State Politics
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Jennifer Howard retains Ipswich for Labor
Labor’s Jennifer Howard held more than 52 percent of the vote at the end of counting on Saturday night. With 69 percent of the vote counted…
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Labor’s Lance McCallum holds Bundamba
Lance McCallum has held on to his seat with a comfortable lead with nearly 69 percent of the vote counted. Mr McCallum has made a…
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LNP’s John Krause will retain Scenic Rim
The Liberal National Party’s candidate and the incumbent for the seat of Scenic Rim will keep his seat and will serve for a fourth term…
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Ipswich West set for Labor retain
While only 52 percent of the vote is counted, Labor’s Jim Madden is leading by 30 percent making it an almost certainty he will keep…
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Labor to hold seat of Jordan
Incumbent Labour MP Charis Mullen will keep her seat for the Jordan electorate with 56.87 percent of the votes with 72 percent of votes counted. Ms Mullen’s re-election means…
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Competitors hoped for wake up call for ‘invisible’ Ipswich incumbents
Conservative candidates have accused Labor’s three Ipswich MPs of taking their massive majorities for granted, saying they had become arrogant and avoided any scrutiny during the campaign.…
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Ipswich incumbent reflects on the new frontier of election campaigning
As severe hail storms rolled into Ipswich, candidates and volunteers on the booths were reminded of how unusual the 2020 campaign has been. Turning up to a quiet booth at Silkstone State School clutching an umbrella, Member…
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Ipswich council scores parties ahead of state poll
As the region heads to the polls this morning the Ipswich Leaders Alliance has released its final Make Your Vote Count for Ipswich election scorecard, highlighting a growing…
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Ipswich West candidates make election promises
As election day approaches candidates for the electorate of Ipswich West have been much in evidence at pre-polling booths and gearing up for debates. Incumbent…
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Two of four Jordan candidates discuss their promises if elected
The electorate of Jordan was created in the 2017 election from parts of the existing electorates of Bundamba, Inala, Logan and Lockyer. Bundamba and Inala…
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Election promises from Ipswich candidates
Less than one week out from the State election the four major parties’ campaigns have been dominated by ‘big money’ promises in health, infrastructure, education…
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Candidate promises for Bundamba
The Guardian and Tribune asked the candidates for the seat of Bundamba to outline their promises and their plans for the electorate, should they be…












