Voters head to the polls for the Queensland election as Steven Miles and David Crisafulli go head-to-head

Bianca Stone, who resigned from being a TV reporter for Channel 7 in 2023, is LNP leader David Crisafulli’s candidate for the seat of Gaven.

Ms Stone was grilled by Highland Park resident Vicki Campbell on Saturday morning, according to the Gold Coast Bulletin, who asked Ms Stone where she had been throughout the election campaign.

Replying she’d been out and about, Ms Campbell hit back.

‘Not at our place,’ she replied before setting her sights on Mr Crisafulli.

‘How are you going to handle the health system?’ Ms Campbell asked the LNP leader.

‘By making sure it’s properly resourced,’ Mr Crisafulli said.

Ms Campbell later told the Bulletin she hadn’t seen Ms Stone out, ‘either door knocking or at Nerang’.

‘I’ve only seen her on a poster. Meaghan (Scanlon) is committed and consistent. She’s out there with the general public,’ Ms Campbell said.

‘I’m a Liberal voter by the way. I’m not a Labor voter.’

Internet issues saw printers at the St Finbarr’s Catholic Primary School school to shut down, forcing voters to be turned away on Saturday.

The printing issue meant ballot papers could not be churned out at the school in Ashgrove, Brisbane.

The Electoral Commission of Queensland told the Courier Mail it was aware of the issue, with only St Finbarr’s impacted.

‘As a precaution we are checking with our digital technology department to ensure they are already in correspondence with the Cooper electorate to ensure this is in hand,’ a spokesperson said.

It’s understood the issue has since been resolved.

A Newspoll conducted for The Australian ahead of Saturday’s election shows that despite efforts by Premier Steven Miles to claw back ground in recent weeks, Labor is on track for defeat after almost a decade in power.

The Newspoll shows the opposition leads the Labor government 52.5 to 47.5 per cent after preferences.

The poll of 1151 Queenslanders conducted from October 18 to Thursday shows Labor’s primary vote up three points to 33 per cent while support for the LNP remains stable at 42 per cent.

Steven Miles broke former Labor premier Anna Bligh’s record when he managed to visit 36 electorates in 36 hours.

Ms Bligh visited 50 seats in five days during 2012.

The Queensland Premier even utilised a jet ski to get around the state this week.

‘What better way to get between two Gold Coast seats than on a jet ski,’ he said.

He also enjoyed a traditional Aussie meat pie during his campaign.

David Crisafulli arrived with his wife Tegan vote at the Springwood State High school, for polling day in Brisbane on Saturday.

The pair were suitably dressed in blue, the colour associated with the Liberal party.

‘Here’s to a fresh start for Queensland,’ he said as he dropped his ballot.

Queensland Premier Steven Miles and his wife Kim voted at the Kallangur State School in Brisbane on Saturday morning.

Mr Miles was seen with his arm around his daughter Bridie as he headed to cast his ballot.