When the LNP hooked up with Brock Alexander,it missed some red flags
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City council

When the LNP hooked up with Brock Alexander,it missed some red flags

The twice jailed convicted criminal is due to face court on unlawful stalking charges just as pre-poll voting begins. He hasn’t forgotten about the LNP.

  • byTim Arvier

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The man with the teardrop tattoo,and other dumped LNP candidates
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The man with the teardrop tattoo,and other dumped LNP candidates

To lose one political candidate may be regarded as a misfortune;to lose a political candidate election cycle after election cycle looks like carelessness.

  • byCameron Atfield
Greens refloat plan to ban new developments in flood-prone areas

Greens refloat plan to ban new developments in flood-prone areas

Two years since the 2022 Brisbane floods,the party has also pledged a $20 million annual buyback scheme as part of its council election policy platform.

  • byMatt Dennien
LNP wants more ferries to popular nightlife spot,moves to electrify fleet

LNP wants more ferries to popular nightlife spot,moves to electrify fleet

Revellers could be hopping off CityCats at Howard Smith Wharves by Easter,while EV ferries could be launched in 2027,under the LNP’s latest election pledges.

  • byCourtney Kruk
LNP,Greens clash over competing plans for new CityCat terminals

LNP,Greens clash over competing plans for new CityCat terminals

Brisbane’s LNP-run council set aside funds for a new terminal in the CBD,but the Greens want the money to be spent on a second terminal at West End.

  • byTony Moore
Greens criticised over $10 million proposal to revisit Brisbane trams

Greens criticised over $10 million proposal to revisit Brisbane trams

Light-rail has been considered,and rejected,for Brisbane before,and has proved costly elsewhere. Why do the Greens want it on the Brisbane election agenda?

  • byTony Moore
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Talk of ‘dodgy’ preference and governing deals treats voters like mugs
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City council

Talk of ‘dodgy’ preference and governing deals treats voters like mugs

We are lucky in this country to have two bulwarks against the extremism creeping into other Western democracy – preferential and compulsory voting.

  • byCameron Atfield
Greens float free public transport ‘experiment’ as City Hall vote nears

Greens float free public transport ‘experiment’ as City Hall vote nears

With council elections in a little over a month,the party hopes capturing Brisbane voters’ attention could “help convince the state government to abolish fares for good”.

  • byMatt Dennien
AI deepfakes put us all on the front line in the war against disinformation
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AI deepfakes put us all on the front line in the war against disinformation

Artificial intelligence has already been put to malevolent use in the US election. As voters closer to home prepare to vote twice this year,Queensland is not immune.

  • byCameron Atfield
Labor’s ‘nuts’ half-price bus ticket policy for Brisbane panned

Labor’s ‘nuts’ half-price bus ticket policy for Brisbane panned

The plan to woo voters with half-price bus tickets has not gone down well with south-east Queensland’s top public transport boffin,who called it a vote grab.

  • byCameron Atfield
‘Disgusting behaviour’:Campaigns get dirty as Perth’s local government candidates go to war

‘Disgusting behaviour’:Campaigns get dirty as Perth’s local government candidates go to war

Police are investigating after a City of Swan candidate with Indian background had his corflutes defaced with obscene graffiti.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt