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Queensland Labor senator and former Rudd and Gillard cabinet minister Joe Ludwig announces he will not run in the next federal election.
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University of Queensland Press rejects a tell-all book on Campbell Newman for political reasons, says author and former MP Gavin King.
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The Electoral Commission of Queensland seeks assistance from the police over an ineligible candidate in the state seat of Ferny Grove in last month's election.
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Councillor Mick Curran is the new mayor of the Gympie Regional Council in southern Queensland.
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A full recount of votes will continue today to decide the new mayor of the Gympie Regional Council in southern Queensland.
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The election outcome in the Brisbane seat of Ferny Grove will not be challenged in court by the Liberal National Party.
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A full preference count in the Gympie Regional Council's mayoral by-election, in south-east Queensland, could begin on Wednesday, with just 100 votes separating the two leading contenders.
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Independent Queensland MP Peter Wellington says he is proud that he is backing Labor leader Annastacia Palaszczuk to form a minority state government.
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The appointment of a new Queensland premier marks an end to the remarkable rise and fall of Campbell Newman.
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Annastacia Palaszczuk has been dubbed the "accidental Premier" but those closest to her say there was nothing accidental about the way she brought down Queensland LNP Premier Campbell Newman.
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Former Gympie deputy mayor Tony Perrett has officially been declared the winner in the southern Queensland state seat of Gympie in the Queensland election.
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Serial political aspirant Pauline Hanson has failed in her bid to be elected to Queensland's Parliament.
The One Nation candidate contested the seat of Lockyer, west of Brisbane, but it has been claimed by the LNP's Ian Rickuss.
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The re-elected Member for Whitsunday, Jason Costigan, says he wants to ensure the region has a greater say in the LNP party room.
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Katter's Australian Party is still to decide which party it will support to form Queensland's next government. Rob Katter and Shane Knuth have been negotiating with both Labor and the LNP as election counting continues.
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A record number of Queenslanders lodged informal votes in the January 31 poll, according to the Electoral Commission.
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A possible by-election in the seat of Ferny Grove should not prevent Labor from forming a minority government in Queensland, former Labor minister John Mickel says.
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The Member for Whitsunday, Jason Costigan, says he is still confident he will retain the north Queensland seat, ahead to today's deadline for final postal votes to be returned.
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The Electoral Commission of Queensland says the result of the mayoral by-election for the Gympie Regional Council, in southern Queensland, will not be known for at least another week.
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The LNP looks to have retained the outback Queensland seats of Gregory and Warrego, with more votes counted over recent days confirming the lead for both Lachlan Millar and Ann Leahy.
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The Member-elect for Townsville says he will not have any say on whether his party drops its promise to fund a Townsville stadium, to appease two Katter's Australian Party (KAP) members.
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A postal ballot to elect a new mayor for the Gympie Regional Council, in southern Queensland, will be held tomorrow.
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Rob Katter says he is disappointed in independent MP Peter Wellington's quick decision to support Labor to form the next Queensland Government.
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Independent MP Peter Wellington announces his support for Labor in forming a minority government in Queensland.
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Townsville's economic lobby group says it disagrees with the Katter's Australian Party (KAP) opinion that a super stadium is not needed in north Queensland.
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Candidates for the Gympie mayoral by-election in southern Queensland say having two elections in two weeks has made things confusing for voters.
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A man pleads not guilty to public nuisance charge over alleged heckling of Liberal National Party volunteers during the state election campaign.
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The Queensland election result is not yet decided, but behind the scenes, Labor is making preparations should they take office.
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The Electoral Commission is seeking legal advice after discovering the Palmer United Party candidate in the key undecided seat of Ferny Grove is an undischarged bankrupt.
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A regional independent MP from the Sunshine Coast could become the most influential member of the next Queensland Parliament.
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A group of outback Queensland councils says it will ask the new state government to honour funding pledges under the last round of the Royalties for the Regions program.
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The federal Nationals Member for Dawson says he hopes whoever forms government in Queensland will help deliver the Abbott Point coal port expansion in the state's north.
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The Mackay Chamber of Commerce says the lack of certainty about who will govern the state is damaging the north Queensland economy.
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A defeated LNP candidate in Rockhampton, in central Queensland, says she was shocked by what she says was a nasty campaign against her mounted by the union movement.
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The LNP Member for Burnett says further flood mitigation projects in Bundaberg, in southern Queensland, could be off the table with the potential ousting of the Newman government.
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The Toowoomba Chamber of Commerce and Industry in southern Queensland says the uncertain state election result could affect business confidence.
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One Nation leader Pauline Hanson may be set for a political comeback, as she leads the Queensland election count in the seat of Lockyer by more than 300 votes.
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A huge swing against the Liberal National Party in the Queensland election has seen a changing of the guard in many regional electorates.
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The LNP's Lachlan Millar has won 43 per cent of the vote, compared with Labor's Cheryl Thompson on 29 per cent, in counting so far in the outback Queensland electorate of Gregory.
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The Lord Mayor of Brisbane, Graham Quirk, believes there is no likelihood of Campbell Newman coming back to City Hall after losing his seat of Ashgrove.
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Townsville's three incoming new ALP members of Parliament say they are excited and humbled after Saturday's Qld election results.
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The LNP candidate for Warrego, Ann Leahy, says she will be keeping herself busy as she waits for the final count of the south-west Queensland seat.
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Bill Byrne, the re-elected Member for Rockhampton, in central Queensland, says Labor's stunning election result was foreseeable.
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The Gold Coast will have at least nine LNP representatives in the next Queensland Parliament.
All the city's conservative MPs appear to have been returned to office but with considerably reduced margins and LNP newcomer, Sid Cramp is leading on primary votes in the hinterland seat of Gaven.
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The Labor candidate for the north Queensland seat of Whitsunday, Brownyn Taha, says the mood is tense as the final votes are counted in one of the state's closest races.
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It is straight down to business today for the four far north Queensland Labor MPs who some have dubbed the "awesome foursome''.
Labor won the seats of Cairns, Barron River, Cook and Mulgrave on Saturday night, with swings of between 13 and 20 per cent.
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A Brisbane man who has parodied outgoing Queensland Premier Campbell Newman for the past four-and-a-half years retires his Twitter account live on ABC radio.
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The huge swing against the governing Liberal National Party in the Queensland election has left rural voters stunned, and concerned about the future of the state's primary industries.
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Facing a stunning defeat in the Queensland election, Premier Campbell Newman and the LNP are among those left pondering what went wrong.
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Queensland voters have delivered the Greens their highest vote ever in a state election, the party says.
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Once known as a politician's daughter, Annastacia Palaszczuk looks set to surpass her father's achievements and become a successful Labor leader in her own right.
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Queensland Labor leader Annastacia Palaszczuk is optimistic the party will win the two seats it needs to form a majority government.
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Prime Minister Tony Abbott shares some of the blame for the Queensland election outcome, says LNP president Bruce McIver.
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Katter's Australian Party is already issuing ultimatums to Queensland's major political parties, as the chance of a hung parliament increases.
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The Queensland Farmers' Federation (QFF) hopes primary producers will not be forgotten as the fight continues for control of the State's Parliament.
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Katter's Australian Party and independent Peter Wellington are willing to negotiate with the Labor Party to form a minority government in Queensland.
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Liberal MP Jane Prentice says the party "can't continue as we are" and that Tony Abbott is "not taking the people with us", as the LNP party looks set to lose power in Queensland.
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Labor looks set to pull off a stunning victory in a cliffhanger Queensland election, after securing a double-digit swing that has ended the political career of Premier Campbell Newman.
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The rout of the Liberal National Party in the Queensland election is being described as "catastrophic" by federal Coalition MPs, with some claiming the Prime Minister is now terminally wounded.
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Queensland Premier Campbell Newman concedes his seat of Ashgrove to Labor's Kate Jones in the state election, admitting defeat to his supporters and congratulating Ms Jones on her win.
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There has been massive swing against the Liberal National Party (LNP) in the Queensland election, counting shows, with ABC election analyst Antony Green saying Premier Campbell Newman has lost his seat of Ashgrove.
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Labor looks set to pull off a stunning victory in a cliffhanger Queensland election, after securing a double-digit swing that has ended the political career of Premier Campbell Newman. Take a look at back at our coverage.
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The LNP fails in its bid to gain a court injunction against the ALP over a series of polling booth signs it says are "misleading". The Supreme Court also rejects a second LNP bid targeting lobby group GetUp.
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As democracy runs its course, thousands of volunteers are manning sausage sizzles and cake stalls at schools and town halls across Queensland.
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Campbell Newman is set to lose his inner Brisbane seat of Ashgrove in today's state election, according to the latest poll.
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Voters are casting their ballots across Queensland in the state election, but all eyes are on Campbell Newman's inner Brisbane seat of Ashgrove.
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Nearly one in five Queenslanders is expected to have already voted by the time polling booths open in Saturday's state election.
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Queensland's voters expect the LNP will retain power in the state election today, the results of the ABC's Vote Compass survey suggest.
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A would-be politician withdraws his candidacy in the Queensland election after being filmed slapping his three-year-old son at a cafe on the Sunshine Coast.
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Thousands of volunteers are at the ready to man sausage sizzles and cake stalls at schools and halls across Queensland on Saturday, making the trip to the ballot box a little more enjoyable.
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Bikies, jobs and asset privatisation dominate Queensland leaders' debate on the eve of the election.
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Kate Jones's ouster of Campbell Newman in Ashgrove constitutes only the second time in Queensland history a premier has lost his seat.
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The policies of Queensland's major parties are being put under the spotlight at the traditional leaders' debate between Premier Campbell Newman and Opposition Leader Annastacia Palaszczuk.
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A political analyst, Geoff Cockfield, says Toowoomba North, in southern Queensland, could be a crucial seat in tomorrow's state election.
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Labor's funding commitment for a super stadium in Townsville, in north Queensland, has come under scrutiny, as voters prepare to head to the polls tomorrow.
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Thirteen candidates vying for the Mackay region's region's three seats have faced off in a people's forum, in a final attempt to secure votes in tomorrow's state election.
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See behind-the-scenes as the ABC prepares to broadcast live across television and radio for election night 2015.
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Time is running out for Queensland election candidates on the Gold Coast to sway undecided voters.
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The major parties in the seat of Gregory are taking their final messages to residents across the central west Queensland electorate.
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Greenpeace says the results a new poll shows conservation of the Great Barrier Reef is a key concern in regional Queensland.
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The LNP has committed to sealing the remainder of the inland Hann Highway in north-west Queensland but there is no specific funding figure.
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The three major contenders for the outback seat of Mount Isa, in north-west Queensland, have returned to the city ahead of tomorrow's state election.
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Katter's Australian Party takes legal action against the Liberal National Party over "lies" in election material, likening LNP tactics to the propaganda of Adolf Hitler.
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Queensland Premier Campbell Newman and Opposition Leader Annastacia Palaszczuk will go head to head in a leaders' debate in Brisbane to win over any undecided last-minute voters.
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Campbell Newman could stay on as Queensland Premier even if he loses his seat at tomorrow's state election, because there is no requirement for the premier to also be an MP, according to a constitutional law expert.
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Queensland Labor releases costings on its election commitments with a promise to halt political advertising if it returns to government.
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Griffith University academic, and long time political analyst Dr Paul Williams predicts the LNP will win Saturday's Queensland election comfortably but with a major swing back to Labor.
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Queensland Premier Campbell Newman cancels a planned blitz of north Queensland electorates to fly back to Brisbane a day after another poll shows he could lose his seat.
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Queensland Premier Campbell Newman is today in Cairns, in the state's far north, to announce $50 million in funding for the upgrade of the Kuranda Range Road, if the LNP is re-elected on Saturday.
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Queensland Labor leader Annastacia Palaszczuk uses her morning walk on the campaign trail to help raise her profile ahead of the state election.
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The candidates for Townsville's three seats made their final pitches to voters at a debate in north Queensland this morning.
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Queensland Labor will set up a commission of inquiry into organised crime and create a taskforce to review the LNP's anti-bikie laws if it returns to government.
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The Whitsunday Regional Council in north Queensland is calling on local state election candidates to support its push to reopen the Collinsville Power Station.
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The LNP has promised to extend the Gold Coast light rail line to Helensvale if it is re-elected on Saturday.
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Minor party candidates running for the seat of Gregory, in north-west Queensland, have told a public forum local water supplies need more protection from mining activities
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Days out from the Queensland election, some rugby league fans say a new team for the state should be on the political agenda.
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Opposition Leader Annastacia Palaszczuk is considered more trustworthy than Premier Campbell Newman, but the leaders are neck-and-neck when it comes competency, the latest Vote Compass survey finds.
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Queensland Opposition Leader Annastacia Palaszczuk blitzes eight electorates in one day, releasing one policy and promising another will be unveiled on Thursday.
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Campbell Newman will struggle to hold on to his seat of Ashgrove against Labor's Kate Jones at this weekend's election, new polling suggests.
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North Queensland MP George Christensen says people need to "get a sense of humour" following his decision to post a controversial cartoon of Annastacia Palaszczuk on social media.
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The Queensland Greens are proposing the state undertake a two-year trial on daylight saving followed by a referendum, saying it will boost jobs and power savings.
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A Queensland economist believes more answers are needed from the LNP in regards to election costings and budget impacts.
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The LNP has failed to show up at an election debate in Cairns, in far north Queensland, examining the future of the Great Barrier Reef.
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The State Government plan for assets is at the heart of the election battle in the central Queensland seat of Callide.
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The Katter's Australian Party Member for Dalrymple, in north Queensland, says he believes he can hold onto his seat, despite a slow start to his election campaign.
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Central Queensland state election candidates have gone head-to-head at forums in Rockhampton and Gladstone last night
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There is a huge desire among Queenslanders for people suffering from terminal diseases to be legally permitted to die with the help of doctors.
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One person's election trash may be the State Library of Queensland's treasure, with the call going out for any and all political ephemera, including junk mail relating to the 2015 Queensland election, to be passed on.
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Queenslanders appear to be keen on joining their southern counterparts in legalising medicinal marijuana, according to results from the Vote Compass survey.
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Money from the lease of public assets might be spent on infrastructure ahead of debt repayment, Queensland's Deputy Premier Jeff Seeney says.
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The World Wildlife Fund has released a reef policy scorecard ahead of voters heading to the polls this weekend, despite no new polices on the future of the Great Barrier Reef from the LNP.
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The Queensland Chamber of Commerce says its comparison finds the LNP has better small business policies than Labor.
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Feathers continue to fly in the electorate of Gold Coast MP Ray Stevens over his stake in a controversial cableway proposal.
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In the heart of Katter country, the major parties face an uphill battle as they try to wrest the seat of Mount Isa from Katter's Australian Party.
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The Katter's Australian Party (KAP) says the retirement of LNP Member David Gibson has put the seat of Gympie, in south-east Queensland, up for grabs.
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Pinning teachers' salaries to the grades their students achieve would be a controversial move, according to the latest Vote Compass results.
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Campbell Newman says he will only talk about jobs and the economy this week. But his refusal to address other topics may not make them go away, writes Eric Tlozek.
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Opposition Leader Annastacia Palaszczuk puts preventative health programs in the spotlight with a $1.4 million commitment to two walking programs.
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The Queensland Premier refuses to answer suggestions he is pork-barrelling to retain his Ashgrove seat. Campbell Newman has promised $18 million in funding for his electorate, almost triple the amount of other nearby LNP electorates.
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Queensland's Opposition leader guarantees 4,000 graduate nurses will be employed for at least a year under a $111 million-plan if Labor is elected.
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A row breaks out over a new Liberal National Party advertisement highlighting union links to bikie gangs, as claims emerge that outlaw motorcycle clubs discussed donating to the LNP.
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An overwhelming majority of people want less mining-related activity around the Great Barrier Reef and more power to prevent mining on their properties, according to results from the Vote Compass survey.
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Both major parties are using personal information to ensure a more targeted campaign strategy in the crucial seat of Ashgrove, according to a university marketing expert.
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The Greens urge a rally in Brisbane to support their plans for the restoration of Queensland's upper house.
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The rural south-east seat of Nanango is shaping up as one to watch at the Queensland election.
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Campbell Newman says he cannot guarantee the Liberal National Party's big spending promises, even those with bipartisan support, if the party wins government but not the seat a project is in.
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In the first leaders' debate of the campaign, Queensland Premier Campbell Newman defends asset leases as the best way to pay off state debt but Labor's Annastacia Palaszczuk says her party's economic plan would see results sooner.
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Corruption fighter Tony Fitzgerald enters the Queensland election fray, attacking the Newman Government for "nepotism" and warning it would be "sheer folly" to vote for the LNP.
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Queensland farmers may be feeling short changed in the state election campaign, with few commitments for the sector from either of the major parties.
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The major political parties in Queensland have found common ground, with both the Liberal National Party and Labor promising that agriculture is a high priority.
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Queensland Labor vows to increase the amount new solar customers are paid for the extra energy they produce if it wins government.
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Secure fishing access, the fisheries management review and country of origin labelling are among key issues listed on the Queensland Seafood Industry Association's election agenda.
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The Labor candidate for Townsville, in north Queensland, says he will help Palm Island review its alcohol management plan if elected to government.
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A national lobby group, Tourism and Transport Forum, is calling on both the major political parties to commit to extending the Gold Coast light rail system.
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The state Member for Cairns says new health jobs the LNP has promised for far north Queensland are not the same positions as those cut when it came to power.
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Clive Palmer says he will help pay Alan Jones' legal fees, after Queensland Premier Campbell Newman and his deputy Jeff Seeney announced they would sue the broadcaster for defamation.
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The majority of regional Queenslanders believe the state's economy has taken a turn for the worse in the past year, according to the latest results from Vote Compass.
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A Labor candidate is reprimanded by her party for handing out how-to-vote cards for the Greens at a pre-polling station.
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Queensland Labor leader Annastacia Palaszczuk says the party's fundraising activities are still more transparent than the LNP even though it now appears to be taking "cash for access".
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More than 2,650 extra nurses, doctors and health staff will be employed by a re-elected LNP government, Campbell Newman announces.
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The head of a Toowoomba welfare agency in southern Queensland says he wants to see the major parties commit more funds to the sector ahead of next week's state election.
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The Member for Maroochydore has guaranteed a re-elected LNP government will not override the Sunshine Coast council if it refuses to approve the billion dollar Sekisui House development at Yaroomba.
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Queensland's Deputy Premier says the Government will not help fund coal projects in the state's Galilee Basin if they are not viable.
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Local business owners will gather at Airlie Beach today to question the state election candidates for Whitsunday about their plans for the north Queensland region.
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An economic development group has hailed a state election pledge on the future of a casino licence for Cairns, in far north Queensland, as the biggest announcement of the campaign.
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An independent audit finds Queensland's electricity prices would be up to $570 cheaper each year if power companies were privatised, the state Treasurer says.
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The CEO of Brisbane's major marketplace for fresh fruit and vegetables wants politicians to put the economy first this state election.
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Record low fuel prices in Queensland's capital city are still failing to reflect prices in the state's regions.
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The Transport Workers Union says alarming new data shows most Queensland bus drivers have been abused on the job.
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Ahead of next week's election, Queensland's treasurer and his Opposition counterpart will face off on the state's economic future, and the ABC is looking for your input.
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Newman Government MP Ray Stevens becomes agitated and dances outside a polling booth after a journalist asks about his controversial cable car development in the Gold Coast hinterland.
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Former corruption-busting ICAC chief David Ipp attacks cash-for-access fundraising in Queensland, as the state's Labor Party invites businesses to pay to meet MPs.
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Companies involved with the LNP's Q Forum, which hosts exclusive networking events with government ministers, respond to criticisms of cash-for-access fundraising.
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Indian mining giant Adani says it is committed to developing its Galilee Basin coal mine in Queensland whoever wins office at the state election.
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Candidates for the seat of Keppel have clashed again over staffing numbers at the Rockhampton Hospital in central Queensland.
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Queensland's peak tourism body, the Queensland Tourism Industry Council, says it welcomes any additional funding for the sector promised during the Queensland election campaign but has some concerns about where the money will go.
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Queensland Police Union president Ian Leavers calls Premier Campbell Newman a liar over the promise of funding for an anti-violence campaign.
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From the Enoggera Reserve in the west, to South Pine Road in the east, the seat of Ashgrove is home to state forests, well-known schools and small business. See the faces and places that makes this region one of Queensland's most interesting seats.
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In response to polls predicting big swings against the Government in various seats, Queensland's Premier separates likeability and electability.
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Queenslanders are deeply uneasy about the LNP Government's mandatory sentencing laws targeting outlaw motorcycle gangs, data gathered by Vote Compass indicates.
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What issue will decide the votes of regional Queenslanders in 2015?
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The LNP government knows that one of its 'four pillars of the Queensland economy', agriculture, is looking a little shaky.
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The Queensland Government has thrown a major copper mine a lifeline.
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A re-elected Liberal National Party would invest $60 million to attract events and blockbuster films, and another $20 million to make travelling grey nomads more comfortable on the road.
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Agriculture Minister John McVeigh may be talking tough to foreign-owned sugar milling companies but it hasn't satisfied the leadership of peak body, Canegrowers.
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A new computer system, that allows blind residents to vote independently, will be used on the Gold Coast in this month's Queensland election.
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Queensland Labor leader Annastacia Palaszczuk launches her party's bid for a return to power, saying the LNP opened the door to corruption during its first term of government.
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There is a dramatic gulf between supporters of the main parties over the concept of asset leasing, the latest Vote Compass survey results suggest.
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Prime Minister Tony Abbott says he will not be joining Queensland Premier Campbell Newman on the state election campaign.
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The ABC's Vote Compass finds Queensland is split on whether to bring in daylight saving.
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Queensland researchers say the State Opposition is making better use of social media than the LNP during the election campaign.
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Queensland's agriculture minister and his opposition counterpart are heading into the upcoming state election with no clear commitments on how to resolve the sugar marketing stoush gripping the state's billion-dollar cane industry.
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Conservative media commentator Alan Jones takes aim at Premier Campbell Newman and the LNP Government saying, "This is as bad as anything we've ever seen in government".
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With this month's election well underway, did you know you can compare your views on key issues against those of the political parties with ABC's Vote Compass?
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The Queensland election campaign swings into its second half and there is still no sign of Prime Minister Tony Abbott joining his LNP colleagues.
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Many people cannot stand election time, but the opposite is true for a Townsville woman who has been a campaign volunteer for more that 50 years.
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The Palmer United Party in Queensland says it would abolish payroll tax to invigorate the state's economy if elected into Parliament.
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One million south-east Queensland households will have their water bills lowered and young people will get a leg-up under a re-elected Liberal National Party (LNP) government, Premier Campbell Newman says.
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The size of the Queensland public service continues to divide people in the state, according to the latest Vote Compass survey results, with many seemingly content with the cuts made over the past three years.
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The Greens launch their Queensland election campaign in Brisbane by promising millions to encourage households in the Sunshine State to start using solar energy.
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Labor's Kate Jones launches her campaign to unseat Queensland Premier Campbell Newman in Ashgrove, vowing to fight the approval of an "unsustainable" development should her party win office.
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A look at the election issues that matter to Queensland voters.
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An elected Labor government in Queensland would merge some power networks and retain all assets earmarked for sale under the Liberal National Party to help pay down billions in debt.
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Payroll tax will be reduced and no new taxes introduced in the next term of government if the LNP is re-elected, Queensland Premier Campbell Newman says.
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A remark about women's "tuckshop arms" forces AMA Queensland president Dr Shaun Rudd to make an apology.
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Queensland Opposition Leader Annastacia Palaszczuk may be at ease on the hustings, but she still has to convince voters Labor has learnt the lessons of 2012, writes ABC reporter Melinda Howells.
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The major parties should subsidise fruit and vegetables in some communities to combat an obesity crisis in Queensland, the Australian Medical Association says.
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Cake stalls, raffles and sausage sizzles are seen by many as a reward after running the gauntlet of campaign volunteers on voting day, but will they be ready for this month's election?
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Almost $2 billion in LNP spending promises are linked to revenue from public assets, as Labor insists most Queenslanders are against "asset sales".
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The economy is the most important issue of the Queensland election campaign, the ABC's Vote Compass survey finds.
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The latest poll predicts Queensland Premier Campbell Newman will lose his Ashgrove seat, leaving a re-elected LNP government to pick a new leader.
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Queensland Premier Campbell Newman says the Liberal National Party is expecting to get more cash than forecast from asset leases, with any extra money to pay down debt and fund infrastructure.
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More construction jobs are likely to be lost unless infrastructure spending is prioritised after the Queensland election, the Civil Contractors Federation Queensland says.
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Federal MP Clive Palmer says his political party can snatch the balance of power in Queensland at the state election.
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Queensland Labor candidate Kate Jones laughs off suggestions of bad omens after drawing fifth and final place on the ballot paper in Ashgrove, while Premier Campbell Newman picks up second spot.
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Queensland Opposition leader Annastacia Palaszczuk promises more teachers and smaller class sizes under a state Labor government.
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The ABC launches Vote Compass for the Queensland election to help voters find out where they stand against the policies of the major parties.
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Queensland Labor leader Annastacia Palaszczuk has returned to Townsville, in the state's north, for the second time in less than a week.
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The LNP has pledged $6 million to alleviate congestion at Cairns' main airport road intersection in far north Queensland.
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The LNP candidate for Nanango, in southern Queensland's South Burnett, says leasing Government assets will benefit the region.
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The Greens' candidate for the seat of Mackay, in north Queensland, says it is vital that more jobs are created in industries that are not harmful to the environment.
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Premier Campbell Newman pledges $532 million to duplicate the rail line from Beerburrum to Landsborough on the Sunshine Coast.
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The Greens say tackling the challenge of climate change is as important as dealing with terrorism, as the party steps up its campaigning in the Queensland election.
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State Opposition Leader Annastacia Palaszczuk has a change of heart and rules out forming a minority government.
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Premier Campbell Newman says a plan to address traffic congestion north of Brisbane will be paid for by the LNP's plan to lease public assets.
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As the Queensland election campaign unfolds, one of the tightest contests will be in Mackay and after a year of job losses, employment is shaping up as the main issue on voters' minds.
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With campaigning for the Queensland election in full swing, 612 ABC Brisbane asked listeners to share on social media one word that is most important to them ahead of this month's poll.
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Premier Campbell Newman denies his time as LNP leader is marked by internal conflict and says one of his achievements is keeping his team together.
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Asset privatisation will devastate rural and regional industries in Queensland, the state leader of Katter's Australian Party (KAP) says.
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The ALP says it will cut five ministers from Cabinet to save money if it is returned to government in Queensland.
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More than 26,000 new training jobs will be generated in Queensland under the LNP's new $90 million employment plan, released by Premier Campbell Newman.
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Queensland political reporter Chris O'Brien asks if, in the digital age, it's necessary to travel so much during an election campaign.
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The most notable feature of the LNP election campaign at the end of week one has been the lack of anything new.
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Two new polls reveal surging support for Queensland Premier Campbell Newman's government after the first week of the election campaign.
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Law and order is one of the elements playing into the Queensland election campaign, with both sides of politics using it as a tool to woo voters. But has the LNP Government overseen a drop in crime, as Campbell Newman suggests?
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Premier Campbell Newman says there is no need to discipline a backbencher who twice lost her driver's licence for unpaid fines.
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An extra 45 job guidance officers would be employed in Queensland high schools under a Labor government, Opposition Leader Annastacia Palaszczuk says.
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Suggestions Queenslanders are being denied a chance to vote are misleading and inaccurate, according to the ABC's election analyst.
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Queensland Labor deputy leader Tim Mulherin announces on day four of the state election campaign that he will quit politics.
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Queensland Government MP Verity Barton apologises for failing to pay motoring fines that resulted in her being banned from driving twice in two years.
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The Queensland Farmers' Federation has put forward electricity prices, investing in agriculture, skills and training and regional planning as their target issues this election.
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Queensland's Premier promises to take public assets off the table if offers to lease them are not fair.
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Labor says it would guarantee safe nurse-patient ratios if it wins office at the Queensland election later this month.
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A man who runs a parody Twitter account of the Queensland Premier is arrested for allegedly pushing LNP volunteers on the campaign trail in Brisbane.
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The LNP says a TV ad promoting the Newman Government was run without its knowledge, a mistake Labor says breaches the Government's code of conduct during an election campaign.
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Premier Campbell Newman and Opposition Leader Annastacia Palaszczuk hit the hustings in regional Queensland on the first full day of the election campaign.
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Queensland voters have four days to make sure their enrolment details are current after Premier Campbell Newman made the surprise decision to hold the state election on January 31.
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Labor candidate Kate Jones says her contest against Queensland Premier Campbell Newman in Ashgrove will go down to the wire, despite bookies making her the favourite.
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Queensland Premier Campbell Newman vows to strengthen his crackdown on criminal bikie gangs if re-elected later this month.
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A group of seniors working to form a political party in Queensland has been caught off-guard by the announcement of January 31 state election date.
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Queensland Premier Campbell Newman is calling for bi-partisan support for four-year fixed terms of parliament as part of his current election campaign.
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Queensland Premier Campbell Newman is taking a gamble calling a surprise early election, a Brisbane political scientist says, with polling suggesting he faces a tough battle in his seat of Ashgrove.
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Six of the seven independents on Queensland's crossbench will be seeking re-election, while several minor parties will vie for attention in the short election campaign window ahead of the January 31 poll.
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Queenslanders will go to the polls on January 31, with Premier Campbell Newman cutting his holiday short to announce an early election.
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Queenslanders will head to the polls weeks earlier than expected, with Premier Campbell Newman calling a snap election for January 31.
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Queensland Premier Campbell Newman has visited Government House as he prepares to announce a snap election.
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The LNP's candidate for the seat of Mount Isa says he will focus on water supply and road funding needs.
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One Nation party founder Pauline Hanson has announced she will contest the seat of Lockyer in next year's Queensland election.
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The Queensland Opposition will commit $100 million towards building a proposed 30,000-seat stadium in Townsville if it wins the state election.
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The Queensland election could get in the way of an early decision on a resort, cruise ship terminal and casino proposal on the Gold Coast Broadwater.
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Queensland MP Bruce Flegg will not be representing the LNP at the next state election after losing the preselection battle for the seat of Moggill to Christian Rowan.
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The Labor Party candidate for the seat of Gregory says she wants to see greater job opportunities for the area's youth.
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The Labor candidate for Toowoomba North says latest opinion polls suggest regaining the seat at the next election is possible, despite the margin that needs to be overcome.
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On this day 25 years ago, Wayne Goss led Queensland Labor to its first election win in the state in 33 years which was a significant achievement, but more than just a political victory.
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The Queensland election is too close to call, the latest poll shows, with more indications the Newman Government will not go to the ballot box early.
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The Queensland Opposition lodges a complaint with the auditor-general over what it says is a breach by the State Government of the advertising code of conduct ahead of an election.
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The Labor Party has endorsed a candidate for the seat of Mount Isa for the upcoming state election.
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Queensland Premier Campbell Newman uses a speech at the LNP state council to outline his Government's achievements leading up to next year's election.
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Queensland Government MP Bruce Flegg will be allowed to progress in the preselection contest for the Brisbane seat of Moggill for the next state election, as will his main rival, the Liberal National Party (LNP) says.
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A political analyst says he thinks it will be a big challenge for Labor to win the south-west Queensland seat of Warrego at the next state election.
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The Member for Whitsunday says he will now focus on getting on with the job, after winning the right to recontest his seat at next year's state election.