Annastasia Palaszczuk’s Labor Party has been returned to government for a third term, likely with a small majority.
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Queenslanders head to the polls tomorrow. The Palaszczuk Labor government has vocally backed the resources industry – but our research suggests the issue will not decide the election result.
Anticipating reactions to political attacks can be a tricky business…
Neither Labor’s Annastacia Palaszczuk, nor the Liberal National Party’s Deb Frecklington appear to be interested in highlighting the needs and perspectives of women ahead of October 31.
We don’t yet have any idea how 2021 will play out. It could be a rough year, easier to handle without the distraction of an election.
COVID-19 is so far proving to be a big advantage for incumbents. Opposition parties are getting little traction when making the case for change.
New research shows WA Premier Mark McGowan has been rated highest in terms of leadership for the greater good, while Victorian leader Dan Andrews has surprisingly held steady through the second wave.
As Labor’s Annastacia Palaszczuk and the LNP’s Deb Frecklington vie for Queenslanders’ votes, leadership, COVID and economic recovery are set to dominate debate.
Michelle Grattan discusses the political week that was with Professor Paddy Nixon
In the policy of the pandemic, experts have emerged to fill the gaps in the decision-making of politicians, with the responsibility for outcomes landing somewhere in the middle.
The national cabinet, created to impose maximum unity on Australia’s response to COVID, has formally fractured.
Monday saw coronavirus updates from Victoria, Queensland, and the federal government.
Annastacia Palaszczuk has benefited from leading Queensland – and doing it well – during the coronavirus pandemic, placing her in a strong position ahead of the October state election.
Pastel colours and serif fonts: is Annastacia Palaszczuk trying to be an Instagram influencer?
The blowback from closing borders will be considerable the Queensland premier, but will be a lot less politically dangerous than if she were seen to fail to do everything possible to protect Queenslanders’ health.
Victoria will enter local lockdown for a month, with 36 suburbs in ten Melbourne postcode areas being affected.
In political terms, Palaszczuk is on risky ground whatever she does; depriving the economy through continued border closure, or risking a serious outbreak.
With a state election due in October, both Labor and the LNP in Queensland are on shaky ground.
US President Donald Trump is in an unenviable position as the race towards the 2020 presidential election heats up. Meanwhile, the UK’s attempts to Brexit continue to be untidy.
The deep politics of racial division is at play when governments position mining as in the public interest, with Indigenous land owners obstructive of that interest.
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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 of Politics and Journalism, Griffith University, Griffith University
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PhD Candidate in Political Science, Griffith University
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Adjunct Fellow, Griffith University
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Lecturer in Politics, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Professor, Canberra School of Government, University of Canberra
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Professor, the McKinnon Institute for Political Leadership, Monash University
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Dean of Business School, University of Southern Queensland
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Professor of Law, The University of Queensland
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Professor in Tropical Regional Development, The Cairns Institute, James Cook University
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Associate Professor and ARC Future Fellow, The University of Queensland
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Professor, Conservation Planning, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University
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Distinguished Research Professor and Australian Laureate, James Cook University