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Federal election latest: Which seats are still in doubt? Has Labor reached a majority?

Labor is one seat away from forming a majority government. And days on from Saturday’s election, five seats now remain in doubt.

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Qld journalists sources partially shielded

Queensland journalists won't face prosecution for refusing to name confidential sources in court after the state passed media shield laws.

AAP

Central Queensland's LNP voters wait and watch new Labor government's policies on coal

Liberal National Party voters in central Queensland coal country are worried about the impacts of a Labor government on their livelihoods.

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Letters: Video referee technology has a lot to answer for

Newcastle Herald readers have their say.

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Groom was the LNP's second-safest seat in Queensland, but the swing shows change

When one of the LNP's safest seats in the country suffers the biggest swing against a sitting LNP member, you know the times are changing in Queensland.

ABC News

New Coalition MP was founding member of club promoting climate science denial

LNP member for Flynn, Colin Boyce, signed international statement rejecting climate crisis and criticised science in state parliament

The Guardian - AU

Qld premier defends legal cost secrecy

The Queensland premier has denied ordering three Labor MPs to suppress the legal costs of the former treasurer's case against the corruption watchdog.

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Qld passes rental bond, debt recovery laws

The Queensland government says new laws guarantee funding for the tenancy authority, while the LNP claims renters' bonds will be used for "dodgy accounting".

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Regional Queensland voted for the Liberal National Party. What do they make of the Labor government and 'greenslide'?

The Liberal National Party has retained 70 per cent of federal seats in Queensland, leaving many in the agriculture and mining sectors worried the inner-city electorates' embrace of the Greens could deepen the regional divide between city and country.

ABC News

The Noosa yacht club member who led the hemp party to its best result yet in Queensland

Legalise Cannabis Australia’s Bernie Bradley is competing against Pauline Hanson for the final Senate spot

The Guardian - AU

Queensland's LNP questions Labor move to veto publication of CCC's legal costs in Jackie Trad court case

Labor members of a parliamentary committee prevent legal costs incurred by Queensland's anti-corruption watchdog in court action taken by former deputy premier Jackie Trad from being made public.

ABC News

Qld govt MPs block release of documents

A bid to publish the corruption watchdog's legal costs in its case against former Labor treasurer Jackie Trad has been vetoed by Queensland government MPs.

AAP

Queensland’s newest LNP MP sparks glee – from his former state politics opponents

Election of Colin Boyce to federal parliament leads to a series of taunts from state Labor frontbenchers

The Guardian - AU

Qld by-election set after LNP MP's switch

The central Queensland electorate of Callide will go to the polls after Liberal National MP Colin Boyce was elected to federal parliament.

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Power of the youth vote changes Queensland's political landscape

Young voters like 28-year-old Hugh Thomas changed Queensland's political landscape in the weekend's federal election. The ABC examines three Brisbane seats that swung to the Greens and the power of the youth vote in the results.

The Conversation

Why Labor is likely to win a House of Representatives majority despite a 33% primary vote

With 73% of enrolled voters counted, the ABC is calling 73 of the 151 House of Representatives seats for Labor, 54 for the Coalition, 15 Others and nine in doubt. Labor is likely to win Lyons, while the Coalition should win Bass, Cowper and Sturt. The Coalition is currently just…

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Hinkler election winner Keith Pitt says Nationals not to blame for Coalition loss

Keith Pitt says the Nationals take no responsibility for the Coalition losing government and he believes the cashless debit card is not necessarily on the way out.

The Conversation

The election showed Australia's huge appetite for stronger climate action. What levers can the new government pull?

As the polls closed on Saturday night, most election commentary focused on the dispiriting campaign where both major parties avoided any substantial division on policy issues and instead focused on negatively framing the opposing leader.

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Voters sick of party fights: Palaszczuk

Queensland's premier says voters rejected the outgoing Morrison government's climate change policies and warned that voters are sick of adversarial politics.

ABC News

Greens celebrate 'shifting tectonic plates' in Queensland politics as losing rival candidates go to ground

Queensland's losing LNP and Labor candidates in three inner-city Brisbane seats decline requests to speak to media, following a historic "greenslide" swing towards the Greens.

ABC News

Incoming prime minister Anthony Albanese says Labor is ready to take charge, can end 'climate wars'

Counting to determine the winners of several key electorates is continuing, as one independent warns Labor will need to take a stronger stance on climate change if it needs support to form government.

The Guardian - AU

Australian Greens hail ‘best result ever’ with dramatic gains in lower house and Senate

Leader Adam Bandt celebrates ‘massive mandate’ and says Greens are willing to talk to Anthony Albanese if Labor fails to win majority government

The Guardian - AU

Federal election night: what we know so far

The Coalition loses government but it is not clear whether Labor has achieved a big enough swing to form majority government

ABC News

Election 2022: 24 key seats to watch tonight ahead of an election result

Polls have closed in the eastern states and the counting has started. Keep an eye on these key seats which could change hands and decide the election result.

ABC News

Social media getting spammed by big-spending politicians in Qld despite election ad blackout

Some Queensland politicians are spending thousands this week to advertise on your Facebook, Instagram and other social media feeds, in a last-ditch effort to grab your attention while radio and television adverts are banned in the closing stages of the election campaign.

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