Behind the scenes on the Queensland election campaign trail

It might feel like Queensland’s election campaign has been underway for some time due to the ongoing political debate around COVID-19 and border closures, but Parliament was only dissolved 18 days ago.

Because the official campaign is limited to just four weeks, politicians pack intensive travel, campaign launches and their best announcements into this short period.

As journalists covering the campaign, we often don’t know ahead of time where each day might take us.

It is the job of the people dubbed “advancers”, who work within the major parties, to keep the media pack up to date.

A typical message from…