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Record 85.7% of Greens preferenced Labor at federal election; electoral reform proposals

Under compulsory preferential voting, all formal votes must eventually preference one of the major parties over the other. The electoral commission has released preference flow information for all minor parties, This means we can tell, for example, how many Greens voters preferred Labor and how many the Coalition.

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We fact checked claims that vaccines caused Germany's birth rate to plunge. Here's what we found

A sizeable drop in Germany's birth rate in the first months of 2022 has prompted claims from anti-vaxxers that COVID-19 vaccines were to blame.

ABC News

Census data shows poorest seats voted Coalition; byelections or polls from four states

The Poll Bludger covered findings from the 2021 Census on June 30. The most striking finding was that the Coalition won the ten seats with the lowest household income at the federal election. These seats are all in regional Australia.

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Queensland LNP pledges net zero 2050 target at next election amid ‘deeply troubling’ rise in emissions

Leader David Crisafulli’s announcement drew immediate criticism from environmentalists saying the move is not science-based

The Guardian - AU

Don't get complacent - the COVID crisis isn't going anyway

We need to step our defence against the virus, once again

Newcastle Herald

Queensland public servants cowed by ‘high price’ of speaking out, Peter Coaldrake says

Greens and LNP call for royal commission in light of new report into government culture and accountability

The Guardian - AU

Queensland gives environmental approval to New Acland coalmine expansion

Activists horrified by decision to give green light to stage three of the New Hope Group’s controversial mine

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Qld govt approves coalmine's expansion

The Queensland government has given approval to the expansion of a controversial thermal coalmine, which will lift its output and extend its life until 2034.

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LNP wants more women in Qld workforce

Queensland Opposition Leader David Crisafulli has promised to make women's economic security and productivity core focuses in his budget reply speech.

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Queensland Labor MPs fail to show up to Parliamentary Crime and Corruption meeting on CCC's Jackie Trad legal costs

The four Labor members send their apologies ahead of the Parliamentary Crime and Corruption Committee meeting, but it means a quorum can not be reached and the meeting is adjourned.

ABC News

Final Senate results: Labor, the Greens and David Pocock will have a majority of senators

The final buttons to electronically distribute preferences for the Senate were pressed in NSW, Victoria and Western Australia on Monday. I wrote about the distribution of preferences in Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania on Saturday, and the climate activist’s David Pocock’s ACT Senate victory on Tuesday.

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LNP retains seat in Queensland by-election

The Liberal National Party has retained the Queensland seat of Callide, with local candidate Bryson Head seeing off Labor's Bronwyn Dendle.

AAP

LNP comfortably retains Queensland seat of Callide in by-election

The ABC's chief election analyst Antony Green declares the LNP's Bryson Head the winner of the seat, which spans an area from central Queensland to the Western Downs.

ABC News

More Senate results: Hanson wins easily, but Labor still on track for a friendly Senate

Buttons have now been pressed to electronically distribute preferences for the May 21 federal election in the Senate for South Australia, Tasmania and Queensland. I discussed the ACT and NT results that elected David Pocock to the Senate on Tuesday.

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One Nation's Pauline Hanson wins Queensland Senate seat, Amanda Stoker out

Pauline Hanson retains her Senate seat for another term, with the Australian Electoral Commission officially declaring she has finished fifth in Queensland's upper house race.

The Guardian - AU

‘Startling’: Queensland independent polls second in Groom with only 8.3% of primary vote

Suzie Holt finished fourth on primary vote in the LNP-held seat, but is at 42.89% of 2PP after preferences

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If the opposition wants a mature discussion about nuclear energy, start with a carbon price. Without that, nuclear is wildly uncompetitive

The idea of nuclear power in Australia has been hotly debated for decades. Most of this discussion has been unproductive, focusing on symbolism and identity politics rather than the realities of energy policy. For that reason alone, we should welcome the commitment by opposition party leaders David Littleproud and Peter…

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Greens federal election wins to have impact on LNP-dominated Brisbane City Council

It is two years until Brisbane City Council's next election, but the Greens already have high hopes after their massive wins at the federal level.

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The power grid's woes stem from a failure to plan for energy's future

Email letters@newcastleherald.com.au or send a text message to 0427 154 176 (include name and suburb).

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How the 2022 federal election may finally signal an end to 'White Australia'

Despite years of critique, the Australian national parliament has been overwhelmingly white and male, unlike the country as a whole. But something changed at the 2022 election – most clearly around racism and sexism. How might this play out in the negotiations to come?

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LNP laments delays on Qld mine decision

Queensland's Liberal National Party leader has called for the state government to stop delaying the decision on expanding a major coal mine.

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LNP focus on health in Qld by-election

LNP candidate for Callide, Bryson Head, is campaigning on health capacity problems in the by-election in the Queensland coal mining seat.

ABC News

Sandy Bolton, Queensland's first teal independent, on what the new guard can expect

Independent Sandy Bolton has twice won a previously safe LNP seat with a teal-themed campaign. She says the new Independents could change everything for politics and politicians.

ABC News

Federal election latest: Which seats are still in doubt?

A week on from last Saturday's federal election and Labor is still one seat shy of forming majority government, with three seats remaining in doubt.

ABC News

Socialist Alliance candidate Pat O'Shane reflects on shifting the debate in far north Queensland

Kuku Yalanji woman Pat O'Shane's primary vote of just over 4 per cent may appear modest, but it is the Socialist Alliance's best-ever result in a seat outside Victoria and its best anywhere at this year's election.

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