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| UpdatedThe bitter public feud between the One Nation leader and her renegade former colleague Fraser Anning spills over into 2018, as she demands the High Court intervene.
Topics: political-parties, government-and-politics, parliament, federal-parliament, one-nation, pauline-hanson, australia
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| UpdatedNanango MP Deb Frecklington will lead the Liberal National Party in Queensland with former NRL referee Tim Mander by her side.
Topics: elections, government-and-politics, state-parliament, parliament, liberal-national-party-queensland, political-parties, minor-parties, alp, one-nation, nationals, brisbane-4000, qld, maroochydore-4558, nanango-4615, mirani-4754, buderim-4556, australia
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| UpdatedThe Queensland Premier makes substantial changes to her Cabinet, including nominating Treasurer Curtis Pitt as Speaker and Deputy Premier Jackie Trad as the new Treasurer.
Topics: elections, government-and-politics, state-parliament, parliament, political-parties, alp, liberal-national-party-queensland, one-nation, minor-parties, greens, qld, brisbane-4000, australia
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| UpdatedBarely two hours after becoming Premier-elect, Annastacia Palaszczuk was already engaging in mind-games with her political foes, currently down in the dumps without a party leader.
Topics: elections, government-and-politics, state-parliament, parliament, political-parties, alp, liberal-national-party-queensland, one-nation, minor-parties, greens, qld, brisbane-4000, australia
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| UpdatedOn the campaign trail Tim Nicholls was affable, approachable and comfortable with almost anyone. But in the harsh world of politics, it became clear before the election that he wouldn't become premier, writes Chris O'Brien.
Topics: elections, government-and-politics, state-parliament, parliament, political-parties, alp, liberal-national-party-queensland, one-nation, minor-parties, greens, qld, brisbane-4000, australia
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| UpdatedAnnastacia Palaszczuk's new government will be sworn in next Tuesday, with the beaming Premier-elect vowing to focus on generating jobs and boosting health and education in her next term in office.
Topics: elections, government-and-politics, state-parliament, parliament, political-parties, alp, liberal-national-party-queensland, one-nation, minor-parties, greens, brisbane-4000, qld, australia
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| UpdatedRising LNP star Deb Frecklington and John-Paul Langbroek have already started making their pitches for the party's leadership, hours after Tim Nicholls conceded defeat in the election and stepped down from the top job.
Topics: elections, government-and-politics, alp, political-parties, one-nation, liberal-national-party-queensland, minor-parties, greens, parliament, state-parliament, brisbane-4000, qld, australia
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| UpdatedLabor secures the 47 seats it needs to govern Queensland with a majority, according to the ABC's election computer, but it could still be next week before an official state election result is declared.
Topics: elections, government-and-politics, parliament, state-parliament, political-parties, alp, liberal-national-party-queensland, minor-parties, one-nation, greens, brisbane-4000, qld, australia
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| UpdatedPauline Hanson claims to be "very pleased" with the election result in her home state of Queensland, even though it demonstrates how One Nation has failed to make the transition from a grass roots niche group into a professional party, writes Narelle Miragliotta.
Topics: elections, state-parliament, federal---state-issues, pauline-hanson, one-nation, alp, liberal-national-party-queensland, bob-katter, qld, australia
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Stephen Andrew demonstrates his method for eradicating feral pigs on a sugarcane farm near Mackay in a 2016 ABC story on the issue.
Topics: political-parties, one-nation, government-and-politics, pests, mackay-4740
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| UpdatedA gun dealer and feral pig shooter from Mackay who could be One Nation's new Queensland leader after winning the party's first seat in the election will be a strong voice for regional Queensland, party leader Pauline Hanson says.
Topics: elections, government-and-politics, state-parliament, parliament, one-nation, political-parties, alp, mackay-4740, brisbane-4000, qld, australia
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| UpdatedOutback MP Robbie Katter is phoning potential members of Queensland Parliament's diverse new crossbench urging them to work together to wield more power in Parliament.
Topics: political-parties, government-and-politics, elections, one-nation, regional, greens, minor-parties, community-and-society, mount-isa-4825, brisbane-4000, qld, australia
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The Q&A panel discuss if the One Nation party is finished after failing to win as many seats as they claimed at the Qld election.
Topics: one-nation, pauline-hanson, elections, australia, qld
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| UpdatedAs Labor looks likely to win the Queensland election, some former conservative MPs are blaming in part the merger of Queensland's Liberal and National parties, and their favourable preferencing of One Nation.
Topics: elections, liberal-national-party-queensland, one-nation, alp, nationals, state-parliament, parliament, government-and-politics, qld, brisbane-4000, australia
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| UpdatedThe results are going down to the wire, and a final count could be days away, but the Queensland election looks to deliver a set of new faces for Parliament's crossbench.
Topics: elections, government-and-politics, greens, alp, liberal-national-party-queensland, minor-parties, one-nation, political-parties, brisbane-4000, indooroopilly-4068, qld, australia
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| UpdatedAnnastacia Palaszczuk will be returned as Premier with her government likely to win up to 48 seats, giving it a slim majority, ABC election analyst Antony Green says.
Topics: alp, parliament, liberal-national-party-queensland, government-and-politics, state-parliament, elections, greens, political-parties, minor-parties, one-nation, brisbane-4000, qld, australia
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| UpdatedOne in three Queenslanders sent a message to Labor and the LNP by directing their vote elsewhere, muddying the waters and leaving the state with the prospect of a hung parliament.
Topics: government-and-politics, elections, political-parties, alp, liberal-national-party-queensland, one-nation, greens, state-parliament, parliament, brisbane-4000, qld, australia
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| UpdatedNo clear winner is likely to emerge from the Queensland election for several days, amid the possibility that neither Labor nor the LNP will be able to guarantee a majority vote in Parliament.
Topics: elections, state-parliament, liberal-national-party-queensland, minor-parties, one-nation, alp, political-parties, government-and-politics, brisbane-4000, qld
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| UpdatedSome well-known faces in Queensland politics face the chopping block, while others look set to spend the next three years in the State Parliament.
Topics: government-and-politics, elections, political-parties, alp, liberal-national-party-queensland, one-nation, greens, state-parliament, parliament, qld, brisbane-4000, australia
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| UpdatedPauline Hanson's bid to parachute former senator Malcolm Roberts into a Queensland seat at the eleventh hour has failed, while One Nation is looking for a new state leader as Steve Dickson loses Buderim.
Topics: government-and-politics, elections, political-parties, alp, liberal-national-party-queensland, one-nation, greens, state-parliament, parliament, buderim-4556, qld
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| UpdatedThere is "a high probability" the ALP will not win the 47 seats needed to form a majority government in Queensland, ABC election analyst Antony Green says, with neither Labor nor the LNP nearing a majority by the end of Saturday night.
Topics: elections, state-parliament, alp, liberal-national-party-queensland, one-nation, brisbane-4000
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| UpdatedThe LNP's election pledge for a new coal-fired power station in north Queensland is akin to an idea conceived by "guys in a bar who have had too much to drink", a former power company executive says.
Topics: one-nation, liberal-national-party-queensland, political-parties, government-and-politics, state-parliament, parliament, elections, activism-and-lobbying, electricity-energy-and-utilities, coal, brisbane-4000, qld, australia
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Guns, crocs, gambling, and Adani: Just a few of the issues minor parties would demand action on in return for their support if Queensland is left with another hung parliament.
Topics: elections, government-and-politics, state-parliament, parliament, minor-parties, greens, political-parties, one-nation, alp, liberal-national-party-queensland, brisbane-4000, qld, australia
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| UpdatedPeople in country Queensland say they feel forgotten by many of the state's politicians, so they'll be voting for minor party candidates in the upcoming elections, in the hope it will give them better representation in Parliament.
Topics: elections, states-and-territories, minor-parties, regional, community-and-society, government-and-politics, political-parties, alp, liberal-national-party-queensland, liberals, one-nation, rural, qld, brisbane-4000, australia
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| UpdatedStrengthening support among Labor voters in south-east Queensland will be enough to give Annastacia Palaszczuk a second term as premier, even though regional voters are turning away, the latest Galaxy poll predicts.
Topics: elections, state-parliament, alp, one-nation, brisbane-4000, southport-4215, maroochydore-4558, toowoomba-4350, qld