Labor Set to Win Queensland Vote in Blow to Turnbull
- Palaszczuk set to continue running northeast Australia state
- Rail link for Adani’s $12.6 billion coal mine facing doubts
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Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk’s Labor government is favored to return to power in the northeast Australian state, dealing a blow to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and raising doubts about the future of a $12.6 billion coal mine.
Analysts projected her party would win the highest number of seats in Saturday’s vote, with the Australian Broadcasting Corp. predicting it may win enough to form a majority government in the 93-seat parliament. The ABC reported Labor had taken 43 and will likely gain at least another four, with the Liberal National Party set for as many as 41 seats. Vote counting may continue for days before the outcome is clear.