LNP falls ‘agonisingly short’ in Stafford byelection as Labor suffers swing against it
<p>Opposition expected to retain the northern Brisbane seat, with Luke Richmond ahead of Fiona Hammond by more than 700 votes</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/may/17/australia-news-live-stafford-queensland-labor-lnp-jim-chalmers-federal-
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