Politics
Queensland
Who’s (maybe) who in the new Crisafulli LNP cabinet
While Queensland Premier David Crisafulli and his deputy, Jarrod Bleijie, have been sworn in, remaining LNP ministers will have to wait.
- by Cameron Atfield and Matt Dennien
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‘There will be no cuts’: Crisafulli’s letter to Queensland public servants
Premier David Crisafulli has assured the state’s public servants their jobs are safe and says he will task his ministers with spending time in their departments and outside 1 William Street.
- by Marissa Calligeros
Miles and Crisafulli already preparing for rematch
Outgoing Queensland premier Steven Miles looks set to sit opposite his successor as he embarks on a four-year campaign to get his old job back.
- by Cameron Atfield
Premier-elect gets straight to business as Miles puts hand up to be opposition leader
David Crisafulli says his priority is to lead a “fresh start” government that would end the LNP’s second-term curse. Steven Miles wants to stare him down from opposition.
- by Cameron Atfield
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Queensland votes
David Crisafulli’s first move - sacking Mike Kaiser
The premier-elect has sacked top bureaucrat Mike Kaiser, and spoken with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese about the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- by Cameron Atfield
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Queensland votes
Crisafulli claims victory, promising to ‘honour’ contract with voters
Steven Miles congratulates David Crisafulli, who is set to become Queensland’s next premier after only his party’s second state election win in almost 40 years.
- by Matt Dennien
Queensland election 2024 as it happened: David Crisafulli declares victory, saying Queensland has voted for a majority LNP government
David Crisafulli says the LNP must prove itself worthy of governing long-term, reminding the party faithful “we haven’t won back-to-back elections in this state since 1986”. Look back on our live coverage of the night’s events.
- by Sean Parnell, Felicity Caldwell and Rosanna Ryan
Where can I vote? Do I number every box? What you need to know about the Queensland state election
It’s been almost four weeks since the election campaign began – and Saturday is your last chance to vote. Here’s what you need to know.
- by Rosanna Ryan
Queensland at a crossroad: Fight for state power comes down to the wire
Australia’s third-largest state will elect its next government on Saturday. Will the LNP win for only the third time in 35 years, or has Labor found enough ground?
- by Matt Dennien and Cameron Atfield
Crisafulli ‘categorically’ rules out leading a minority government
With polls suggesting a hung parliament is possible, David Crisafulli has ruled out doing any crossbench deals to form a minority LNP government.
- by William Davis and Catherine Strohfeldt
In pictures: Miles and Crisafulli in a political power struggle
With the last votes to be lodged in a matter of days, the Labor and LNP leaders are leaving nothing to chance.