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LNP drum up support after dancing around costings

The Queensland opposition has drummed up interest for its youth crime prevention measures after being accused of dancing around costings ahead of the election.

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Leaders crumb over texts as early voting kicks off

A "Mediscare" text campaign has been launched by the opposition before the first ballots were cast for the Queensland election.

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Queensland premier will hold plebiscite on nuclear power if he wins state election

Exclusive: Steven Miles says law requires a referendum be called if the commonwealth is likely to build a ‘prohibited nuclear facility’ in the state

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Abortion wasn’t on the Queensland election agenda. So why is it now a threat to the LNP campaign?

Two weeks ago, suggestions David Crisafulli’s opposition had a ‘secret plan’ to limit abortion rights were dismissed as just a scare campaign. Now, not so much

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Tuckshop investment: Labor promises free school lunch

Queensland Premier Steven Miles has officially launched Labor's election campaign ahead of the October 26 poll to fanfare from supporters.

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Olympic clock ticking for Queensland election winners

Time is not running out for Brisbane 2032 but the clock will soon be ticking for whoever claims the October 26 Queensland election to ensure a Games success.

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Not Miles apart: premier hopeful of election comeback

Queensland's premier has started his re-election campaign on the right track but in an interview, he has conceded his party remains a long way behind.

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Pressure mounts on man tipped to lead Sunshine State

His party is well ahead in the polls but Queensland's likely-next premier is facing growing calls to clarify his stance on divisive social issues.

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Morning Mail: senior government adviser ‘sacked’, Florida braces for storm of the century, Minns faces protest over protests

Richard Marles’ chief of staff Jo Tarnawsky says she was barred from her office without warning; Florida threatened with 4.5m storm surge

The Guardian - AU

David Crisafulli faces questions about LNP’s transgender plans after party official’s email revealed

Exclusive: Opposition is refusing to comment on message to members on Queensland election eve promoting ban on puberty blockers for minors

The Guardian - AU

'Handmaid's Tale': abortion law repeal call slammed

The heat is on Queensland's opposition leader as a conservative crossbench vows to challenge abortion laws in the likely event of a change in government.

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Afternoon Update: Payman launches political party; Australian university rankings tumble; and Indonesia’s sandalwood ponies

Payman says Australia’s Voice will focus on ‘progressive reform’ in areas including housing, education, tax and cost of living

The Guardian - AU

Crisafulli wedged on abortion as Katter party flags vote to criminalise terminations

Exclusive: Robbie Katter says he will immediately sponsor a bill to amend the current legislation if the LNP is elected this month

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A bizarre game of political chicken? How Queensland lurched to the right on law and order

Labor’s cave-ins on youth justice over the past two years were meant to neutralise the opposition’s attacks – but they appear to have merely emboldened the LNP

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Dodgy tweets and shirt dog Labor on Qld campaign trail

Decade-old social media posts have come back to haunt a Labor candidate ahead of the Queensland election, forcing the premier to step up in her defence.

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David Crisafulli announces ‘reset camps’ for youth ‘at risk’ of criminal behaviour

Youth advocates condemn $50m election pledge, likened to former Newman government’s failed bootcamps, as ‘overreach of power’

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It's all about health, poll campaign finds its pulse

Healthy living, happy voters. Labor and the LNP have put health front and centre in the Queensland election campaign.

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Australian politicians mark 7 October anniversary – as it happened

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Kamala Harris maintains narrow lead in key states in US presidential race

The United States presidential election will be held on November 5. In analyst Nate Silver’s aggregate of national polls, Democrat Kamala Harris leads Republican Donald Trump by 49.3–46.2, a slight gain for Trump since last Monday, when Harris led Trump by 49.3–46.0.

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Inside Queensland Labor’s scramble to protect the next generation of leaders as election defeat looms

Polls predict the LNP will take the sunshine state at the next election – but a fallback strategy is already taking shape

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'He made a sandwich on TikTok': will voters be swayed?

From the UK, France and now to Queensland, political parties are using the popular social media platform to try and sway voters before the polls.

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Premier doesn't 'need anyone to hold his hand' on trail

The Queensland premier says he will welcome the prime minister's arrival but won't need anyone to hold his hand during the state election campaign.

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Afternoon Update: Tu Le is Labor’s Fowler candidate; Queensland LNP leader at odds with Dutton; and the quest for a golden owl

Le, the daughter of Vietnamese refugees, said the people of Fowler ‘deserve a voice in the Labor government’

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'Don't agree on everything': leaders divided on nuclear

Queensland is on track for an LNP government but that doesn't mean Peter Dutton would be able to bank on the state's support for building nuclear power plants.

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David Crisafulli has sold the Queensland public on a crime crisis. It could prove to be his downfall

Opposition leader creates political timebomb with election pledge to resign if crime victim numbers do not fall under an LNP government

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