Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk’s party has historically been dominant at the state level but the issues that handed Bill Shorten his shock loss last year remain — the inability to connect to regional voters, particularly those whose income relies on coal. The incumbent Labor state government...
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WA won’t be ‘rushed’ into reopening border for Christmas despite mounting pressure
Scott Morrison revealed after a National Cabinet meeting on Friday that all states and territories, except WA, had agreed on a “reopening framework” by Christmas. “Certainly seven out of the eight states and territories will be open, and that’ll be a great day for Australia....
ACT Votes: Labor set to retain power
A swing against the Canberra Liberals from voters in the western suburbs means leader Alistair Coe is unlikely to win enough seats to end Labor’s 19-year reign. More than three quarters of the ballots cast across Canberra’s five electorates had been counted following the close...