Millions of dollars will be pumped into fixing Queensland’s forensic DNA lab crisis, up to 20 frontline staff hired, and a new judge added in Townsville under a $21.5m LNP plan to boost Queensland’s justice system and clear a growing backlog of cases.
Rockhampton’s overflowing ED has reached its “use-by-date”, says the LNP’s would-be health minister but Labor insists it’s got a plan to curb the chaos.
The Bundaberg election debate took a dramatic turn when Labor’s Tom Smith called on all candidates to declare their positions on pregnancy termination laws, challenging LNP’s Bree Watson to address the issue in front of a local audience.
The two men vying to be premier of Queensland dodged questions and appeared out of touch, according to members of The Courier-Mail’s Voter Verdict. Watch their hilarious take on the debate.
A cardboard cutout of the man most likely to become Queensland’s next deputy premier will be all smiles during a Courier-Mail “debate”.
Most readers believe David Crisafulli was the decisive winner of the first election debate with Premier Steven Miles but some say he still needs to give more details about his plans for the state. JOIN THE CONVERSATION
David Crisafulli has declared, responding to a question from a Courier-Mail reader, that if the LNP wins goverment at the October 26 election, he can get the Bruce Hwy fixed.
David Crisafulli has pledged to resign as premier after one term if the number of Queensland crime victims does not fall.
Premier Steven Miles and Opposition Leader David Crisafulli have gone head-to-head for the first time this campaign. Here are our picks of the five key moments.
Jarrod Bleijie is hands down refusing our invitation to debate Cameron Dick despite our warnings that we will use a cardboard cutout instead. So now it’s up to you to choose which one.
Steven Miles and David Crisafulli will go head-to-head in the first debate of the state election campaign on Thursday night. Here’s what to look for.
Cameron Dick isn’t surprised his counterpart hasn’t agreed to a debate after Jarrod Bleijie labelled the deputy premier “dodgy” and “a loser”.
A Logan councillor running as an LNP candidate for a state Labor seat, said he was a ‘no show’ at a candidate forum because of a ‘political stitch-up’ by a fellow Logan councillor.
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”.
The election may be over but the fun never stops when it comes to landing the key seats on the Gold Coast. RELIVE HOW THE DEBATE PLAYED OUT
Labor Education Minister Grace Grace, the Greens’ Kirsten Lovejoy and the LNP’s Pinky Singh went to battle in the seat of McConnel. Here’s who came out on top and what it means for people in the inner-Brisbane seat.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and Opposition leader Deb Frecklington have faced off in their final debate of the election campaign before voters head to the polls tomorrow and the Premier became emotional over one question. WATCH THE REPLAY
Annastacia Palaszczuk has defended Queensland’s hotel quarantine system, but says the state will not rush to welcome international students, saying the priority was to reunite families with loved ones stranded overseas.
Annastacia Palaszczuk’s aggressive strategy in the Sky News/Courier-Mail leaders’ debate, which saw the Premier attack the LNP over borders, costings and a “secret plan to sack public servants” was in stark contrast to smiling Opposition Leader Deb Frecklington. WATCH THE REPLAY
Annastacia Palaszczuk should have wiped the floor with Deb Frecklington, but failed to land a knockout blow, writes Steven Wardill.
Annastacia Palaszczuk has taken out the Sky News and The Courier-Mail People’s Forum over Deb Frecklington, with a group of undecided voters declaring the Premier a decisive winner in what was at times a heated debate. HOW IT UNFOLDED
The undecided voters taking part in the People’s Forum rated Annastacia Palaszczuk’s performance the best, what was the verdict from The Courier-Mail’s own team of experts?
Queensland finally goes to the polls on Saturday, and after a four-week election campaign we all deserve a drink. So grab one as our leaders go head-to-head in this afternoon’s People’s Forum and listen out for their favourite buzzwords!
Annastacia Palaszczuk and Deb Frecklington will go head to head as they take questions from undecided voters during today’s Sky News and The Courier-Mail People’s Forum, described as “the most authentic event of this campaign”. SEE DETAILS
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