Queensland parliament crossbench expected to swell with minor parties

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Incumbent Queensland Premier Steven Miles is battling to haul Labor back in the polls. Of 93 seats in the Sunshine State parliament, seven are currently held by someone other than an ALP or Liberal National Party member. Video via AAP.

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00:00We aren't in this fight because it is easy. We are in it because we believe in progress.

00:07But we are at a crossroads. And as you know, this election means more than most.

00:15It's a clear choice between a government I lead that will keep Queensland moving forward,

00:22or an LNP that will wind back the things we've fought so hard for,

00:28and cut the things Queenslanders rely on.

00:31I grew up in Petrie, not far from where we are today.

00:35But it was a world away from Brisbane City.

00:38I was the first person in my family to go to university,

00:41and I could do that because of good Labour government policy.

00:46But there were challenges.

00:48One of them was the cost of travelling from Petrie to UQ every day.

00:53It made me think, why do we penalise the people who live furthest away,

00:58with the highest public transport costs, when they are the ones...

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