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Parties set sights on federal poll as state turns blue

A change of government in the Sunshine State has left the major parties pondering a different plan of attack for the upcoming federal election.

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Morning Mail: Greens blame Labor in Queensland election washup, conservative US influencer denied visa, carbon offsets ‘ineffectual’

Greens housing spokesperson says Queensland result shows Labor needs to stop fighting with his party

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Premier promises to release secret corruption reports

The votes are still being tallied but Queensland's newly-sworn in premier is already making big moves, vowing to release secret corruption reports.

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Labor lost Queensland election partly because it was obsessed with the Greens, Chandler-Mather says

Greens housing spokesperson argues that lesson for federal Labor is if PM spends next six months fighting party ‘he’s going to hand the keys to Peter Dutton’

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View from The Hill: Queensland’s lessons for Anthony Albanese, Peter Dutton and Adam Bandt’s band

Often state elections don’t mean much federally, but Saturday’s Queensland’s result does carry implications for Anthony Albanese, Peter Dutton and Adam Bandt.

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LNP will need to show Brisbane voters it can be a moderate government if it’s to stay in power

The party won decisively in the regions but was rejected by the city, which was scared off by the hard-right social views of some candidates

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Who Is Queensland’s New Premier? Everything You Need To Know About LNP’s David Crisafulli

"Queenslanders voted for hope over fear," the incoming premier shared.

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Devastating losses in regional Queensland show Labor is increasingly being consigned to the cities

ALP has done well in the urban south-east but was hit hard in the regions, bringing it in line with the federal party and other state branches

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David Crisafulli will lead the first LNP government in Queensland in a decade. Who is he?

David Crisafulli, leader of the centre-right Liberal National Party of Queensland (LNP), will be Queensland’s 41st Premier. The party will form majority government for the first time since 2012.

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'We are not the US': abortion erodes LNP winning margin

Ahead of a federal contest, Queensland voters have sent a clear message to the major political parties: do not repeal abortion laws.

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‘I lived in absolute fear of him’: Lech Blaine on finding humanity in the born-again prophets who terrorised his family

Blaine’s working-class Queensland family represented everything Michael Shelley hated about Australia. The only problem was his children were Blaines

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Crisafulli makes first speech as premier-elect; trucks deliver food aid to western NSW after power outages – as it happened

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Hold my beer: new premier hits ground running after win

Queensland's premier-elect has hit the ground running after a tight election race while Labor's Steven Miles says he hopes to stay on as opposition leader.

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David Crisafulli claims LNP victory in Queensland election, ending Labor’s decade-long reign

Outgoing premier Steven Miles concedes he cannot form majority government despite a last-minute vote surge

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David Crisafulli has narrowly won the Queensland election but the real fight has only just begun

With a very narrow majority to protect, Crisafulli will have no wriggle room to tolerate internal dissent – and that’s already begun

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LNP wins Queensland election, likely with a clear majority

With 45% of enrolled voters counted in today’s Queensland state election, The Poll Bludger’s results have the Liberal National Party (LNP) winning 38 of the 93 seats, Labor 26, Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) three and independents one.

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QLD election: David Crisafulli claims victory – as it happened

All the Queensland 2024 election news, as it unfolded

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Your armchair guide to the 2024 Queensland election

From the battleground seats and key issues, to minor parties wooing a polarised electorate, we answer all your questions as voters head to the polls

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Fresh start for Queensland as government falls

Liberal National Party leader David Crisafulli has claimed victory in the Queensland election despite Premier Steven Miles casting doubt on the LNP's majority.

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Amy-Clare had an abortion. Queensland’s current debate around the issue makes her feel like a criminal

The Brisbane woman was told her baby was unlikely to make it to birth. She says an abortion is painful enough without ill-informed political discussion

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This man wants to lead Queensland. Has David Crisafulli done enough to become the state’s 41st premier?

He was the early favourite in the state election, but campaign cracks emerged over abortion and a pledge to get crime numbers down. Will voters still give him a shot?

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How the abortion bandwagon has proved a useful vehicle for political advantage

From Queensland to South Australia, tacticians of different stripes have been able to leverage the conviction of true-believers

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Queensland blitz South Australia in one-day carnage

Queensland thrashed South Australia by nine wickets on the back of Liam Guthrie and Jimmy Peirson class despite a century by visiting skipper Nathan McSweeney.

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David Crisafulli backtracks on promise to resign if crime victim numbers do not fall under an LNP government

Opposition leader adds caveat to campaign vow on eve of Queensland election day as polls tighten

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Queensland election signals both major parties accept pumped hydro and the renewable energy transition as inevitable

Solar and wind have won the global energy race. They accounted for 80% of new global power capacity installed in 2023. In Australia, 99% of new capacity is wind or solar.

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