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Queensland Parliament
The Parliament of Queensland is the legislature of Queensland, Australia. As provided under the Constitution of Queensland, the Parliament consists of the Monarch of Australia and the Legislative Assembly. It has been the only unicameral state legislature in the country since the upper chamber, the Legislative Council, was abolished in 1922. The Legislative Assembly sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Brisbane. All laws applicable in Queensland are authorised by the Parliament of Queensland, with the exception of specific legislation defined in the Constitution of Australia, very limited criminal law applying under the Australia Act 1986 as well as a small volume of remaining historical laws passed by the Parliament of New South Wales and the Imperial Parliament. Following the outcome of the 2015 election, successful amendments to the electoral act in early 2016 include: adding an additional four parliamentary seats from 89 to 93, changing from optional pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brisbane
Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of approximately 2.6 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of the South East Queensland metropolitan region, which encompasses a population of around 3.8 million. The Brisbane central business district is situated within a peninsula of the Brisbane River about from its mouth at Moreton Bay, a bay of the Coral Sea. Brisbane is located in the hilly floodplain of the Brisbane River Valley between Moreton Bay and the Taylor Range, Taylor and D'Aguilar Range, D'Aguilar mountain ranges. It sprawls across several local government in Australia, local government areas, most centrally the City of Brisbane, Australia's most populous local government area. The demonym of Brisbane is ''Brisbanite''. The Traditional Owners of the Brisbane a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Members Of The Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2020–2024
This is a list of members of the 57th Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 2020 to 2024, as elected at the 2020 Queensland state election, 2020 election held on 31 October 2020. : The Labor member for Electoral district of Stretton, Stretton, Duncan Pegg, announced his resignation to undergo cancer treatment on 22 April 2021, but had not formally resigned at the time of his death on 10 June 2021. Labor candidate James Martin (Queensland politician), James Martin was elected to replace him at a 2021 Stretton state by-election, by-election on 24 July 2021. : The LNP member for Electoral district of Callide, Callide, Colin Boyce, resigned on 29 March 2022 to contest the 2022 Australian federal election, 2022 federal election. LNP candidate Bryson Head was elected to replace him at a 2022 Callide state by-election, by-election on 18 June 2022. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2020-2024 Members of Queensland parliaments by term 21 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opposition (Queensland)
The Opposition in the States and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland comprises the largest party or coalition of parties not in Government of Queensland, Government. The Opposition's purpose is to hold the Government to account and constitute a "Government-in-waiting" should the existing Government fall. To that end, a Leader of the Opposition (Queensland), Leader of the Opposition and Shadow Ministers for the various government departments question the Premier of Queensland, Premier and Ministers on Government policy and administration, and formulate the policy the Opposition would pursue in Government. It is sometimes styled "Loyal opposition, His Majesty's Loyal Opposition" to demonstrate that although it opposes the Government, it remains loyal to the King. At times, the Opposition consisted of more than one party, notably when the Coalition (Australia), Coalition parties (the state National Party of Australia, Nationals and Liberal Party of Australia, Libe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constitution Of Queensland
The Constitution of Queensland is the constitution of the Australian state of Queensland. As with the other constitutions of Australian states and territories, it is a written constitution influenced by the Westminster system and Australia's federal system of government. It defines Queensland as a state under a constitutional monarchy and outlines the structure and powers of the Queensland government's three constituent parts, the executive, legislature, and judiciary. In 1901, the six Australian colonies, including Queensland, federated to form Commonwealth of Australia which is constituted by the Australian Constitution. From that time onward, Queensland ceded the power to make laws relating to certain matters to the federal government. Outside these sections however, state parliament retains absolute legislative power. Function The Constitution establishes the government of Queensland and defines the structure, powers and function of the three branches of government: * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by area in Oceania and the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, sixth-largest country. Australia is the oldest, flattest, and driest inhabited continent, with the least fertile soils. It is a Megadiverse countries, megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and climates, with Deserts of Australia, deserts in the centre, tropical Forests of Australia, rainforests in the north-east, and List of mountains in Australia, mountain ranges in the south-east. The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south east Asia approximately Early human migrations#Nearby Oceania, 65,000 years ago, during the Last Glacial Period, last i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queensland
) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_date = Colony of Queensland , established_title2 = Separation from New South Wales , established_date2 = 6 June 1859 , established_title3 = Federation , established_date3 = 1 January 1901 , named_for = Queen Victoria , demonym = , capital = Brisbane , largest_city = capital , coordinates = , admin_center_type = Administration , admin_center = 77 local government areas , leader_title1 = Monarch , leader_name1 = Charles III , leader_title2 = Governor , leader_name2 = Jeannette Young , leader_title3 = Premier , leader_name3 = Annastacia Palaszczuk ( ALP) , legislature = Parliament of Queensland , judiciary = Supreme Court of Queensland , national_representation = Parliament of Australia , national_representation_type ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parliament House, Brisbane
Parliament House in Brisbane is the meeting place of the Parliament of Queensland, housing its only chamber, the Legislative Assembly. It is located on the corner of George Street and Alice Street at Gardens Point in the CBD, and is next to the Queensland University of Technology and City Botanic Gardens. History Planning The Parliament of Queensland first met on 22 May 1860 in the former convict barracks on Queen Street. The building was not considered a suitable meeting place for Parliament in the long-term, but the government was preoccupied with the construction of Government House, and plans for a new legislative facility were not made until after its completion. In November 1863 a commission chose the site for the new parliamentary building on the corner of Alice and George Street. The commission soon opened an Australia-wide competition for the new building's design, and offered a 200 guinea prize for the winning submission. In April 1864, a design by Benjamin B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Queensland State Election
The 2024 Queensland state election is scheduled to be held on 26 October 2024 to elect all members to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland pursuant to the ''Constitution (Fixed Term Parliament) Amendment Act 2015''. As a result of the 2016 Queensland term length referendum, the term of the parliament will run for four years. ''ABC News (Australia), ABC News'' 5 April 2016 Electoral system Queensland has compulsory voting and uses full-preference instant-runoff voting for Single-member district, single-member electorates. The election will be conducted by the Electoral Commission of Queensland (ECQ). The party or Coalition government, coalition ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Queensland State Election
The 2020 Queensland state election was held on 31 October to elect all 93 members to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland. The Labor Party was returned to government for a third-term, led by incumbent premier Annastacia Palaszczuk. With 47 seats needed to form a majority government, Labor won 52 seats, including all but five in Brisbane, while the Liberal National Party won 34 seats and formed opposition. On the crossbench, Katter's Australian Party retained its 3 seats, the Queensland Greens picked up South Brisbane for a total of 2, Pauline Hanson's One Nation retained Mirani and independent Sandy Bolton retained her seat of Noosa. At 11pm on 31 October, Liberal National Party leader Deb Frecklington conceded defeat, congratulating Palaszczuk on the election. Frecklington initially indicated that she would stay on as party leader, but on 2 November announced that she would convene a party meeting and resign as leader. David Crisafulli won the ensuing leadership spill an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandy Bolton
Sandra Leigh Bolton (born 3 March 1964) is an Australian politician. She has been the Independent member for Noosa in the Queensland Legislative Assembly since 2017. She is a graduate of Central Queensland University. Bolton was one of the original councillors when the Shire of Noosa The Shire of Noosa is a local government area about north of Brisbane in the Sunshine Coast district of South East Queensland, Australia. The shire covers an area of . It existed as a local government entity from 1910 until 2008, when it wa ... was de-amalgamated in 2013. She narrowly missed out on being elected as mayor in 2016. Her partner is lawn bowls champion Ian Schuback. References 1964 births Living people Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly Independent members of the Parliament of Queensland Women members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly 21st-century Australian politicians 21st-century Australian women politicians {{Australia-Independent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent (politics)
An independent or non-partisan politician is a politician not affiliated with any political party or bureaucratic association. There are numerous reasons why someone may stand for office as an independent. Some politicians have political views that do not align with the platforms of any political party, and therefore choose not to affiliate with them. Some independent politicians may be associated with a party, perhaps as former members of it, or else have views that align with it, but choose not to stand in its name, or are unable to do so because the party in question has selected another candidate. Others may belong to or support a political party at the national level but believe they should not formally represent it (and thus be subject to its policies) at another level. In running for public office, independents sometimes choose to form a party or alliance with other independents, and may formally register their party or alliance. Even where the word "independent" is used, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Andrew
Stephen Seymour James Andrew (born 9 December 1968), also known as Moli Duru Ambae is an Australian politician. He has been the One Nation member for Mirani in the Queensland Legislative Assembly since 2017. Andrew describes himself as a "fourth-generation South Sea Islander", and is the first South Sea Islander to be elected to parliament. His great-great-grandmother Lucy Querro of Ambae Island (now part of Vanuatu) was one of the Pacific Islander workers who came to Queensland to work in either the sugarcane fields or domestic service; Andrew claims she was "blackbirded". In July 2019 Andrew became a Vanuatu tribal chieftain, Chief Moli Duru Ambrae, following ceremonies held on Ambae Island. Before entering parliament he worked as a firearms dealer and pest controller. Andrew is the sole One Nation MP in the Queensland Parliament, but is not the state leader of the party. Ousted MP Steve Dickson Steven Lance Dickson (born 24 June 1962) is an Australian politician. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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