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Even if her leadership is now doomed, Annastacia Palaszczuk will still be a Labor legend in Queensland

Whatever fate awaits Annastacia Palaszczuk over the coming weeks, Queensland’s 39th – and only the second woman – premier will never lose her standing in the Australian Labor pantheon.

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Liberals set to relinquish record reign at NSW election

NSW is on the verge of ending a record run of Liberal rule as voters begin casting their votes in the NSW state election.

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Powerpoint and politics: inside Queensland Labor’s shock decision to lock up children for breaching bail

Government claims a bipartisan approach to respond to community concerns, but experts warn of increased pressure on the buckling youth detention system

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Queensland opposition reveals plans to tackle youth crime, says detention should not be last resort

Queensland's opposition has called for the removal of the presumption of detention as a last resort for young offenders, in the first of its youth crime policy proposals ahead of next year's state election.

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Former veteran Queensland MP Vaughan Johnson OAM dies aged 75

Vaughan Johnson is remembered by colleagues as a "tough old bugger" with a "handshake as strong as oak" who championed regional Queensland.

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Liberal Democrats stand down Queensland executive, alleging overspend on Campbell Newman campaign

Party’s national president John Humphreys alleges threats from creditors resulted in ‘crisis’

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Legalise Cannabis Australia party sees record Queensland Senate votes in federal election

Formally the HEMP Party, Legalise Cannabis Australia is currently running a close seventh in the six-seat Queensland Senate race.

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The federal election questions soon to be resolved in Queensland

Analysis: the state that has a history of favouring incumbents is facing a rightwing battle for the Senate and a potential Green wave in the city

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Turnbull's legacy looms over Senate poll

The prospect of a major party forming a majority in the Senate is slim as voters have a say on 40 spots in the upper house this election.

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Queensland's Senate ballot includes several high-profile candidates, but it's unlikely all will secure a spot

A bevy of household names are Queensland candidates vying for a seat in the Senate, but they're unlikely to all secure enough votes to head to Canberra.

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How Clive Palmer’s deep pockets are building a yellow, slick road straight through One Nation’s heartland

Analysis: UAP has bought every available billboard space, and has signs on dusty dirt roads in the middle of nowhere

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Q+A guest describing ‘constant state' of fear questions politicians over challenges facing young Australians

Appearing on Q+A, the Minister for Employment says that, despite the rise in cost of living and the housing affordability crisis, Australia is still a land of "enormous opportunity" for young people.

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Why Queensland is home to maverick politicians like Clive Palmer and Pauline Hanson

Queensland is set to play a large role in next month's federal election, and the state's maverick politicians could be key to the outcome. What makes them so popular in the Sunshine State?

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George Christensen changes the dynamic for an already intense Senate race in Queensland

Analysis: Plenty of high-profile candidates are chasing rightwing votes, but only one will likely get a Senate seat

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State of the states: six politics experts take us on a trip around Australia

Over the next six weeks, Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Labor leader Anthony Albanese will dash around the country, trying to secure as many precious votes as they can.

ABC News

Third former Country Liberal Party member joins Liberal Democrats tilt at federal parliament

A former Country Liberal Party vice president has joined the Liberal Democrats, as campaigning ramps up in the Northern Territory.

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Senate race heats up as minor parties, independents wrestle over who might hold balance of power

As Australians head to the polls, some high-profile senators, including One Nation Leader Pauline Hanson and Liberal Eric Abetz, are in the fight for their political lives.

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NT politician Sam McMahon announces bid for Senate re-election as a Liberal Democrat

The former Country Liberal Party Northern Territory senator announces she will take another tilt for Australian Parliament at the federal election, ending weeks of speculation about her future.

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Queensland dams report started in 2016 now due by year's end, prompting claims of flood inaction

The state government says the study's priority is to look at raising the walls of Somerset and Wivenhoe dams, but former premier Campbell Newman says it could have acted on recommendations made in 2014.

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CLP NT senator Sam McMahon confirms approaches from Liberal Democrats, One Nation

NT senator Sam McMahon, who was dumped in a preselection battle last year, says she has been approached by minor parties, including the Liberal Democrats and One Nation, to run for them in the next election.

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