Brisbane news live: Dutton joins Crisafulli on campaign trail | Teen accused of Emma Lovell murder will face judge-only trial

The Crisafulli campaign has moved to Brisbane’s northern suburbs, where the opposition leader promised a local Aussie rules club $1.8 million for new female change rooms.

As is custom, David Crisafulli kicked a Sherrin with some of the Aspley Hornets’ female footballers, in Transport Minister Bart Mellish’s Aspley electorate.

Former Brisbane councillor Amanda Cooper is contesting the seat, which Mellish holds by 5.16 per cent, for the LNP.

Crisafulli did not take questions at the photo-op, but said in a statement the commitment would help drive grassroots sports participation.

“The Olympics legacy shouldn’t be about a single stadium or venue, it should be about delivering upgrades to grassroots sports across Queensland,” he said.

The future of the primary AFL stadium in Queensland, the Gabba, remained a matter of contention, with a renewed push for a new oval stadium for Brisbane to be delivered for the 2032 Olympics.

Crisafulli has repeatedly refused to offer his preferred stadium option, leaving it to the LNP’s planned 100-day venue review.

“Queensland needs world-class sporting facilities, and as part of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, they need a plan for generational infrastructure,” he said on Monday.

Federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has made his first appearance of the Queensland election campaign, joining state LNP leader David Crisafulli for a domestic violence announcement at Carindale.

But the leaders weren’t entirely singing off the same hymn sheet with a friendly, but firm, disagreement about nuclear policy.

Dutton plans to build seven nuclear power plants across Australia, including two in Queensland.

With Dutton standing over his shoulder, Crisafulli reiterated his opposition to nuclear power in Queensland.

“He’s someone who wants to see me do well, and I want to see him do well,” he said.

“I think he’d make an outstanding prime minister; it doesn’t mean that we agree on everything.

“He supports the Broncos. I support the Cowboys. So, you know, that’s the way any relationship works.”

Dutton also downplayed what would be a serious disagreement between a Coalition federal government and an LNP state government.

“Friends can have a point of difference. In the end, we want the same outcome, that is cheaper electricity for families who are struggling at the moment,” he said.

Sniffer dogs have detected fire ants at the Oakey Army Aviation Centre near Toowoomba, five months after they were first discovered at the site.

In a statement, the National Fire Ant Eradication Program said the site and everything in a 2km radius was subject to movement restrictions and treatment.

While insecticide granules had already been used at the centre, in the hope fire ants would spread it throughout the colony, multiple rounds of treatment over a two-year period were sometimes required for complete eradication.

“It is not uncommon to find foraging fire ants in areas undergoing eradication treatment,” the statement said.

“The ants have been treated with direct nest injection and the program is continuing to work with the Department of Defence to ensure no fire ants remain.”

With federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton hitting the campaign trial with his state counterpart David Crisafulli today, you could have bet Labor would raise the issue of nuclear power.

Speaking from an electric bus depot in Caloundra today, one of the party’s two marginal seats in LNP-heartland Sunshine Coast, Miles said Crisafulli’s insistence it was not part of his plan was “weasel words”.

“That’s his way of saying, it’s not in my plan, but we’ll just let it happen,” Miles said, before being asked what he would do to oppose what Dutton has described as the mandate he would have if elected at the next federal election.

“If we’re elected in October, then we will have a mandate to block nuclear reactors. I don’t think Queenslanders want the most expensive power possible. I think they want the cheapest power possible, and that is our plan with stored renewables.”

After visiting Cairns together last month, Miles was asked if Prime Minister Anthony Albanese would campaign with him before the election.

“I’m not sure what his plans are for the rest of October, but whenever he’s about, we usually catch up,” he said.

The woman found dead in a reported ride-on mower incident west of Brisbane was murdered, police now believe.

Investigators have revealed her husband was in contact with other women around the world and are calling for them to come forward.

Frances Elizabeth Crawford was found at the bottom of a retaining wall on Thomas Road property in Upper Lockyer Valley about 3.30am, July 30.

The 49-year-old’s husband Robert Crawford called triple-zero, telling police she had been killed by a mower.

“Following extensive investigations, police have deemed her death suspicious … we’re now alleging she was murdered,” Detective Superintendent George Marchesini said this morning.

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The Crisafulli campaign has moved to Brisbane’s northern suburbs, where the opposition leader promised a local Aussie rules club $1.8 million for new female change rooms.

As is custom, David Crisafulli kicked a Sherrin with some of the Aspley Hornets’ female footballers, in Transport Minister Bart Mellish’s Aspley electorate.

Former Brisbane councillor Amanda Cooper is contesting the seat, which Mellish holds by 5.16 per cent, for the LNP.

Crisafulli did not take questions at the photo-op, but said in a statement the commitment would help drive grassroots sports participation.

“The Olympics legacy shouldn’t be about a single stadium or venue, it should be about delivering upgrades to grassroots sports across Queensland,” he said.

The future of the primary AFL stadium in Queensland, the Gabba, remained a matter of contention, with a renewed push for a new oval stadium for Brisbane to be delivered for the 2032 Olympics.

Crisafulli has repeatedly refused to offer his preferred stadium option, leaving it to the LNP’s planned 100-day venue review.

“Queensland needs world-class sporting facilities, and as part of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, they need a plan for generational infrastructure,” he said on Monday.