Latest polling suggests Labor’s position might be improving slightly, perhaps due to increased optimism about the state of the economy.
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Following the resignation of Annastacia Palaszczuk, the selection of her successor is a one-horse race. What do we know about the incoming premier, Steven Miles?
The first woman to become premier from opposition, and the first to win three elections, Palaszczuk has announced her retirement from politics.
While the latest poll gives the Labor government a comfortable lead, this is not supported by other polls.
Australian governments have invested a lot of hope in hydrogen to help drive the net zero transition, but concrete policies are urgently needed or we will lose our hydrogen advantage to other nations.
Infrastructure is always a vexed issue. The program is full of pork barrelling, whoever is in power. Even when that’s not involved, what to build and when it should be built is often contested.
The once-popular Queensland premier is facing growing pressure to resign. How did Palaszczuk lose the public’s faith, and who could replace her?
By the October 2024 state election, Labor will have governed for almost ten years, so there could be an ‘it’s time’ factor for voters.
Polling continues to show that support for a “yes” vote at the upcoming referendum is losing ground.
Victorian Labor started the process of privatising electricity assets. Now Premier Daniel Andrews says it was a mistake.
While it has often elected state Labor governments, Queensland has more often than not leaned to the Coalition on a federal level. And this year it may have a significant effect on the outcome.
Australia’s political economy was built on the primacy of (white) male labor, male power and male control, writes Julianne Schultz. Women have changed this culture - but still risk abuse when speaking out.
Scott Morrison has slammed the Queensland government, as the states press for extra funding to support their hospitals as the nation reopens
Even in the locked down states of NSW and Victoria, incumbent premiers continue to poll well ahead of their rivals.
Queensland was a smoking ruin for federal Labor in 2019. As we head towards a possible election later this year, the sunshine state presents a big challenge — and opportunity — for Anthony Albanese.
Women’s leadership reached new heights this year, just as the Coalition’s gendered policy response to the pandemic set women back across the board.
There is a renewed discussion about the role of News Corp in Australia. But so far, this is ignoring how the Murdoch press is particularly hostile towards female politicians.
Annastacia Palaszczuk’s Queensland win reinforced the accepted wisdom that this crisis favours incumbents – provided people think they are doing the right thing.
Queensland’s result reinforces the theory that pandemic conditions favour incumbents. It also deals a blow for One Nation and Clive Palmer.
Annastasia Palaszczuk’s Labor Party has been returned to government for a third term, likely with a small majority.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor, Griffith University, Griffith University
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PhD Candidate in Political Science, Griffith University
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Professor, School of Politics Economics & Society, Faculty of Business Government & Law, University of Canberra
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Professor of Law, The University of Queensland
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Adjunct Professor of Politics. Griffith Business School, Griffith University
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Adjunct Fellow, Griffith University
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Dean of Business School, University of Southern Queensland
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Professor in Tropical Regional Development, The Cairns Institute, James Cook University
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Lecturer in Politics, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Professor Emeritus of Media and Culture, Griffith University, Griffith University
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Honorary Professor in Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development, University of Southern Queensland
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Professor of Environmental Management, The University of Queensland
