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Budget delayed as civic cabinet set for shake up – Brisbane Times


Brisbane Times

Budget delayed as civic cabinet set for shake up
Brisbane Times
There is likely to be at least one change in the LNP's civic cabinet, with The Gap councillor Geraldine Knapp set to stand down as Brisbane Lifestyle committee chair to go back to council's backbench. Cr Knapp has served 14 years as a councillor and ...

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Awkward shake for fierce Ashgrove foes – Brisbane Times


Brisbane Times

Awkward shake for fierce Ashgrove foes
Brisbane Times
Ms Jones arrived at The Gap State School just before 9am and not long after the would-be premier and his wife Lisa arrived with a media entourage in tow. At first Mr Newman ignored, or possibly didn't see, the petite local MP handing out how-to-vote ...

Plenty of dough flying round in Queensland hot seat – The Australian


Brisbane Times

Plenty of dough flying round in Queensland hot seat
The Australian
The Gap State High School, in Brisbane's inner west, is bound to get a $5.2 million new sports hall after Labor and the LNP pledged matching grants yesterday. The Gap primary school, which has already been given $3m in federal Building the Education ...
'Big picture' voters keyBrisbane Times
Bligh continues campaign trail blitzABC Local

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The battle for Ashgrove – The Australian


The Age

The battle for Ashgrove
The Australian
To the west, the electorate stretches to post-war housing estates at The Gap, at the foot of Mount Glorious where Jones recently named a lookout after the retired Catholic archbishop of Brisbane, John Bathersby. At the heart of the electorate is the ...
In the hot seatThe Age
Giant-killer knocks on plenty of doorsSydney Morning Herald
'He will win Ashgrove, he'll do better than I did': Howard on NewmanBrisbane Times

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Newman feels pinch from attack on ethics – Brisbane Times


Brisbane Times

Newman feels pinch from attack on ethics
Brisbane Times
Bounded by bush on three sides, the inner-west Brisbane electorate takes in the suburb of The Gap, which was ripped apart by a mini-typhoon in 2008. Like the Sutherland shire in Sydney, it is a tribal place, multiple generations making their home there ...
LNP leader attacked over family financesThe Age
Sisters unite in LNP confusion over who's on firstCourier Mail

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Labor script a ‘dupe’: LNP – Brisbane Times


Brisbane Times

Labor script a 'dupe': LNP
Brisbane Times
“She has delivered a new ambulance station, does Meals on Wheels in the local area and re-opened The Gap Police Station to ensure the protection of our community.” Part of the script, including a voter's details, was posted onto a social media website ...

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Newman losing support in Ashgrove: survey

A new poll shows Labor MP Kate Jones has clawed back ground from Liberal National Party (LNP) leader Campbell Newman in the crucial Brisbane seat of Ashgrove.

Mr Newman has to win the seat in Brisbane’s inner-west if he is to become the next Queensland premier.

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Newman promises study of range-crossing – Ninemsn


Newman promises study of range-crossing
Ninemsn
Mr Newman's popularity was no surprise to federal Liberal MP Malcolm Turnbull, who joined him on the hustings at The Gap in Brisbane. "He's a great man and he's going to be a great new premier for Queensland," he told reporters.

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Scorched earth at ground zero: the election’s forgotten victims – Brisbane Times


Brisbane Times

Scorched earth at ground zero: the election's forgotten victims
Brisbane Times
Photo: Harrison Saragossi "Not only do Ashgrove and The Gap residents have to put up with the LNP and Labor candidates swamping us every time we go to the supermarket, the chemist, the butcher, the mailbox or even when we are out for a walk," she said.

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Poll Call: February 27 – Brisbane Times


Brisbane Times

Poll Call: February 27
Brisbane Times
8.49pm: The LNP plans to hold its official campaign launch this Sunday at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, with regisation forms received by Poll Call tonight. 8.31pm: Former LNP candidate for Broadwater Cameron Caldwell, who was dumped ...

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