State Politics
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Howard in defection to rival Left faction
LABOR’S right faction has been caught off-guard after two MPs defected to its ranks from the once-strong conservative circle. Long-serving Ipswich Local Member Jennifer Howard…
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Miles, McCallum welcome new school opening
THE $122 million Collingwood Park State Secondary College opened this week for Term 1 for students in grades 7 and Year 8. Stage 1 of…
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Homes could face wrecking ball for second bridge
EAST Ipswich residents want to know the impacts a second river crossing will have on their suburb. They fear scores of homes would be resumed…
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Senator’s alarm at Gates-funded GM mozzie release
QUEENSLAND Senator Gerard Rennick has raised alarm over a joint venture between the national science agency and a Bill Gates-funded biotechnology company in which genetically…
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Greens see silver lining in election woes
IPSWICH Lockyer Greens branch spokeswoman Danielle Mutton says “positive swings” in their primary vote and the falling away of One Nation were reasons to hold…
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How the state election played out in Ipswich
THE LNP will form majority government, with the party likely to win 49 seats, with 39 for Labor, three KAP, one Green and one Independent.…
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Howard pays respect to Culpeper campaign
MEMBER for Ipswich Jennifer Howard says she is “humbled” to be returned to her seat after “interesting experiences on the booths”. “You get this two-week…
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Bourne snatches win from jaws of by-election defeat
FORMER Premier and Cabinet staffer, Wendy Bourne, has regained Ipswich West for Labor despite a 10.5 percent swing to the LNP compared to the 2020…
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Political pundit predicts local election results
WITH only two days until we head to the polls for the State Election, Labor must prove to regional voters that it deserves a fourth…
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LNP caught off guard as youth crime rate plummets
A LOCAL sports identity says the LNP policy to crack down on at-risk youth is totally misguided. Founder of the Redbank Plains Rugby League Club,…










