As Queensland prepares for state elections on October 26th, the battle for Rockhampton, a long-standing Labor stronghold, highlights the state's political dynamics. The race between Labor and the Coalition holds significance for both Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton.
Queensland premier Steven Miles speaks to media as prime minister Anthony Albanese looks on. The PM has been far more visible than Coalition leader Peter Dutton in the latter’s home state.Queensland premier Steven Miles speaks to media as prime minister Anthony Albanese looks on. The PM has been far more visible than Coalition leader Peter Dutton in the latter’s home state.
“There are basic things that we expect a Labor government to do well, health and education and looking after the things that are everyday life to us,” Strelow says. Strategists from both major parties warn not to read too much into the implications of one result, given Queenslanders’ tendency to spray their votes around from poll to poll.and Peter Dutton. Despite predictions of a heavy defeat for Labor, Albanese has been far more visible than Dutton in his home state.
Hints from Labor this week about changes to negative gearing policies, and possible state “rent caps”, have been seized upon by the Greens. “The best Queensland premiers are ones that can straddle the urban-rural divide,” says Paul Williams, a political scientist and commentator from Griffith University.
“And certainly I’ve been jealous at times of some of my colleagues who, you know, for whom it comes a bit more natural, or who draw energy from those situations … rather than being drained by it.”
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