Ill-thought: Crisafulli may have signed his own political death warrant
By staking his job as premier on a decrease in victims of crime, David Crisafulli failed to consider one factor, writes Terry Goldsworthy.
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Changes to police pursuits under an elected LNP after 13-year ban
David Crisafulli has promised an extra 1600 police recruits and vowed to find a ‘balance’ between safety and effective crime fighting as some officers push for changes to pursuit policy.
Janetzki pressured to release LNP costs as survey reveals discontent
If the LNP wins next week’s election, David Janetzki is set to take charge of a $98bn budget, however as voting already begins he has failed to release the LNP’s full economic plan. A new survey reveals the discontent of his constituents.
Mediscare 2.0: Labor hits back at LNP’s mass text campaign
An LNP mass text campaign calling on voters to stop a so-called patients tax by changing the government has been slammed as dishonest. And now Labor has returned the favour.
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How One Nation propelled Labor to victory
It was a move straight out of Pauline Hanson’s playbook that helped Labor to a surprise majority government win at the election. Ironically, it came with the help of One Nation supporters.
Premier wins third term with surprise 5.2 per cent swing
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has promised to ‘roll up her sleeves’ and immediately get back to work after winning a historic third term with a surprise swing as voters abandoned the LNP and One Nation.
Accidental Premier’s remarkable achievement
Annastacia Palaszczuk will secure her greatest wish in politics – to beat Peter Beattie and become Labor’s second-longest serving premier in Queensland. It is a remarkable achievement for the accidental premier, writes Peter Gleeson.
Greens emerge as new force
The Greens have taken the biggest scalp of the Queensland election, but the party is also on track to quadruple its number of seats.
Why this man is set to become one of Qld’s most powerful MPs
Based on early counting, the Greens could find themselves in a position to hold the balance of power in Queensland, potentially making this man one of the state’s biggest powerbrokers.
Biggest Greens vote on record: election forecast
A Greens strategist predicts the party will come close to recording the highest primary vote ever for the party in Australia in these two Brisbane seats.
Final poll: Labor in box seat for third term
The final Newspoll of the Queensland election campaign reveals Labor holds a small two-party-preferred lead over the LNP.
Last-minute manoeuvres as race goes down to the wire
Annastacia Palaszczuk and Deb Frecklington were leaving nothing to chance as the election campaign entered its dying hours, writes Steven Wardill.
Labor funding source in LNP’s sights
Opposition Leader Deb Frecklington, if elected premier, hasn’t ruled out putting a stop to a practice that has earned Labor $500,000 in the past few months.
In their own words: Leaders’ final pitch for your vote
As Queenslanders go to the polls to choose either four more years of Labor or a new LNP government, both leaders have made their last pitch for support.
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