Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk led Labor to a third term in power. (Photo: AAP Image/Darren England)

News

Soon to be against the law, but companies are lining up to pay for political access

Labor and the LNP are running cash-for-access programs while they still can – raking in tens of thousands of dollars in the process, writes Sean Parnell.

Opinion

Forget the rhetoric and ignore the polls - we'll be having an election this year

Queensland is going to be an important battleground in the forthcoming federal election but there is nothing in current polling data to suggest Labor is in a position to win back key seats, writes Dennis Atkins

News

Money and power: Labor spent $7.8 million campaigning for re-election

Queensland Labor spent about $7 for every primary vote it received in the October state election. Achieving a third term would have cost even more.

Politics

Back to work, but Morrison finds ALP hot on his heels in latest poll

Federal parliament is set to return from the summer break on Tuesday amid a tight race between the major parties and growing speculation about a 2021 election.

News

LNP back on the Sunshine Coast to find lost voters

The seat of Caloundra, a former LNP stronghold, not only swung to Labor at the last state election but also had a large number of postal votes declared invalid.