queensland election

Sunday, August 09

LNP concedes defeat in Queensland, leader resigns

Queensland Opposition Leader Tim Nicholls has finally conceded defeat in the state election nearly a fortnight after polls closed.

Queensland election result adds to Turnbull's burdens

The Queensland election was decided overwhelmingly on state factors, but it will inevitably have fallout for Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, writes political commentator Michelle Grattan.

Queensland Opposition Leader Tim Nicholls campaigning in Caboolture today. Photo: Tracey Nearmy / AAP

"Vote One Nation?": Qld LNP leader's 'Steven Marshall moment'

Queensland Liberal National Party leader Tim Nicholls has blamed the effect of a 27-day state election campaign for a slip of the tongue in which he almost urged voters to support One Nation at tomorrow’s poll – a gaffe eerily echoing South Australian Liberal leader Steven Marshall’s infamous election-eve appeal to “Vote Labor”.

Do or die: Queensland election a turning point for Hanson

The Queensland state election will be a turning point for One Nation – but whether it shows Pauline Hanson’s party is in a death dive or its stocks are on the rise is yet to be seen.