ALP has done well in the urban south-east but was hit hard in the regions, bringing it in line with the federal party and other state branches
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The Queensland electorate has delivered a change of government, but it was not the overwhelming Labor defeat expected at the start of the campaign and has left the ALP with a sizeable opposition.
Labor clawed back support during the campaign and only suffered modest losses in the south-east of the state.
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