Child protection advocate Hetty Johnston is running as an independent in the election, saying she is committed to making Queensland the safest state to raise a child.
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Greens pledge flat $1 fare for Queensland public transport
Adults should pay only a flat $1 fare for public transport in Queensland and people under the age of 18 should travel free, the Greens say, under their state election transport policy.
Athletics star Wayde van Niekerk to have surgery, miss Commonwealth Games
A celebrity game of touch rugby leaves men’s 400m world and Olympic champion Wayde van Niekerk out of the Commonwealth Games with a knee injury.
The minor parties that could end up deciding who runs Queensland
Minor parties are once again set to be in a powerful position if, as polls suggest, Labor and the LNP fail to win a majority in the Queensland election.
'I only found out yesterday': Minister denies coal-fired power cover-up
Queensland Energy Minister Mark Bailey denies keeping a report hidden because it outlines the benefits of a new coal-fired power station in north Queensland, saying he only learned of the report yesterday.
China lifts Australian beef import suspension from six major firms
A ban costing beef exporters a million dollars a day has been lifted by the Chinese Government on six of Australia’s largest firms.
Why Brisbane is the original jacaranda capital of Australia
Grafton is often labelled Australia’s jacaranda capital, but a gardens curator believes Brisbane should hold the title.
One Nation 'caught out' by early Queensland poll, will field fewer candidates
One Nation will field fewer candidates because party members “believed” Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk’s assertion she would not call an early poll, One Nation state leader Steve Dickson says.
'Budget constraints' limiting LNP's campaigning in regional Queensland
After spending the first three days of the Queensland election campaign in the south-east, Opposition Leader Tim Nicholls explains the cost of travel has increased while the budget for campaigning has not.
Adani protests 'could influence undecided voters' in Queensland election
A former Liberal insider says a strong and sustained anti-Adani protest could have a strong influence on the growing number of Brisbane residents who don’t yet know which way they will vote.