Politics
Queensland
Where can I vote? Do I number every box? What you need to know about the Brisbane City Council election
Whether this is your first time voting, or there’s something you’ve never understood about how it all works, we’re here to give you the answers.
- by Rosanna Ryan
Latest
Every key promise from the LNP, Labor and the Greens this council election
The LNP, Labor and the Greens have made dozens of promises this council election. We have collated some of their main pledges on key issues.
- by Marissa Calligeros
Brisbane needs 90k new homes by 2031. How would a new council do it?
With a deadline three years after the next election, much of the heavy lifting will need to be done by the next class in City Hall – whatever its shape.
- by Matt Dennien and Tony Moore
Parties spend up big in Brisbane City Council election campaign
Queensland’s two major political parties have spent almost $2 million each in their attempts to win over Brisbane voters.
- by Matt Dennien and Cameron Atfield
Which party has the best ideas for parks and rec in Brisbane?
Roads, rates and rubbish might be what councils are known for, but we’ve also taken a look at some of the parties’ lifestyle pledges.
- by Felicity Caldwell
Perspective
City council
Five wards to watch this Brisbane City Council election
If your idea of a fun Saturday night is watching election returns, this weekend’s poll offers some intriguing match-ups.
- by Cameron Atfield
Greens leader urges any lawyers keen to help sue LNP over ‘scratchies’ to get in touch
Jonathan Sriranganathan says LNP flyers featuring his face contain “bare-faced lies”, as the battle for Brisbane’s City Hall enters its final days.
- by Felicity Caldwell
Perspective
Queensland votes
Four things to know about the weekend elections most won’t vote in
As all Queenslanders elect councillors and mayors on Saturday, two contests for empty seats in parliament will draw focus for reasons beyond their borders.
- by Matt Dennien
One of premier’s unions behind fresh push for more cost-of-living help
Ahead of an election-year budget, a new union-linked group is questioning the state government’s commitment to cost-of-living help – and urging people to join the fight.
- by Matt Dennien
Perspective
City council
There’s been a lot of trash talk this election, but all I got was a free food-waste bin of shame
Taking out the trash is not a fun chore, but Labor and the LNP have been spending an inordinate amount of time rubbishing each other’s garbage-collection policies.
- by Felicity Caldwell
Perspective
Council election
Brisbane’s hopeful mayors were handed a spotlight. How did they use it?
As 200-ish political, business and community leaders picked at their convention centre plates, the questions candidates asked each other were maybe the most telling.
- by Matt Dennien