Wayne Keith Goss was Premier of Queensland from 7 December 1989 until 19 February 1996,becoming the first Labor Premier of the state in over thirty two years. Prior to entering politics,Goss was a solicitor,and after leaving politics he served as Chairman of the Queensland Art Gallery and Chairman of Deloitte Australia.
Inala is a south-western suburb in the City of Brisbane,Queensland,Australia. In the 2021 census,Inala had a population of 15,273 people.
The electoral district of Algester is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in south-west Brisbane. It includes the suburbs of Algester,Parkinson,Hillcrest,Boronia Heights,Forestdale,Larapinta,Heathwood,Forest Lake,Doolandella and Pallara,as well as the Greenbank Military Range. It borders the electoral districts of Sunnybank,Stretton,Logan,Lockyer,Bundamba and Inala.
Annastacia Palaszczuk is an Australian politician who served as the 39th premier of Queensland from 2015 to 2023. She held office as the leader of the Queensland branch of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) from 2012 until her resignation,and has been a member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland (MLA) for the division of Inala since 2006. Palaszczuk is the fifth-most tenured premier in Queensland state history and the first woman to win the premiership from opposition,she also presided over the first majority female cabinet in Australian state and federal history.
Willawong is an outer southern suburb in the City of Brisbane,Queensland,Australia. In the 2016 census,Willawong had a population of 177 people.
The electoral district of Inala is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in south-west Brisbane. It includes the suburbs of Inala,Ellen Grove,Forest Lake,Doolandella,Durack,Wacol,Richlands and parts of Oxley. It borders the electoral districts of Mount Ommaney,Miller,Algester,Jordan,Bundamba and Moggill.
Manfred Douglas Cross was an Australian public servant and politician. He was educated at various state schools in Brisbane in Queensland before joining the Queensland public service and later,in 1961,becoming a member of the Australian House of Representatives for the Division of Brisbane.
Heinrich Palaszczuk is a former Labor member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland,and minister of the Beattie Government of Queensland. He was elected as the member for Archerfield in 1984,and held that seat until his election as the member for Inala in 1992. Palaszczuk retired from politics in 2006,and was succeeded in his seat of Inala by his daughter Annastacia Palaszczuk,who was the Premier of Queensland from 2015 until her resignation in December 2023.
Wolston was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1972 to 1992.
The 2017 Queensland state election was held on 25 November 2017 to elect all 93 members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland,the unicameral Parliament of Queensland.
Joanna Maria Lindgren is an Australian politician who served as a Senator for Queensland from May 2015 to July 2016.
Dugald Milton Dick is an Australian politician who serves as the 32nd Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives. He is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and has represented the Queensland seat of Oxley in the House of Representatives since the 2016 federal election. He previously served on the Brisbane City Council (2008–2016) and as ALP state secretary (2004–2008). He is the brother of Queensland Treasurer and Deputy Premier Cameron Dick.
The 2020 Queensland state election was held on 31 October to elect all 93 members to the 57th Legislative Assembly of Queensland. The Labor Party was returned to government for a third-term,led by incumbent premier Annastacia Palaszczuk. With 47 seats needed to form a majority government,Labor won 52 seats,including all but five in Brisbane,while the Liberal National Party won 34 seats and formed opposition. On the crossbench,Katter's Australian Party retained its 3 seats,the Queensland Greens picked up South Brisbane for a total of 2,Pauline Hanson's One Nation retained Mirani and independent Sandy Bolton retained her seat of Noosa.
Anika Shay Wells is an Australian politician who has been a member of the House of Representatives since the 2019 federal election. She is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and represents the Division of Lilley in Queensland. Wells is currently the Minister for Aged Care and Minister for Sport.
Amy MacMahon is an Australian politician and sociologist. She is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland representing South Brisbane for the Queensland Greens. She has experience as a teacher and sociologist,holding several degrees including a PhD.
This is a list of members of the 57th Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 2020 to 2024,as elected at the 2020 election held on 31 October 2020.
The 2024 Queensland state election is scheduled to be held on 26 October 2024 to elect all members to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland pursuant to the Constitution Amendment Act 2015. As a result of the 2016 Queensland term length referendum,the term of the parliament will run for four years.
A by-election for the electoral district of Inala in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland was held on 16 March 2024 following the resignation of former Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk from parliament,which was announced on 10 December 2023 and took effect on 31 December 2023. The by-election was held on the same day as the Ipswich West by-election and the statewide local government elections.
The 2023 Queensland Labor Party leadership election was held on 15 December 2023 to elect a new leader of the Queensland Labor Party and a Premier of Queensland,following the resignation of Annastacia Palaszczuk as both Premier and MP for Inala. Steven Miles was appointed leader unopposed,while Cameron Dick was appointed Deputy Leader unopposed.
A by-election for the electoral district of Ipswich West in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland was held on 16 March 2024 following the resignation of Labor MP Jim Madden. The by-election was held on the same day as the Inala by-election and the statewide local government elections.
