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The best moments of the Queensland election 2015 Of course, by ‘best’ we mean weirdest. And among the dancing, GST blunders and extremely ‘strong’ performances there were plenty to choose from  Queensland election: Campbell Newman defends leadership style Premier and opposition leader Annastacia Palaszczuk meet in debate on final day of campaign, as Newman maintains he is passionate, not arrogant  National party warned of electoral backlash over massive NSW coalmine Anger over the $1.2bn Shenhua Watermark open cut mine on the Liverpool Plains could endanger federal MP Barnaby Joyce and state MP Kevin Anderson, locals say  Tony Abbott offered journalist and friend Greg Sheridan diplomatic post The Australian’s foreign editor, the PM’s best friend from university, rejected the chance to be high commissioner to Singapore
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Colleen McCullough: we'll celebrate a woman for anything, as long as it's not her talent | Rebecca Shaw The Australian’s obituary of Colleen McCullough is a sad reflection of how women’s lives are valued
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The Undercurrent: Your power bill is not real - video We're suffering from rigged prices and fudged figures in an unchecked electricity industry, argue the team at The Undercurrent