pressure from within to make a decision that could preserve her legacy. Her office says it is “complete rubbish”. HAVE YOUR SAY
David Crisafulli has adamantly ruled out doing any deals with the crossbench to become Queensland’s next Premier.
Queensland’s first female MP was forced to eat on the verandah at Parliament. It took almost another 70 years to get women their own bathroom. See what it’s like to be a woman in politics now.
Landholders are worried they could suffer the same resumption nightmare that their Ring Road neighbours lived through as work steams ahead to turn Mackay into a biofutures centrepiece.
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