The week that shone a light on the fight for Labor’s future
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The week that shone a light on the fight for Labor’s future

A second pitch for Queensland’s top job may have fizzled this week,but the embers flared just brightly enough,and long enough,to be revealing.

  • byMatt Dennien

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‘Might be news to Peter Dutton’:Miles defends Labor’s union history

‘Might be news to Peter Dutton’:Miles defends Labor’s union history

Queensland’s incoming premier has issued a strong rebuke to critics of the union movement and its long Labor links after comments he was “utterly owned” by them.

  • byMatt Dennien
New cabinet,minus Bailey,to ‘reflect’ on Gabba amid pause and review
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New cabinet,minus Bailey,to ‘reflect’ on Gabba amid pause and review

Would-be deputy premier Cameron Dick says the government would take things “one step at a time” with a new cabinet and shifting approach on 2032 Games planning.

  • byMatt Dennien
Premier-to-be Miles,deputy Dick make leadership pitch to MPs

Premier-to-be Miles,deputy Dick make leadership pitch to MPs

With no other challenger,Friday’s Queensland Labor team meeting to pick Annastacia Palaszczuk’s successor should be little more than a formality.

  • byMatt Dennien
The replacements:Who are Steven Miles and Shannon Fentiman?

The replacements:Who are Steven Miles and Shannon Fentiman?

After Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk’s decision to resign after almost nine years in the job,two contenders have so far put their hats in the ring.

  • byMatt Dennien
Labor’s Queensland problems won’t be solved by Palaszczuk’s departure

Labor’s Queensland problems won’t be solved by Palaszczuk’s departure

The defenestration of Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says much about Labor’s cultural problems in the Sunshine State.

  • byGeorge Brandis
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Sunday,Monday and the decisions that will resonate for a decade

Sunday,Monday and the decisions that will resonate for a decade

The October 2024 election looms as the most important in a generation. Annastacia Palaszczuk just allowed the Labor Party to choose a new premier first.

  • bySean Parnell
What (and who) comes next for Queensland Labor after Palaszczuk

What (and who) comes next for Queensland Labor after Palaszczuk

Deputy Premier Steven Miles was quick to throw his hat in the ring for the top job after public endorsement from his outgoing boss. But it may not be so simple.

  • byMatt Dennien
Labor has a Queensland problem. Palaszczuk can help Albanese with the solution

Labor has a Queensland problem. Palaszczuk can help Albanese with the solution

Annastacia Palaszczuk’s success in Queensland is a template for Anthony Albanese to increase his majority – because that’s exactly what she did.

  • byDavid Crowe
From ‘Accidental Anna’ to Labor legend:The rise of Annastacia Palaszczuk
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From ‘Accidental Anna’ to Labor legend:The rise of Annastacia Palaszczuk

In the early 2000s,few would have tipped a young media adviser to become the state’s most consequential Labor Party figure of the early 21st century.

  • byCameron Atfield
‘A Labor hero’:Albanese,Crisafulli pay respect to Palaszczuk

‘A Labor hero’:Albanese,Crisafulli pay respect to Palaszczuk

Australia’s longest-serving female premier has been hailed as a trailblazer and “an amazing premier” by state and federal politicians,who praised her “steady,practical” leadership

  • byBrittney Deguara