Election 2019: Why Queensland turned its back on Labor and helped Scott Morrison to victory
5 years, 7 months ago

Election 2019: Why Queensland turned its back on Labor and helped Scott Morrison to victory

ABC  

If there's one thing Queenslanders don't like, it's being told what to do. Full election results Photo shows A mobile phone showing the ABC's 2019 federal election results Search all electorates, find out which seats are changing, and keep up-to-date on the latest vote count. "People up here in central Queensland aren't stupid, they can work out that unsure what's going to happen in the coal mining industry," said returned LNP member for Flynn, Ken O'Dowd. Palmer reached his main goal But perhaps the most underestimated influence of Labor's collapse was the preference flows from minor parties, namely Pauline Hanson's One Nation and Clive Palmer's United Australia Party. Photo shows A mobile phone showing the ABC's 2019 federal election results Search all electorates and set favourites to keep up-to-date on the vote count.

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Queensland election updates: Steven Miles tenders resignation as premier after election defeat but wants to 'stay on' as Labor leader
2 months, 1 week ago

Queensland election updates: Steven Miles tenders resignation as premier after election defeat but wants to 'stay on' as Labor leader

ABC  

Reporting by Jack McKay There are about a dozen seats in doubt as counting continues. In Aspley, Labor MP and outgoing transport minister Bart Mellish is trailing the LNP’s Amanda Cooper 50.7 per cent to 49.3 per cent on a two-party preferred basis. Housing Minister Meaghan Scanlon is fighting to retain her seat of Gaven but is currently ahead of …

Australian parliament sworn in with biggest cross bench in living memory
2 years, 5 months ago

Australian parliament sworn in with biggest cross bench in living memory

Daily Mail  

Labor was only able to scrape a 77-seat majority of the 151-strong lower house The Greens and independents were sworn in, making up 16 of the 151 seats Australian Parliament sworn in with the former prime minister absent Australia's Parliament will be radically different to any in living memory with a massive number of Greens and independents sworn in. Labor …

Australia PM Morrison defends record despite election loss
2 years, 7 months ago

Australia PM Morrison defends record despite election loss

Associated Press  

SYDNEY — Scott Morrison said his conservative government had left Australia in a robust condition, even as voters on Saturday punished him for his handling of issues including climate change and the pandemic that helped return the center-left opposition to power for the first time in almost a decade. A former tourism marketer before switching to politics, Morrison was labeled …

Australia election 2022: Inside Scott Morrison's visit to Tasmania on the campaign trail
2 years, 7 months ago

Australia election 2022: Inside Scott Morrison's visit to Tasmania on the campaign trail

Daily Mail  

During one hectic day on the election campaign trail Scott Morrison requested a bowls match against an 81-year-old local champion, spoke to Aussies struggling with their mental health and was rushed away from a cheese factory by his security detail. Outside the Launceston Head to Health clinic, anti-Coalition protesters held signs and chanted 'hey-hey, ho-ho, Morrison has got to go' …

Australia election 2022: Clive Palmer could help Scott Morrison cling on, destroy Anthony Albanese
2 years, 7 months ago

Australia election 2022: Clive Palmer could help Scott Morrison cling on, destroy Anthony Albanese

Daily Mail  

Scott Morrison may still cling on to power thanks to preferences from Clive Palmer's United Australia Party in crucial electorates - despite the mining magnate campaigning against both the Liberal and Labor parties. Clive Palmer could help Scott Morrison cling on to power by directing his preferences to the Coalition in crucial electorates Data strategist Elisa Choy of Maven Data …

Australian PM calls May 21 general election
2 years, 8 months ago

Australian PM calls May 21 general election

Al Jazeera  

Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s conservative coalition trails Labor in opinion polls after nine years in power. Australia will hold a general election on May 21, Prime Minister Scott Morrison says, triggering a campaign expected to be fought over cost-of-living pressures, climate change and questions of trust and competence of the major parties. Morrison played up economic uncertainties and security threats …

LNP struggled to deliver a cut-through message like Labor in Queensland election campaign
4 years, 2 months ago

LNP struggled to deliver a cut-through message like Labor in Queensland election campaign

ABC  

The LNP is in a state of shock — it has been traumatised and humiliated and denial is the first instinct to kick in. But COVID-19 alone doesn't explain why Labor took a swag of seats off the LNP — it doesn't explain why the Opposition failed to make any inroads into the regions, which had so strongly supported Scott …

After his federal election victory, the hard part begins for Morrison
5 years, 7 months ago

After his federal election victory, the hard part begins for Morrison

ABC  

It was John Howard who brought perpetual campaigning to Australian politics: the regime where a government and prime minister spend their entire terms campaigning, rather than just leaving it to the actual election campaign, or a few key annual events like the budget. Full election coverage Photo shows Australia Votes Key stories, analysis, Antony Green's election guides, Vote Compass, videos …

Conservatives in Australia on course for \'sensational\' election victory
5 years, 7 months ago

Conservatives in Australia on course for \'sensational\' election victory

Deccan Chronicle  

Sydney: Australia's Liberal-led conservative government was headed for a remarkable win at the national election early on Sunday after uncovering a narrow path to victory that twisted through urban fringes and rural townships. "I have always believed in miracles," Morrison told cheering supporters at Sydney's Wentworth Hotel, where the government holds its official election night function. "I know that you're …

Voting under way in climate-dominated Australia elections
5 years, 7 months ago

Voting under way in climate-dominated Australia elections

Deccan Chronicle  

Sydney: Australians flocked to the polls Saturday capping a bitterly fought election that may be the first anywhere decided by climate policy. Australian opposition leader Bill Shorten poses as he votes with his wife Chloe during a federal election at Moonee Ponds West Primary School in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, May 18, 2019.Polling stations opened across Australia on Saturday in elections …

Scott Morrison declares victory in tight Australia election
5 years, 7 months ago

Scott Morrison declares victory in tight Australia election

Al Jazeera  

Melbourne, Australia – Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has declared victory in the country’s federal elections after his Liberal-National coalition defied opinion polls and secured a surprise win over the opposition Labor Party. He added that he would not contest Labor’s next vote for party leader, and urged supporters to “carry on the fight”. Josh Frydenberg, treasurer and Morrison’s second-in-command, …

Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison Scores Surprise Election Victory
5 years, 7 months ago

Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison Scores Surprise Election Victory

NPR  

Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison Scores Surprise Election Victory Enlarge this image toggle caption Rick Rycroft/AP Rick Rycroft/AP Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison won re-election on Saturday, stunning pollsters who had anticipated his defeat for several months. At his victory party in Sydney, Morrison said, "Tonight is about every single Australian who depends on their government to put them first. …

Federal election 2019: Dave Sharma says Wentworth voters focused on Shorten vs Morrison contest
5 years, 7 months ago

Federal election 2019: Dave Sharma says Wentworth voters focused on Shorten vs Morrison contest

ABC  

You could forgive the voters of Wentworth if they are suffering election fatigue. Key points: Independent MP Kerryn Phelps won the Wentworth by-election last October by 1,850 votes Liberal candidate Dave Sharma is recontesting the seat Campaigners feel anger over the ousting of Malcolm Turnbull has subsided They are going through their second federal campaign in seven months, and if …

Federal election 2019: Scott Morrison and Bill Shorten go head-to-head in second leaders' debate
5 years, 8 months ago

Federal election 2019: Scott Morrison and Bill Shorten go head-to-head in second leaders' debate

ABC  

Federal election campaign tensions rose to the surface as Scott Morrison and Bill Shorten locked horns in a second leaders' debate in Brisbane, with the Labor leader accusing the Prime Minister of invading his personal space. Key points: Scott Morrison and Bill Shorten clashed over the issue of tax in their second leaders' debate Mr Morrison criticised Labor's plan to …

Australian Prime Minister Announces that Nation Will Go to Polls on May 18
5 years, 8 months ago

Australian Prime Minister Announces that Nation Will Go to Polls on May 18

News 18  

Sydney: Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Thursday called a national election for May 18, firing the starting gun on a campaign set to focus heavily on climate and the economy. Labour for its part has zeroed in on centrist voters frustrated that they elected a moderate in former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull only for the Liberals to swap horses …

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