Budget blowout won't impact police frontline: premier A $116 million budget blowout will not impact frontline police services, Queensland Premier David Crisafulli says as he vows to bolster their ranks. AAP · Oct 28, 2024
Greens point finger at Labor after another poll letdown The Greens have gone backwards at another election after a disappointing state poll result but haven't specified where they can improve. AAP · Oct 28, 2024
Love Island Australia 2024 Is About To Kick Off & There Are Some Familiar Faces In This Cast Some familiar bombshells are entering the villa! Pedestrian.tv · Oct 28, 2024
US presidential election remains very close; late counting in Australian elections 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 48.6–47.4, a gain for Trump since last Wednesday, when Harris led by 48.8–47.2. Harris’ national lead peaked on October 2, when she led… The Conversation · Oct 27, 2024
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. AAP · Oct 27, 2024
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 The Guardian - AU · Oct 27, 2024
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. AAP · Oct 27, 2024
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’ The Guardian - AU · Oct 27, 2024
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. The Conversation · Oct 27, 2024
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 The Guardian - AU · Oct 27, 2024
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. Pedestrian.tv · Oct 27, 2024
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 The Guardian - AU · Oct 27, 2024
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. The Conversation · Oct 27, 2024
'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. AAP · Oct 26, 2024
The Guardian - AU · Oct 26, 2024 ‘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
The Guardian - AU · Oct 26, 2024 Crisafulli makes first speech as premier-elect; trucks deliver food aid to western NSW after power outages – as it happened This blog has now closed
AAP · Oct 26, 2024 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.
The Guardian - AU · Oct 26, 2024 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
The Guardian - AU · Oct 26, 2024 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
The Conversation · Oct 26, 2024 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.
The Guardian - AU · Oct 26, 2024 QLD election: David Crisafulli claims victory – as it happened All the Queensland 2024 election news, as it unfolded
The Guardian - AU · Oct 25, 2024 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
AAP · Oct 25, 2024 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.
The Guardian - AU · Oct 25, 2024 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
The Guardian - AU · Oct 25, 2024 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?