Who are the Qld crossbench contestants – and what do they want?

Who are the Qld crossbench contestants – and what do they want?

Seven minor parties including the Greens and One Nation,plus dozens of independents,are vying for parliamentary seats in the state election. Here’s your guide.

  • byMatt Dennien

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‘Sensitive issue’:LNP campaign mired in questions of conscience

‘Sensitive issue’:LNP campaign mired in questions of conscience

The LNP leader has brushed off a third day of questions about abortion laws,while the premier has promised to grant Labor MPs a conscience vote.

  • byMatt Dennien
The state seats where votes may be worth more – or less
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Queensland votes

The state seats where votes may be worth more – or less

Major party campaigns are gearing up for key stops across Queensland’s 93 electorates before October 26. But some seats aren’t like the others.

  • byMatt Dennien
Of two convicted politicians,only one has earned a second chance
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Queensland votes

Of two convicted politicians,only one has earned a second chance

Later this year,within 10 days of each other,voters in both the US and Queensland will decide whether to elect a convicted criminal.

  • byCameron Atfield
If Queensland split in two,would things really go south?
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Government

If Queensland split in two,would things really go south?

History shows it’s not that easy to create a new Australian state. So how easy would it be for a North Queensland to be welcomed into the Commonwealth fold?

  • byCameron Atfield
Political gags and last-ditch cash splashes:Qld election season begins
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Queensland votes

Political gags and last-ditch cash splashes:Qld election season begins

April 1 might be a day to take everything with a grain of salt,but in a state election year,it’s also the last chance for a campaign spending free-for-all (no joke).

  • byMatt Dennien
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Health,crime and housing:Queensland parliament’s 2023 ‘wrapped’
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Government

Health,crime and housing:Queensland parliament’s 2023 ‘wrapped’

There’s no Spotify-style graphics here,but crunching the numbers from state MPs last year can still be revealing.

  • byMatt Dennien
‘Find a better way’:Labor MP speaks out on youth held in watch houses

‘Find a better way’:Labor MP speaks out on youth held in watch houses

The long-term crime victim advocate also used her speech on a contentious bill in parliament to say the government’s first priority had to be supporting victims.

  • byMatt Dennien
Outside,crime protesters march for action. Inside,youth detention law is tweaked

Outside,crime protesters march for action. Inside,youth detention law is tweaked

Crime debate dominates parliament,starting with a victim protest and ending with the government flagging a new human rights law bypass.

  • byMatt Dennien
MPs back to parliament after a government walk in a winter blunder land
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Government

MPs back to parliament after a government walk in a winter blunder land

While the post-budget roadshow gave them a chance to spruik their goods,the government has had anything but a chance to take a breath over the mid-year break.

  • byMatt Dennien
Axe the Gabba rebuild and cap the Olympics budget,crossbenchers say

Axe the Gabba rebuild and cap the Olympics budget,crossbenchers say

The state’s seven non-major party MPs,spanning its political and geographic breadth,have banded together with an unusual collaborative spirit.

  • byMatt Dennien