Queensland votes
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The high-profile figures who most often appear in Palaszczuk’s diary
Search our lists to see the billionaires, diplomats and Olympic bosses in Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk’s official diary - and some lesser known figures.
- by Matt Dennien
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Fourth housing meeting called as Palaszczuk discredits negative polls
Polling shows housing and cost-of-living remain among the key issues for Queenslanders, and the Premier insists she is still Labor’s best hope in response.
- by Matt Dennien
More public servants to fix bad government, budget papers reveal
Eight years after Labor took power, and with an election due in 2024, millions of dollars will now be spent improving policies, integrity and accountability.
- by Sean Parnell
LNP names candidates 18 months out from Queensland poll
LNP leader David Crisafulli says after seven years in opposition, his party is getting candidates in the field earlier than Queenslanders have ever seen.
- by Tara Cosoleto
Failed mayoral candidate claimed his COVID message cost him election
Donald Innes lost the 2020 Sunshine Coast mayoral race by more than 65,000 votes, and after mounting a legal challenge, he’s now lost his court case too.
- by Toby Crockford
Brisbane LNP candidate still being investigated for electoral fraud
A month after the federal election, the LNP’s candidate in Lilley continues face scrutiny from the Australian Federal Police.
- by Tony Moore
Queensland’s youngest MP elected after LNP claims Callide byelection
The byelection was triggered by former Callide MP Colin Boyce resigning in March, so he could run in the Federal Election.
- by Toby Crockford
More than 1.2m Australians vote early before PM launches campaign
More than 1.2 million Australians - and more than 280,000 Queenslanders - have already voted, twice as many as 2019. One political expert says the LNP has made a mistake to launch a week after pre-polling has opened.
- by Tony Moore
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Campbell Newman
A political dynasty that should have lasted years
Ten years ago, Campbell Newman was elected premier with a huge majority. With such a base on which to build, the LNP should have been in power for a decade. So what went wrong?
- by Cameron Atfield
Senior One Nation figure charged with fraud over state election funds
It will be alleged the accused 22-year-old submitted fraudulent documentation relating to an election funding application for $24,000.
- by Toby Crockford and Sean Parnell
Labor, LNP and Greens broke preselection rules before Queensland election
The election watchdog found “substantial flaws” in the preselection battles it audited.
- by Felicity Caldwell