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