The campaign is basically done and now the future of Queensland is in the hands of the people who call it home. So how is it going to pan out? The Matters of State team (well mainly Steve) step boldly into the unknown and put their reputations on the line

Robbie Katter from Katter's Australian Party and Michael Berkman from the Queensland Greens occupy very different places in the political landscape. But if the election fails to deliver a majority, the major parties will come knocking. What is going to be

Michele Levine has been asking people what they think for three decades. Today, the CEO of Roy Morgan runs through some specially commissioned research for Matters of State into what Queensland voters are most worried about if a Labor or a LNP government

Today Steve and Matt try to evaluate the impact of a global pandemic on the Queensland election.

The whole world seems to be in love with debt and deficit, including Australia and of course Queensland. But does it matter? Steve Hamilton was born and bred in Buderim on the Sunshine Coast, but these days he is Assistant Professor of Economics at The Ge

You’re being manipulated and you don’t even know it. This week Steve and Matt sit down with two people who have made careers in understanding why people do what they do. Christine Jackman and Brendan Greaney reveal the factors that change the minds of vot

It has been over five years since Campbell Newman was the Premier of Queensland, but his legacy remains. However, it is a history that the Queensland Labor Government seem more willing to revisit than his own Liberal National Party. In this episode, a can

On today's Matter of State, the ABC's election analyst Antony Green gives Matt and Steve a rundown of the seats that he thinks will be key in the upcoming Queensland election. He also explains 'Green's Law', a self-defined creed that explains why he never

In the lead up to the state election, join Steve Austin and Matt Wordsworth for their new political podcast that will keep you across crucial campaign moments and break down the big questions for Queensland.

In the lead up to the state election, join Steve Austin and Matt Wordsworth for their new political podcast that will keep you across crucial campaign moments and break down the big questions for Queensland.