LNP candidate attacked in 'political shakedown' A regional LNP candidate in the upcoming Queensland election was attacked just 20km from home, in what is being described as a political shakedown. AAP · Oct 16, 2024
Politics with Michelle Grattan: ‘It’s going to be a bad result for Labor’ - Antony Green and Michael McKenna on the Qld election Queenslanders vote on October 26 when, according to the polls, the almost decade-long Labor government is expected to be defeated. The Conversation · Oct 16, 2024
Premier seeks to defy polling and govern in own right The leadership road hasn't been straight for Steven Miles as he hopes to defy the odds and win a fourth consecutive term for Labor in Queensland. AAP · Oct 15, 2024
'Slogan salad': Barbs exchanged at Qld election debate The Queensland premier and opposition leader have butted heads in their second leadership debate, with abortion laws emerging as a key issue ahead of the poll. AAP · Oct 15, 2024
Queensland Premier Steven Miles is promising to hold a vote on nuclear power. Here’s why Queensland Premier Steven Miles this week declared his party would hold a plebiscite on nuclear power if it returns to office at the forthcoming state election. The Conversation · Oct 15, 2024
Morning Mail: Labor to axe debit card fees, survey exposes unsafe toys, Trump unleashes on biopic Government will also instruct the ACCC to investigate excessive card costs; Choice finds all 15 items from website Temu were dangerous The Guardian - AU · Oct 14, 2024
Australia ‘appalled by the unacceptable deaths of innocent civilians’ in Gaza, Wong’s office says – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Oct 14, 2024
Albanese backs Queensland premier’s opposition to nuclear power as early voting in state election opens PM says Steven Miles’s plan to hold plebiscite on nuclear if Labor wins 26 October poll is a ‘matter for Queensland’ but he supports the stance The Guardian - AU · Oct 14, 2024
Premier touts nuclear plebiscite as PM joins campaign Queenslanders could vote twice at the next federal election with nuclear in the mix, after Premier Steven Miles vowed to hold a plebiscite if re-elected. AAP · Oct 14, 2024
There’s a plan for free school lunches in Queensland. Is this a good idea? Queensland Premier Steven Miles has announced free school lunches if Labor is re-elected at the state’s upcoming election on October 26. The Conversation · Oct 14, 2024
Morning Mail: voice champions mark anniversary of no, Labor vows Queensland nuclear vote, Israeli tanks enter UN base Calls to build a more ‘authentic’ Australia on vote anniversary; Steven Miles confirms plebiscite if he wins election; UN calls for explanation over IDF’s ‘shocking violations’ The Guardian - AU · Oct 13, 2024
Leaders crumb over texts as early voting kicks off A "Mediscare" text campaign has been launched by the opposition before the first ballots were cast for the Queensland election. AAP · Oct 13, 2024
Queensland premier will hold plebiscite on nuclear power if he wins state election Exclusive: Steven Miles says law requires a referendum be called if the commonwealth is likely to build a ‘prohibited nuclear facility’ in the state The Guardian - AU · Oct 13, 2024
Tuckshop investment: Labor promises free school lunch Queensland Premier Steven Miles has officially launched Labor's election campaign ahead of the October 26 poll to fanfare from supporters. AAP · Oct 12, 2024
AAP · Oct 12, 2024 Labor pitches $365m for 50 new GP clinics to woo voters Two weeks out from election day, Queensland Labor has made a bold pitch to open 50 bulk-billing GP clinics as the opposition eyes a new dam in the southeast.
AAP · Oct 11, 2024 Olympic clock ticking for Queensland election winners Time is not running out for Brisbane 2032 but the clock will soon be ticking for whoever claims the October 26 Queensland election to ensure a Games success.
The Guardian - AU · Oct 8, 2024 A bizarre game of political chicken? How Queensland lurched to the right on law and order Labor’s cave-ins on youth justice over the past two years were meant to neutralise the opposition’s attacks – but they appear to have merely emboldened the LNP
AAP · Oct 8, 2024 Dodgy tweets and shirt dog Labor on Qld campaign trail Decade-old social media posts have come back to haunt a Labor candidate ahead of the Queensland election, forcing the premier to step up in her defence.
The Guardian - AU · Oct 8, 2024 David Crisafulli announces ‘reset camps’ for youth ‘at risk’ of criminal behaviour Youth advocates condemn $50m election pledge, likened to former Newman government’s failed bootcamps, as ‘overreach of power’
AAP · Oct 7, 2024 It's all about health, poll campaign finds its pulse Healthy living, happy voters. Labor and the LNP have put health front and centre in the Queensland election campaign.
The Conversation · Oct 7, 2024 Kamala Harris maintains narrow lead in key states in US presidential race The United States presidential election will be held on November 5. In analyst Nate Silver’s aggregate of national polls, Democrat Kamala Harris leads Republican Donald Trump by 49.3–46.2, a slight gain for Trump since last Monday, when Harris led Trump by 49.3–46.0.
The Guardian - AU · Oct 5, 2024 Inside Queensland Labor’s scramble to protect the next generation of leaders as election defeat looms Polls predict the LNP will take the sunshine state at the next election – but a fallback strategy is already taking shape
AAP · Oct 4, 2024 'He made a sandwich on TikTok': will voters be swayed? From the UK, France and now to Queensland, political parties are using the popular social media platform to try and sway voters before the polls.
AAP · Oct 4, 2024 Premier doesn't 'need anyone to hold his hand' on trail The Queensland premier says he will welcome the prime minister's arrival but won't need anyone to hold his hand during the state election campaign.
The Guardian - AU · Oct 3, 2024 Wong confirms up to 500 Australians and close relatives to board repatriation flights from Beirut – as it happened This blog is now closed