Queensland's Electoral Map Shifts

0:00This is Cory with Sydney News Today, powered by the Daily News Now. Queensland's electoral boundaries are getting a shake-up and a new draft plan from the Redistribution Commission. Two seats will be scrapped, the labor-hilled Stretten and Southern Brisbane, and the Catters Australian Party seat of Hill, up north around Innisfail. In their place, two new electorates will pop up, co-bulture in the growth corridor and Springfield near Ipswich. The changes aim to even out voter numbers, keeping each seat close to the average of 40,000 in release. 18 existing seats will get new names, while 8 districts stay on touch, and 35 see only minor tweaks. This covers nearly half of the state's 93 electorates. Political reactions are pouring in. Labor leader Steven Miles questioned the process, saying there's no trust because of links to the LNP. Catters Australian Party called it week upset over losing a northern seat, while the southeast gains one. The LNP noted the new seats favor labor heartland areas and plans to review them closely.

1:03This is the first big redraw since 2017, when Parliament grew to 93 seats. It's all about handling population shifts, with over a dozen electorates way off the mark. Some with thousands more voters, others far fewer. No change to Parliament's size this time, and the map takes effect for the 2028 election. Public input is open until April 9th, with submissions to be published later for more comments. The Commission stressed these moves, like absorbing seats, weren't taken lightly, but future growth in the northwest will keep challenging the balance. The Daily News Now is powered by our sponsor, Link in the description. No earbuds, no headbands, no awkward sleeping positions, just the pillow that plays your sound, O-L-I-SoliPillow.com