Federal Election 2010

National INDEPENDENT MP Bob Katter is bunkered down in Canberra with fellow independents Tony Windsor and Rob Oakeshott.

Local AN IPSWICH MP has questioned Premier Anna Bligh’s attempt to downplay the role of asset sales in Labor’s federal election battering in Queensland.

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National WYATT Roy may have been the focus of national media attention yesterday but he was still refusing to claim victory.

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National YOUNG gun LNP candidate Wyatt Roy – the “new Justin Bieber” – can add Twitter to his status as a rising political star.

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Local LABOR'S Bernie Ripoll easily held on to the seat of Oxley, despite a five per cent swing to the Liberal National Party.

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Local SHAYNE Neumann has officially claimed victory for the ALP in the seat of Blair.

National IS it time to tax people doing God's work? Rockhampton’s Steve Jeffery thinks so.

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QLD NO love was lost as Dawson's election candidates exchanged blows during the Daily Mercury's Great Debate which went right down to the wire last night.

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Local GOT a burning question for Family First candidate for Blair, Joshua Olyslagers? Join in on our live blog chat now.

National THOUGHT of her vet husband becoming a statistic of the Hendra virus was enough for Kelly Reardon to interrupt Federal LNP Member Bruce Scott’s warm beverage.

National UPDATE: OPPOSITION leader Tony Abbott is campaigning in Central Queensland this morning after landing in Rockhampton overnight.

National DESPITE the urging of ex-Labor leader Mark Latham, Australian voters are being urged to take the time to fill their ballot papers in correctly.

National UPDATE: PRIME Minister Julia Gillard visited Mackay Tuesday morning and reiterated her support for ALP Dawson candidate Mike Brunker.

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Local ALP candidate for Blair, Shayne Neumann took your questions in a live blog chat today.

Local GOT a burning question for Greens candidate for Blair, Patricia Petersen? Join in on our live blog chat now.

Local DO you have a burning question for a local candidate?

National A $200,000 bet on Labor to win the 21 August election has plunged the head-to-head market even further.

Local YOU know an election is just around the corner when the number of out-of-town politicians popping into Ipswich for the visit becomes a daily occurrence.

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Local AN Ipswich political hopeful fighting for the seat of Blair says he will fight for gay marriage to remain illegal in Australia.

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