'Fight to the death':Leaders descend on election battleground

'Fight to the death':Leaders descend on election battleground

Deb Frecklington and Annastacia Palaszczuk both descended on Townsville again on Sunday to slug it out over a trifecta of seats that could make or break they campaigns.

  • byLydia Lynch

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'A hung Parliament is a very real possibility':Qld campaign enters home stretch

'A hung Parliament is a very real possibility':Qld campaign enters home stretch

The politicking continues into the final week of the campaign - but for many Queenslanders,it's too late.

  • byCameron Atfield,Lydia Lynch andMatt Dennien
Palaszczuk rejects report Labor'illegally'shared electoral roll with unions

Palaszczuk rejects report Labor'illegally'shared electoral roll with unions

The Premier has dismissed a report that personal information was shared between unions and the Labor Party to target voters in key seats.

  • byLydia Lynch,Toby Crockford andLucy Stone
Poll Call:Qld will work to have borders open by Christmas

Poll Call:Qld will work to have borders open by Christmas

The main election action moves entirely to the southeast today with Labor on its way back to Brisbane and the LNP spending a second day on the Gold Coast.

  • byStuart Layt
Poll Call:Labor,LNP fail to answer questions on key commitments

Poll Call:Labor,LNP fail to answer questions on key commitments

Labor and the LNP have spent the day defending their policy announcements from yesterday,and both parties look to shore up key regional seats.

  • byStuart Layt
Poll Call:Election race tightens as parties pitch on crime,roads

Poll Call:Election race tightens as parties pitch on crime,roads

The LNP will introduce a youth curfew in Townsville and Cairns while Labor has plans to build a"second Bruce Highway"as the two major parties try to secure marginal seats in the state's north.

  • byStuart Layt
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What is youth crime,and is it on the rise in Queensland?

What is youth crime,and is it on the rise in Queensland?

While COVID-19 has stolen a lot of the election limelight,fears of marauding young gangs are also at the top of the agenda. But is it warranted?

  • byMatt Dennien
Poll Call:LNP dumps volunteer,off-book Labor MPs'read riot act'

Poll Call:LNP dumps volunteer,off-book Labor MPs'read riot act'

Labor starts the day on the Gold Coast while the LNP is in central Queensland as a record number of people vote early meaning the camps are pitching to a dwindling crowd.

  • byStuart Layt
A record first day of voting sees more than 15,000 ballots cast per hour

A record first day of voting sees more than 15,000 ballots cast per hour

The Queensland election has also clocked up a record number of postal-vote applications − close to 850,000.

  • byToby Crockford
Deb Frecklington refuses to take a stand on euthanasia

Deb Frecklington refuses to take a stand on euthanasia

While Annastacia Palaszczuk has doubled down on her commitment to assisted dying laws,the LNP leader wants to wait for a Law Reform Commission report on the issue.

  • byMatt Dennien andLydia Lynch
Poll Call:Labor pledges February VAD vote,LNP pushes back on Palmer

Poll Call:Labor pledges February VAD vote,LNP pushes back on Palmer

Voters have flocked to the polls on Monday as voting officially begins in election,while Labor has promised to introduce its VAD laws by February,and the LNP has distanced itself from Clive Palmer.

  • byStuart Layt