Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says she would be happy to help Jackie Trad campaign in the knife-edge seat of South Brisbane but would not say if her former deputy would return to Cabinet if Labor won the October 31 election. VOTE IN OUR POLL AND FOLLOW THE LIVE ELECTION BLOG
In the biggest giveaway in the state election campaign, LNP Leader Deb Frecklington will today announce a $300 cash refund for millions of eligible Queenslanders.
He led Queensland for almost a decade, including one term in minority government, now Peter Beattie insists today’s political leaders can and should make a hung parliament work, if that’s what voters deliver.
Despite retiring 13 years ago, Peter Beattie has come up with the answers both Annastacia Palaszczuk and Deb Frecklington should have given last week when asked about what happens if Queensland gets minority government, writes Jessica Marszalek.
The Queensland Labor Government is set to announce a boost to frontline health jobs if it wins another term of government. Here’s what we know so far.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has spoken out about helping a terminally-ill Logan man get out of hotel quarantine but said even National Cabinet could not change Queensland’s border restrictions.
Jackie Trad has come face-to-face with a political rival following a disturbing social media post that rocked her campaign.
The Prime Minister says the Federal Government is “getting ready to understand the full costs” involved in an ambitious LNP plan that would see the entire Bruce Highway widened.
Annastacia Palaszczuk has insisted her government was showing compassion when it came to border exemptions. But that didn’t stop Prime Minister Scott Morrison taking a swipe at the Premier as he helped Deb Frecklington campaign on the Gold Coast today. FOLLOW OUR LIVE ELECTION BLOG
Prime Minister Scott Morrison lashed the Queensland Premier for “double standards” over her coronavirus border restrictions.
A Greens MP has revealed how his party will negotiate any balance of power agreement if neither Labor nor the LNP win a majority, and it could give an unknown group of his party a significant say on the future of the state.
One of Australia’s top corporate highfliers has been allowed to skip hotel quarantine and isolate in a luxury Brisbane residence after relocating with her family from the COVID hotspot of Victoria, just days after a man with terminal brain cancer was forced to quarantine in a hotel.
The husband of a former Gold Coast MP has put his hand up to run in the state election in a shock announcement.
The major parties are neck and neck in the race for Queensland’s vote, with a hung parliament looking more likely by the day. It means key crossbenchers could have a big say in the makeup of the next parliament. Jack McKay reports.
When it comes to Queensland’s border exemption regime, there’s one rule for the rich and famous and another for everyone else.And that couldn’t be better demonstrated by how a corporate high flyer and a terminal brain cancer patient were treated, writes Steven Wardill.
The state’s peak mining body has registered as a third party with the Electoral Commission Queensland, after the Greens complained that they hadn’t and called for an investigation.
The Queensland Treasurer admits “more Queenslanders will go onto the unemployment queue” when JobKeeper ends, but says the state will be back into economic growth next year as the government looks to borrow an extra $4 billion to pay for its campaign promises.
Pauline Hanson’s One Nation has managed to secure a replacement candidate in the key marginal Townsville-based seat of Thuringowa, where the party was a serious contender in 2017, days before nomination closed.
He famously said in 2017 that he backed Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk’s re-election campaign but boxing legend Jeff Horn is about to step into a very different political corner in Rockhampton before the October 31 poll.
From schools, to community halls, sports clubs to TAFE, there were plenty of local promises made this week as part of the election campaign.
Labor has promised $1bn in funding to schools around Queensland. Here’s what local schools will get.
Our revelations about a Labor MP apparently flouting social distancing at his birthday bash have triggered a political tit-for-tat over who’s breaking the rules.
A Labor backbencher has been snapped whooping it up for his 40th birthday, with social distancing rules apparently disregarded.
Queensland Treasurer Cameron Dick says the state could pull off an economic recovery in 2021 yet slammed LNP predictions of a surplus as ‘damaging’.
A PITTSWORTH sporting club would receive over $250,000 for upgrades if the LNP is elected into government come October 31.
The State Government has vowed to spend $77 million on beefing up police equipment, including much-needed ballistic vests and body cameras, in what would be the biggest boost “in Queensland Police history”.
Ahead of the election campaign kick-off, both Annastacia Palaszczuk and Deb Frecklington have laid out the reasons they should be gifted the state’s first four-year term. Read what they have to say and share your thoughts.
The official state election campaign is yet to launch, but already the major parties are accusing each other of coping policies.
A former TV reporter and mother of two is “really disappointed” at the vandalism of her LNP campaign signs with sexist slurs and others accusing her of racism.
The parents of a slain Gold Coast teenager have thrown their support behind the LNP when it comes to getting tough on crime.
An 18-year-old will go up against one of the state’s most experienced politicians, while another candidate is having a fifth crack at the seat in a hotly contested electorate this Queensland Election.
The LNP has pledged a $1.3 billion cash injection that would create thousands of health jobs across the state and promised to restore rural maternity units,
You don’t have to be a cynic to think the timing of Queensland’s border opening and the easing of restrictions does look a little too politically convenient just weeks out from the state election, writes The Editor.
The Queensland border will open to New South Wales next month, dancing at weddings will be allowed and gatherings will increase. A further easing of other restrictions will start from as early as 4pm this afternoon. SEE THE FULL ROADMAP
Anna Palmer has launched a surprise bid to follow her mining magnate husband into politics, preparing to stand for a hotly contested Gold Coast seat.
Annastacia Palaszczuk has publicly announced the “final approvals” for a major new coal mine despite her Government having not ticked off on two components.
Annastacia Palaszczuk may be popular, but her government has recently set about demonstrating with great aplomb why voters turned off them before COVID-19 came along. So how will this translate come polling day, asks Steven Wardill.
The Palaszczuk Government has finally struck a royalties deal with Adani for its controversial Carmichael coal mine, with Treasurer Cameron Dick insisting the miner will pay every dollar that is owed to Queenslanders through the deal, and with interest.
Queensland’s Chief Health Officer is so confident of their contact tracing system and health protocols that the state will not go back into lockdown in another outbreak. It comes as restrictions ease in the border zone and for outdoor dining.
It’s the most important state election since war time and, for the first time, the people we pick will remain in power for four years. The candidates for Mirani have gone head to head in a live debate tonight to answer your questions. WATCH THE REPLAY
Former Brisbane lord mayor Jim Soorley agreed to secretly lobby a senior Palaszczuk Government Minister after he was handed thousands of dollars in cash in a car park, it has been alleged.
Queensland children would have one of their club sport registration fees covered by the State Government each year under a $500 million plan being proposed ahead of the election.
Candidates in the electorates of Maryborough and Hervey Bay have gone head-to-head on Tuesday night. WATCH THE REPLAYS
The Palaszczuk Government has been accused of awarding sports grants that weren’t recommended and knocking back others that were, in order to favour Labor seats. Sports Minister Mick de Brenni has defended findings of a damning review but the Opposition doesn’t buy it. SEE WHERE THE MONEY WENT
The October 31 poll is characterised not only by the fact it will be the first to elect a Queensland Government to a fixed four-year term. The behaviour of voters has radically shifted too.
The Courier-Mail and its sister mastheads will host live-streamed election debates in 40 seats across the state, starting tonight. SEE THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE
LNP Senator Matt Canavan given his decision over a possible switch to the lower house to contest a forthcoming southeast Queensland by-election, ending a week of speculation around the move which could have cleared the way for a future leadership tilt.
A new border battle has erupted, with the Deputy Prime Minister lashing out at the ongoing restrictions despite Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk issuing a stern warning about new waves of coronavirus that are “wreaking havoc around the world, claiming lives and ravaging economies”.
The State Labor Government‘s cuts to capital works spending have been revealed as enough to build two Cross River Rail projects, five duplicate Pacific Motorways or 40 Townsville stadiums.
Its ambitious $33 billion upgrade of the entire Bruce Highway would save countless lives, but the LNP has another multimillion-dollar road safety initiative to roll out.
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