How (and why) Labor dumped the key call of its own 2032 venue review
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How (and why) Labor dumped the key call of its own 2032 venue review

A rare radio appearance by the Queensland premier has shed more light on the surprise move’s timeline – and a key phone call three days before its announcement.

  • byMatt Dennien

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Liberal royalty to take on Monique Ryan in Frydenberg’s former seat of Kooyong

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  • byAnnika Smethurst andPaul Sakkal
LNP rejects new stadium in election pitch for fresh Games plan review

LNP rejects new stadium in election pitch for fresh Games plan review

Opposition Leader David Crisafulli has now joined Premier Steven Miles in ruling out a new Brisbane stadium. His alternative is to,again,reset planning.

  • byMatt Dennien andCameron Atfield
David Littleproud finally remembers to declare free mine trip from Adani

David Littleproud finally remembers to declare free mine trip from Adani

The Nationals leader was flown to the controversial Carmichael mine last October. It took him nearly six months to declare it.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman andNoel Towell
On two fronts,Crisafulli’s week of wins shows the LNP’s hard road ahead

On two fronts,Crisafulli’s week of wins shows the LNP’s hard road ahead

The state Opposition Leader has ticked off a key pledge for party renewal and taken a seat from Labor within days. Focus now turns to the biggest looming test.

  • byMatt Dennien
Don’t gulp:The GLP – a combined Greens-Labor party – is inevitable

Don’t gulp:The GLP – a combined Greens-Labor party – is inevitable

It doesn’t take a crystal ball to see the 124-year-old Labor Party is in terminal decline in Queensland and eventually in wider Australia.

  • byDavid Hinchliffe
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Weekend elections show Labor losing votes left and right

Weekend elections show Labor losing votes left and right

There was not a lot of good news for Labor after Saturday’s polls,with major swings to the LNP in two byelections and to the Greens in several Brisbane council wards.

  • byCameron Atfield
Greens’ surge changes the nature of Brisbane’s council politics

Greens’ surge changes the nature of Brisbane’s council politics

While the election dust settles on a re-elected LNP administration,the century-old two-party system in Brisbane’s City Hall has firmly been turned on its head.

  • byCameron Atfield
LNP confident of majority rule in City Hall,despite potential losses

LNP confident of majority rule in City Hall,despite potential losses

Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner is confident he will not have to contend with a hostile council chamber,as the LNP remained on track to win a majority in City Hall.

  • byCameron Atfield
Huge swings further dent Qld Labor’s chances in state election

Huge swings further dent Qld Labor’s chances in state election

Voters in the once-safe Labor seats of Inala and Ipswich West have sent the government a strong message ahead of October’s state poll – and it wasn’t positive.

  • byLuke Costin andLaine Clark
Brisbane needs 90k new homes by 2031. How would a new council do it?

Brisbane needs 90k new homes by 2031. How would a new council do it?

With a deadline three years after the next election,much of the heavy lifting will need to be done by the next class in City Hall – whatever its shape.

  • byMatt Dennien andTony Moore