Queensland election 2024: How the Courier-Mail will cover the campaign
With daily live coverage, dedicated newsletters, reader questions and even a weekly quiz, here is how The Courier-Mail will cover the election campaign.
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Queensland is about to have one of its most important elections in recent times, but before we head to the polls, we’ve got to have a campaign.
With reporters based in every major city and town from Cairns to the Gold Coast and Toowoomba, we won’t miss a moment over the next four weeks.
Here is what you can expect from The Courier-Mail’s unrivalled coverage:
VOTER VERDICT
The Courier-Mail’s campaign coverage promises to feature the most candid analysis yet thanks to the Voter Verdict.
Twenty undecided voters from across Queensland make up the “jury” and will deliver on video instant reaction, unfiltered commentary and a weekly verdict on the hot topics and key events.
GRILL THE POLITICIANS
Across the campaign, The Courier-Mail is giving its readers the chance to grill the leaders on the issues that matter to them.
The daily reader question will give Queenslanders unprecedented access to the election campaign. Readers will be asked to submit their questions online and then vote on the question they want asked.
The Courier-Mail’s reporters will then put the question to the leaders, with the answers to be published online.
CAMPAIGN QUIZ
Think you know your Queensland politics? This is your chance to prove it.
The Courier-Mail’s weekly Campaign Quiz will test readers’ knowledge of the week that was, with 20 questions based on what went down on the campaign trail.
If you love the Shark Quiz, you’re going to love Campaign Quiz.
CAMPAIGN NEWSLETTER
Get across the biggest news, best analysis and every event that matters with our campaign newsletter, direct to your email inbox 4pm daily.
Every Courier-Mail subscriber who receives our afternoon briefings will receive the campaign newsletter. Make sure you’re signed up here at our newsletter database.
PEOPLE’S FORUM
Watch live as Steven Miles and David Crisafulli are grilled by 100 undecided voters at The Courier-Mail – Sky News Peoples Forum, being held at Suncorp Stadium on Tuesday, October 22. This will be the one and only time during the campaign that the leaders will face voters.
LIVE COVERAGE
Every day of the election campaign The Courier-Mail will have rolling live coverage of the major news events, announcements and controversies.
Rporters travelling with the politicians and based across Queensland - in every major city from Cairns to the Gold Coast and Toowoomba - will deliver unrivalled coverage of the campaign, keeping you updated with breaking news, informing with in-depth analysis and filtering through the political spam.
The live blog will ensure you don’t miss a moment.
INSTANT NEWS NOTIFICATIONS
Courier-Mail subscribers who download the app will be the first to know as news breaks from the election campaign with news notifications direct to their digital device.
Simply download the app and set news alerts and notifications in the settings to make sure you get the news when you want it most.
Originally published as Queensland election 2024: How the Courier-Mail will cover the campaign
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