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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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Morning Mail: Jacinta Allan’s abortion warning, Tucker Carlson’s rant, Labor narrows gap in Queensland

Victorian premier warns of threat conservative forces pose to reproductive rights; has Steven Miles left his surge too late to hold on to office?

The Guardian - AU

Premier makes a splash in the polls as race narrows

Buoyed by an eleventh-hour boost in the polls, Queensland's premier is hoping to surf a wave of momentum as Labor attempts to claim a fourth term in office.

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Australians must keep up the fight for abortion rights, Jacinta Allan warns

Exclusive: Conservative forces pose ‘genuine threats to the protections women have fought for and won’, Victoria’s premier says

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Queensland election: how Steven Miles went from underdog to attack dog in the dying days of the campaign

The premier has breathed new life into Labor after pollsters left the party for dead. He is making up ground – but has he run out of time?

The Guardian - AU

Going the full mile in last-ditch effort to sway voters

He might be trailing in the polls but Queensland's premier isn't going to die wondering as he ramps up the pace in the final days of Labor's election campaign.

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What On Earth Is Going On With Abortion Laws In Queensland? Here’s Everything We Know

Despite abortion being decriminalised Australia-wide for some time now, there are whispers of reforms post the Queensland election.

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Barnaby Joyce Outs Himself As The Lone Defender Of Jacinta Nampijinpa Price’s Anti-Abortion Stance

Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has come under fire this week for calling abortion "infanticide", a stance even her own party has distanced itself from.

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Police budget blowout won't affect front line: premier

A $116 million blowout over a bungled lease for a new Queensland police station won't affect frontline services, Premier Steven Miles says.

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Kingmaker: Robbie Katter doesn’t want the crown, but he may decide who becomes Queensland premier

Katter’s Australian party leader wants the balance of power and the ability to rule the state’s far north

The Guardian - AU

‘There is a python with a platypus in its mouth’: botanist’s extreme monotreme v reptile encounter

Plant enthusiasts stumble across 2-metre long snake consuming egg-laying mammal in Marys Creek State Forest in Queensland

The Guardian - AU

We tried a different preschool curriculum to prevent youth crime. Checking in 20 years later, it worked

There’s been an increased political and media focus recently on so-called youth crime waves, particularly in Queensland and the Northern Territory.

The Conversation

Queensland is at a crossroads – but a Labor defeat won’t guarantee an easy run for the LNP

David Crisafulli’s frontbench may find government more challenging than expected, especially if voters expect crime, inflation, hospitals and housing to be quickly fixed

The Guardian - AU

Abortion is back in the headlines in Australia. The debates in the United States tell us why

The 2022 news that the US Supreme Court had overturned Roe v Wade and ended the constitutional right to abortion sent shockwaves around the world.

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LNP piggybacks federal Labor policy to chew into costs

The Queensland Liberal National Party will borrow a federal Labor plan to drive down debt and increase savings, after finally announcing its economic plan.

The Guardian - AU

Queensland Greens vow ban on new deals to outsource hospital services to anti-abortion organisations

Exclusive: Party to push for ‘universal access’ as it draws attention to Labor’s deals with Catholic organisation Mater to run public hospitals

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Renshaw fails again, Carey stars in South Australia win

Matthew Renshaw has been unable to press his Test opening claims as South Australia beat Queensland by 129 runs thanks to a masterclass from Alex Carey.

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LNP lead reduced as Queensland election approaches; US election remains very close

The Queensland state election is this Saturday, with polls closing at 7pm AEDT. There are 93 single-member seats, with Queensland having no upper house. At the 2020 election, Labor won 52 of the 93 seats, the Liberal National Party (LNP) 34 and all others seven. Labor won the two-party statewide…

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Queensland election abortion debate: it’s what David Crisafulli is not saying that matters most

There is a contradiction between the Liberal National party leader’s steadfast defence of the right to a conscience vote a year ago, and his continued refusal to make a clear statement about it these past few weeks

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'No plans' to unwind abortion under federal coalition

Debate over pregnancy termination is raging in Queensland but an opposition senator says the federal coalition won't restrict access to abortion.

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Labor looks set for a resounding defeat in Queensland. But the state’s elections have long thrown up surprises

On Saturday October 26, Queensland Premier Steven Miles’ Labor is vying for a fourth consecutive term in government, up against David Crisafulli’s Liberal National Party (LNP).

The Conversation

Rebuilding homes after a disaster is an opportunity to build back better – why isn’t the insurance industry on board?

For many Australians, 2022 was a dark and devastating year. Major floods wreaked havoc on hundreds of communities in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. But for some, the floods themselves were only half the disaster.

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Off the scale: intruder crashes campaign crime pitch

Accused of being a policy chameleon, Queensland's opposition leader has stared down a scaly interloper while talking tough on crime on the campaign trail.

AAP

Union slams 'false hope': jobs at risk in nuclear push

Nuclear energy is a dangerous distraction from the real decisions facing Australia, the Electrical Trades Union warns members ahead of the Queensland election.

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Australian teen found not guilty of murdering British woman during break-in

Emma Lovell was stabbed at her home in Queensland on Boxing Day holiday in 2022

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