Shots rang out after up to five men raided a Nundah house and a resident fought back with a samurai sword.
The new Queensland Premier will now “take some advice” about the LNP’s previous vow to scrap pill-testing services at schoolies amid concerns from doctors.
While Queensland Premier David Crisafulli and his deputy,Jarrod Bleijie,have been sworn in,remaining LNP ministers will have to wait.
Premier David Crisafulli has assured the state’s public servants their jobs are safe and says he will task his ministers with spending time in their departments and outside 1 William Street.
Outgoing Queensland premier Steven Miles looks set to sit opposite his successor as he embarks on a four-year campaign to get his old job back.
David Crisafulli says his priority is to lead a “fresh start” government that would end the LNP’s second-term curse. Steven Miles wants to stare him down from opposition.
The premier-elect has sacked top bureaucrat Mike Kaiser,and spoken with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese about the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Steven Miles congratulates David Crisafulli,who is set to become Queensland’s next premier after only his party’s second state election win in almost 40 years.
David Crisafulli says the LNP must prove itself worthy of governing long-term,reminding the party faithful “we haven’t won back-to-back elections in this state since 1986”. Look back on our live coverage of the night’s events.
It’s been almost four weeks since the election campaign began – and Saturday is your last chance to vote. Here’s what you need to know.
Australia’s third-largest state will elect its next government on Saturday. Will the LNP win for only the third time in 35 years,or has Labor found enough ground?