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Tuesday, May 17

How Labor plans to allow union spending sprees in council elections

The Palaszczuk Government has released a proposal that would allow third parties like trade unions to spend up to 15 times more than mayoral candidates in local government elections.

Fine of the times: 43,687 people who will pay for not voting at state election

The Electoral Commission of Queensland has identified 57,722 people who have not voted in three or more elections, and slapped most of them with fines. The federal election is next.

Deputy Premier Steven Miles is playing pandemic politics. (Photo: AAP Image/Dan Peled)

Is Labor's attack dog off the leash or just barking up the wrong tree?

Deputy Premier, Health Minister and LNP-bête noire Steven Miles is playing pandemic politics by telling people it’s against official advice to delay voting until Saturday week.

Minister's hasty backflip on new rules that 'could have seen mayors nobbled'

Fears that a new rule could put election-winning mayors at risk of being “nobbled” has pushed Labor to promise to scrap changes barely a week after they took effect.