Annastacia Palaszczuk 'confident of Labor majority government' as Deb Frecklington concedes defeat

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Labor will return to power in Queensland, likely retaining its majority but potentially having to govern with support from a minor party.

The swing was mixed across the state, with the southeast corner going two per cent towards Labor and 1.3 per cent to the LNP in regional parts."The mood in regional Queensland is palpable. They are waiting with baseball bats," he said.

"What we have been saying is that this is a crisis on two levels, health and economy, but clearly in some cases health was the most significant for people," she told the ABC. Ms Palaszczuk was speaking to reporters after casting her ballot in her southern Brisbane electorate of Inala, which she holds by 26.1 per cent, on Saturday morning.

 

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