MPs who lose their seat are eligible for a payout worth 12 weeks of their salary but an association representing former members says it should be more.

Steven Miles will today nominate to lead Queensland Labor in opposition at the party's first caucus meeting since losing the state election.

Premier David Crisafulli and his team have a long list of priorities they hope to achieve, including reforming the public service, easing the housing crisis, improving cost of living stress, and strengthening Queensland's health system.

Queensland's newly elected Premier David Crisafulli has unveiled his cabinet.

Bianca Stone says she has called Labor's Meaghan Scanlon to concede defeat in Gaven, but Labor is yet to claim victory.

The first-term Townsville City Council mayor has been embroiled in controversy ever since he revealed his stated military and education credentials to be false.  

While most of Queensland voted for a change in government, there was one regional seat that bucked the trend with a clear swing towards the ALP. Here's how Tom Smith reached "icon status" in Labor circles.

Queensland has sent a "decisive" warning to federal Labor, showing that throwing money at cynical voters is no guarantee the love will be reciprocated.

Nationals leader David Littleproud says he would expect the new LNP government in Queensland to work with the Coalition on nuclear power if it won the federal election, despite the premier-elect running on a platform opposed to it in the state.

Regional Queensland voters delivered the LNP to power, with a tough-on-crime mandate resonating loud and clear. With 11 of the 12 seats needed for the LNP to win decided in decentralised areas, the question now is what a new government will look like for those living outside the city.

There are question marks over the future of Queensland's iconic waves after the state government failed to deliver on its promise of legal protection for the Gold Coast and Noosa World Surfing Reserves.

Residents of Yarrabilba and Flagstone, south of Brisbane, have long called for more roads in and out, and in this state election some residents hope that whoever wins government will prevent rapid development from occurring without vital infrastructure.

David Crisafulli will be the 41st premier of the state after defeating Steven Miles.

The preliminary count of all available votes will begin after polls close at 6pm on Saturday.

Labor's seemingly impossible task has given Steven Miles the liberty to take more risks in the Queensland election campaign.

In their final pitch to voters before the Queensland election, Steven Miles and David Crisafulli were pressed on election promises ranging from free lunches to crime.

The ABC has asked a mathematician to explain how using statistics can form a narrative that may not show the full story.

The LNP's plan to mandate education within youth detention if elected has been met with doubt as the sector continues to struggle through staff shortages.

With polls set to open in less than 24 hours, signs are emerging that Saturday's Queensland election result might not be as clear-cut as predicted.

In a region that grows a quarter of the nation's fruit and vegetables, farmers are worried a new national water policy will grind future investment to a halt and put water security at risk. 

Here's everything you need to know about where to vote, what time the polls close, how to fill in the ballot papers and when we're likely to know results. 

Keeping costings under wraps for so long is about mitigating collateral damage, but there was nothing in the numbers from both sides in Queensland likely to change opinions.

The LNP has vowed to rein in almost $6.8 billion spent on consultants – flagging they would develop public servants' skill levels and wanted pay packages to be "competitive" against private organisations such as KPMG.

In 2020, Labor turned two long-held blue seats red in the state's south east. Caloundra and Nicklin are again setting the scene for another knife-edge battle, which could determine who will hold government.

With the abortion debate making Queensland's election campaign national news, many Australians might be thinking 'cowboy' is a label applying to more than just supporters of the NRL team, writes Matt Eaton.