Overview
- Queensland's governor issued writs, triggering a May 16 by-election in Stafford after the death of independent MP Jimmy Sullivan.
- Police said the 44-year-old was found at his Brisbane home and the circumstances are not suspicious.
- Premier David Crisafulli is pitching the vote as support for his fuel and energy plan, including talks on a new refinery in Gladstone and a bid to fast-track oil projects in the Taroom Trough.
- Opposition Leader Steven Miles frames the contest as a referendum on the LNP government's performance and its handling of cost-of-living pressures.
- Labor and the LNP have not named candidates for the historically Labor-leaning seat, which covers suburbs including Stafford, Chermside and Kedron.