A mining company has been accused of secretly funding a campaign against the ALP in the vital Brisbane electorate of Ashgrove.
Liberal National Party (LNP) leader Campbell Newman must win the Brisbane seat to become premier, but polls show he faces a tough battle against sitting Labor MP Kate Jones.
Thousands of letters have been sent to homes in the electorate from a group called 'Straddie Mothers' arguing against Labor's plans to close down sand-mining operations on North Stradbroke Island, near Brisbane.
The letters say the closures will hurt the island community and make it harder for locals to get jobs.
Ms Jones says mining company Sibelco Australia has been bankrolling the campaign without lodging its interest with the Queensland Electoral Commission.
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