From candidate anecdotes about the “devil’s lettuce” and bold calls to take on “terrorising” teen criminals, here’s how the Hervey Bay MP’s first public comparison with his election opponents went down at a colourful meeting.
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 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
AN LNP volunteer accused of writing vile social media posts about Gaven Labor MP Meaghan Scanlon will face a “disciplinary process”, according to a party spokesperson. WATCH THE GAVEN DEBATES HERE
LNP leader Deb Frecklington has today repeated Currumbin MP Laura Gerber’s revelation the LNP would not go against the Chief Health Officer’s advice to open the borders. WATCH THE CURRUMBIN DEBATE REPLAY
Gold Coast election candidates have backed the idea of a fauna overpass and fencing over a transport corridor which cuts through one of the city’s national parks. WATCH REPLAY OF THE BURLEIGH ELECTION DEBATE
LNP MP Michael Crandon has defended a promise to deliver almost 100 new police officers for the city’s north – despite the law preventing him from deciding where they go. SEE THE REPLAY
The Queensland Election campaign hots up tonight with three candidates contesting the seat of Gladstone participating in a free, live-streamed debate hosted by The Observer and The Courier Mail.
While they agree that jobs and infrastructure are key issues in the Redlands electorate, Labor’s Kim Richards and the LNP’s Henry Pike could not agree on the issue of euthanasia. WATCH THE REPLAY
The new seat of Maiwar made history in 2017 when it elected a Greens candidate, Michael Berkman, to the Queensland Parliament for the first time. Can the LNP’s Lauren Day win it back? Watch the debate replay
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