Anna Annastacia:A tale of two Queensland elections

Anna Annastacia:A tale of two Queensland elections

While timing isn’t the only thing in politics,it can be almost everything when determining victory or defeat.

  • byScott Emerson

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LNP taking on water in latest Queensland polling,but says it has a plan

LNP taking on water in latest Queensland polling,but says it has a plan

"I think if anything,we need to f---ing go hard on the negatives this week. Call these guys out as liars and incompetent,"one LNP insider said.

  • byLydia Lynch andToby Crockford
Federal factor subsides as campaign shifts into second half

Federal factor subsides as campaign shifts into second half

With both federal major party leaders now essentially excluded from the state,the 2020 state election will be the first in at least a decade without an appearance by the federal Labor side.

  • byMatt Dennien andLydia Lynch
Poll Call:LNP rejects jobs report as Labor slams Palmer on attack ads

Poll Call:LNP rejects jobs report as Labor slams Palmer on attack ads

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has had trouble leaving Queensland ahead of the National Cabinet meeting today,as Labor and the LNP start the day in the Brisbane.

  • byStuart Layt
PM takes parting swipe as Qld chalks up highest unemployment in country

PM takes parting swipe as Qld chalks up highest unemployment in country

Queensland's major party leaders have returned to Brisbane after days spent talking jobs in the regions.

  • byMatt Dennien,Toby Crockford andLucy Stone
Women lead Queensland election campaign,but remain firmly in the minority

Women lead Queensland election campaign,but remain firmly in the minority

Deb Frecklington and Annastacia Palaszczuk have been in high-vis and hard hats for most of the election campaign,but a university expert says they should be in childcare centres and shopping malls.

  • byLydia Lynch andLucy Stone
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Poll Call:Labor defends jobs figures,LNP candidate post slammed

Poll Call:Labor defends jobs figures,LNP candidate post slammed

Glenn Doyle,the LNP’s candidate for the ultra- marginal seat of Mundingburra,has been forced to explain his position on women’s rights after an embarrassing Facebook post from 2018 came to light.

  • byStuart Layt
PM's cameo has LNP banging surplus drum amid spat with Deputy Premier

PM's cameo has LNP banging surplus drum amid spat with Deputy Premier

Scott Morrison says the LNP's plan to"get people off unemployment benefits"and into a job would allow Queensland to balance its budget within four years.

  • byLydia Lynch
Parties pledge no public assets will be sold to fund election promises

Parties pledge no public assets will be sold to fund election promises

At first,Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk only ruled out selling off electrical public assets.

  • byToby Crockford andLydia Lynch
POLL CALL:Labor,LNP argue over economy as battle for regions rages

POLL CALL:Labor,LNP argue over economy as battle for regions rages

The LNP will be hoping for a smoother ride today after a bruising day on Tuesday,with the LNP and Labor both heading back to the regions on day nine of the campaign.

  • byStuart Layt
LNP fundraising furore leads to calls for Qld's donation laws to be beefed up

LNP fundraising furore leads to calls for Qld's donation laws to be beefed up

An anti-corruption think tank has called for even stricter political donation laws,following a day dominated by integrity questions in the state election campaign.

  • byMatt Dennien,Lydia Lynch,Toby Crockford andJocelyn Garcia