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“While we acknowledge the outcome of the election and the policy that was taken to it by the LNP, that policy was in slogan and infancy form at best,” Labor’s shadow attorney-general Meaghan Scanlon said.

Election map redraw could hand LNP up to three seats, analysis suggests

Boundary shifts appear likely to see the seat of Labor’s Meaghan Scanlon turn blue, as the major parties trade barbs over the work.

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Voters cast their ballots in Brisbane on Queensland state election day in October 2024.

Two seats scrapped in proposed redraw of Queensland electoral map

The long-awaited changes would see two new districts created and 19 renamed ahead of the 2028 state election.

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Queensland Premier David Crisafulli ahead of an address to the National Press Club of Australia in Canberra on Wednesday.

The LNP thought this change could help its election chances. Will it?

Premier David Crisafulli’s reaffirmed vow to return the state to optional preference voting has come under renewed scrutiny amid rising support for One Nation.

  • Matt Dennien and James Hall
One Nation is on the rise in Queensland. But it’s at the expense of Labor support, for now.

One Nation and Crisafulli climb in Queensland as Labor support wanes

The minor party has returned its highest result in more than four years of polling for Brisbane Times. But its rise is not at the expense of the LNP government.

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Queensland Attorney-General Deb Frecklington, who had carriage of the donation change bill, in parliament last year.

Warning on Olympic corruption risk after developer donation ban overturned

The LNP this week reversed a ban on state political donations by developers and quadrupled the cap, despite the corruption watchdog’s concerns.

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During the last sitting week, Labor renamed several standing parliamentary committees – all essentially controlled by the government – with one now featuring one of its own political slogans.

Committees sign off controversial developer donation and youth bail bills

The Crisafulli government has confirmed one of set of proposed laws will be passed in next week’s return of parliament for 2026 – and challenged Labor to support it.

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Developers to be allowed to donate to state politicians again

But the Crisafulli government’s proposed election law changes will not bring back optional preferential voting.

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Steven Miles has recorded the first positive personal rating for a state Labor leader since in three years, but his party’s primary vote still lags Premier David Crisafulli’s LNP.

Voters warming to Miles as Crisafulli’s popularity continues to slip

New polling has revealed voters’ first positive personal perception of a Labor leader in three years, despite a dip in party support.

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Queensland Deputy Opposition Leader Jarrod Bleijie.

‘Killing season’: Bleijie taunts Miles leadership after byelection thrashing

Labor was never likely to win the seat and rumours of Steven Miles’ imminent downfall have circulated for months without a spill, but the result was a hit for the leader.

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Opposition Leader Steven Miles.

‘Massive wake-up call’: What an unsurprising byelection loss reveals about Labor’s big problem

Labor was never expecting to come close to winning the North Queensland seat, but the fall in support further solidifies a big problem for the opposition.

  • James Hall