Crisafulli ‘categorically’ rules out leading a minority government

Crisafulli ‘categorically’ rules out leading a minority government

With polls suggesting a hung parliament is possible,David Crisafulli has ruled out doing any crossbench deals to form a minority LNP government.

  • byWilliam Davis andCatherine Strohfeldt

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In pictures:Miles and Crisafulli in a political power struggle
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In pictures:Miles and Crisafulli in a political power struggle

With the last votes to be lodged in a matter of days,the Labor and LNP leaders are leaving nothing to chance.

LNP to ‘flatten’ spending on consultants to help fund election pledges

LNP to ‘flatten’ spending on consultants to help fund election pledges

With the election almost upon us,both major parties have formally spelt out how they plan to pay for all the promises. But questions remain.

  • byMatt Dennien
Cameras installed in Musgrave Park,as focus turns to housing policies

Cameras installed in Musgrave Park,as focus turns to housing policies

Days after power was cut to two inner-Brisbane parks,their homeless residents will soon be under increased scrutiny.

  • byCourtney Kruk
LNP says public service jobs are safe. Union warns of Newman-style cuts

LNP says public service jobs are safe. Union warns of Newman-style cuts

In a savage attack on the LNP,the public sector union has warned members of job cuts if David Crisafulli is premier next week.

  • byCameron Atfield
How third-party players are spending big to influence Qld’s election

How third-party players are spending big to influence Qld’s election

Mining companies,unions and other groups with skin in the game are trying to sway the election amid new funding laws.

  • byMatt Dennien
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Labor’s two-state conundrum:Polling highlights city-country divide

Labor’s two-state conundrum:Polling highlights city-country divide

Premier faces an uphill battle to win regions over,even as shifting numbers show Labor has successfully (though not decisively) pushed the needle in the government’s favour.

  • byCameron Atfield
Labor back from the brink as Miles narrows LNP lead in the polls

Labor back from the brink as Miles narrows LNP lead in the polls

The extraordinary late shift back to the incumbents prompted one expert to declare “Labor have certainly won the battle,even if they don’t win the war”.

  • byMatt Dennien
The south-east growth areas set to shape the next Qld parliament
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The south-east growth areas set to shape the next Qld parliament

Our state’s elections are often visions of major party leaders flying between clusters of regional city marginal seats. But that’s only one path to victory.

  • byMatt Dennien
With early voting open,what are Queensland’s major parties pitching?

With early voting open,what are Queensland’s major parties pitching?

More than one in three voters will likely cast their ballot before October 26,so we’ve laid out a summary of the major parties’ plans.

  • byMatt Dennien
‘Stakes are really high’:Premier’s tropical tour as campaign heats up

‘Stakes are really high’:Premier’s tropical tour as campaign heats up

As Labor leader Steven Miles kept busy,his LNP challenger,David Crisafulli,warned of “aggression in politics” and announced another crime policy.

  • byCameron Atfield