Labor to form government in Queensland

Almost two weeks after Queensland went to the polls, the Labor Party has been confirmed to have had an historic defeat over the Liberal National Party.

Labor leader Annastacia Palaszczuk

Labor leader Annastacia Palaszczuk

Almost two weeks after Queensland went to the polls, the Labor Party has been confirmed to have had an historic defeat over the Liberal National Party.

But with on seat short of government, Labor has a fingernail grip on power with the support of an independent.â

Queensland correspondent Stefan Armbruster has been following developments and spoke to Kristina Kukolja.

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