Watching days like this are wonderful, but playing, they aren’t sustainable — Steve Smith can’t carry the team each match and next time some of the others will have to step up, writes Geoff Lemon.
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Nobody won because Queenslanders turned on the major parties
One in three Queenslanders sent a message to Labor and the LNP by directing their vote elsewhere, muddying the waters and leaving the state with the prospect of a hung parliament.
Queensland election result likely to remain unknown for days
No clear winner is likely to emerge from the Queensland election for several days, amid the possibility that neither Labor nor the LNP will be able to guarantee a majority vote in Parliament.
What happens if Labor can't form a majority government in Queensland?
ABC election expert Antony Green says there are a number of constitutional issues that could force Labor to remain in government without a clear majority in Parliament.
The winners and losers on election night
Some well-known faces in Queensland politics face the chopping block on election night, while others look set to spend the next three years in the State Parliament.
Smith puts the ego away in top-notch knock to deny England
Gabba centurion Steve Smith says “sometimes you have to put your ego away” after helping Australia grab the momentum in the first Ashes Test.
Exit poll predicts narrow win to Labor in Queensland poll
A Galaxy exit poll suggests the ALP, led by Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, has attracted 37 per cent of the primary vote in the Queensland election, with primary support for the LNP falling to 35 per cent.
Live: Queensland polls closed, counting underway
An opinion poll is pointing to a narrow Labor victory in Queensland’s state election, but the resurgence of One Nation, re-introduction of compulsory preferential voting, and a major electoral redistribution have created the perfect recipe for a tight and unpredictable race. Follow live.
As it happened: Labor falls short of majority, but Palaszczuk confident
Labor makes a number of gains in south-east Queensland, but losses in the north are preventing it from securing 47 seats, the number Annastacia Palaszczuk needs to form a majority state government. Look back at how events unfolded.
Smith century puts Australia in box seat after day three
A captain’s knock from Steve Smith has put Australia in a strong position after day three at the Gabba, with the home side making inroads into England’s top order before stumps.