(January 17, 2015) Day 12 – Sports cash splash
Galaxy poll – 52pc to Labor
- Steven Wardill reports, “Annastacia Palaszczuk could become the state’s accidental premier with the LNP losing the battle against a massive protest vote in key seats across Queensland.”: Galaxy poll shows Labor in with a good chance of winning Queensland election.
News, opinion and analysis
Ashgrove – Sporting groups get more cash
- Kim Stephens reports, “Premier Campbell Newman was feeling the heat in more ways than one in his Ashgrove electorate on Saturday morning”: Newman feels heat as poll figures make sticky subject.
- Kim Stephens reports, “The battle against childhood obesity was on Premier Campbell Newman’s policy radar on Saturday, when he announced the expansion of a program designed to get disadvantaged children playing sport”: Get in the Game expansion.
"Can Campbell have a cuddle?" (Little girl): "Noooooooo!" @theqldpremier @abcnews #qldvotes pic.twitter.com/IccQtWaVn5
— Leonie Mellor (@leoniemellor) January 17, 2015
LNP gives $69m to local sports clubs … $150 to help with memberships $1.5m for building projects #qldvotes #9News pic.twitter.com/KBzwp56fs2
— Shane Doherty (@ShaneDoherty9) January 17, 2015
Anti-LNP ads begin
- 25/05/14 “In a late Thursday night sitting, the Newman Government used its number to push through changes to the Queensland electoral act”: Queensland electoral act changes pass parliament prompting a LNP MP to resign.
- Joshua Robertson reports, “Dr Chris Davis, who attacks former colleagues in a pre-election TV ad, warns voters to ‘be wary of sociopaths’”: Former LNP minister launches scathing attack on Newman government.
Ex-Newman govt MP appears in scathing TV ad, urging voters not to trust LNP: http://t.co/xFeB3h2Xb1 #QldVotes #9News pic.twitter.com/51eKakktF0
— 9News Queensland (@9NewsQueensland) January 17, 2015
Anti-Labor ads begin
Email from LNP HQ on behalf of @TimNichollsMP features new negative ad #qldvotes https://t.co/MzlpGRyWF8
— KAT FEENEY💃🚲🤪 (@katherinefeeney) January 17, 2015
Campaign trail
@Qldaah thougt it was illegal to attach campaign signs to road signs ? pic.twitter.com/UqHuzGZ80P
— Evil Leftie Prole Sewer Rat🐀🐁 (@MinhKular) January 16, 2015
In Cairns – third visit for the Opposition. Four seats in play, Labor holds one. #qldvotes pic.twitter.com/6w6sVtkHhw
— Amy Remeikis (@AmyRemeikis) January 17, 2015