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Queensland Premier David Crisafulli is seen talking to the media before the handing down of the 2025-26 budget at Queensland Parliament in Brisbane, Australia on June 24, 2025. AAP Image/Darren England
For the first time in almost three decades, one state government has bucked the by-election hoodoo to win back a seat thanks to a big swing from voters.
Queensland’s Liberal-National Party (LNP) has claimed victory in the Hinchinbrook by-election in the state’s north after an aggressive campaign.