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Scott Emerson

Scott Emerson

Scott Emerson is the 4BC Drive host. He was a senior minister in the LNP Government in Queensland and a senior journalist at the ABC and The Australian.

Then-premier Anna Bligh at the Labor election campaign launch.

Anna Annastacia: A tale of two Queensland elections

While timing isn’t the only thing in politics, it can be almost everything when determining victory or defeat.

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison joins the Queensland campaign trail.

Early wake-up call for strategists during Queensland election campaign

While personalities and policies may dominate the media coverage of the Queensland election, numbers rule when it comes to political strategists.

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Former deputy premier Jackie Trad faces a battle in the South Brisbane seat.

Schism in the LNP’s ranks over key South Brisbane seat

Politics often produces strange bedfellows and tangled strategies. This will be the case in the battle for South Brisbane.

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese during Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra on Wednesday 26 August 2020. fedpol Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

Who wins if federal leaders can't campaign in the Queensland election?

With fewer than five weeks to go to Queensland’s state election, yet another "unprecedented" looms on the horizon.

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Dr John McVeigh resigned on Friday.

MP's surprise resignation sets scene for Christian right v moderates

The battle between the Christian right and the moderates for number one on the LNP Senate ticket might be determined at preselection for the seat of Groom.

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Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk accused the Prime Minister of bullying.

The political risk of defining your enemy

In the past 10 days, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has tried twice to define Prime Minister Scott Morrison as a relentless and intimidating bully.

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison holds a media conference after meeting with premiers and chief ministers on Friday.

Border feud exposes cracks in the cabinet

Labor Prime Minister Paul Keating often quoted the Depression-era politician Jack Lang: “Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It’ll be the only one trying.”

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AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan with the premiership trophy at the news conference announcing the grand final move to Queensland on Wednesday.

One rule for the AFL and celebrities, another for medical emergencies seeking Queensland's help

The AFL grand final will play in Queensland just a week before Annastacia Palaszscuk seeks re-election as the state's Premier. She may be on a winner, but not all voters are happy.

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The Premier meets with owners of eateries via video conference on Thursday.

Reward and cost of a COVID-19 election in Queensland

The Queensland Premier's hardline stance on border closures looked politically risky two months ago but now it may prove an election-winning strategy.

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