In 2015, Julie Bishop declared that Wyatt Roy would be the prime minister of Australia by 2029. Journalist Jana Wendt wrote a lengthy exposé for SBS on him ascending to that role. Yet, in the following year, he had lost his Queensland seat of Longman and Ms Bishop was chastising him for visiting the Iraq […]
The Wyatt Roy scenario and why the Queensland LNP prefer One Nation: @qldaah comments #qldpol #auspol
Campbell Newman’s claim of happy Labor/One Nation preference unfounded: @qldaah comments #qldpol #auspol
Former Queensland premier Campbell Newman’s attempt to jump on the Greens-bashing wagon has failed miserably. Days of back-and-forth action between the major parties over preferencing One Nation and the Greens reached a crescendo on Friday night, but Mr Newman had the wrong year for his attack; he also seemed unaware that his own Liberal National […]
Dee Madigan referred to Qld Ethics Committee over Jarrod Bleijie ridicule – @qldaah #qldpol
NSW resident and non member of the Queensland parliament, Dee Madigan, has been referred to the state’s ethics committee for ridiculing Jarrod Bleijie MP.
Part 6 of the Queensland election blog for 2017 – #qldvotes #qldpol @Qldaah
Ongoing coverage of the Queensland election campaign for 2017. Check back for updates.
Daily Telegraph editor Christopher Dore wins #GoldKenny award – @Qldaah #auspol #qldpol
Former The Courier Mail editor and current The Daily Telegraph editor Christopher Dore wins a Gold Kenny.
Queensland media freaks out over #qldvotes election speculation – @Qldaah #qldpol
Tensions high in #qldpol as Labor and LNP launch Twitter election missiles.
Trashing Queensland: How the Newman Govt made the state into NSW’s dump – @Qldaah #qldpol
A policy decision in 2012 has led to a 210,000 tonne jump in the volume of interstate waste being tipped in Queensland.
Pauline Hanson wrongly claims influence over Palaszczuk Govt policy – @Qldaah #qldpol
In a series of tweets, the One Nation leader claims to have pressured the Queensland Government into announcing legislation to protect seniors in retirement villages hours after a community forum. However, the policy had been announced a month earlier.
Dining over mining: Qld Land Court Rules against New Acland coal mine – @takvera
The Queensland Land Court has ruled against the New Hope application to expand its existing open-cut New Acland Coal mine (Stage 3) in Queensland’s Darling Downs which was proposed to operate for an additional 12 years to 2029. This is first time the Queensland Land Court in a contested case has outright rejected a coal […]
At her discretion: Queensland election speculation – @Qldaah #qldpol
A short blog for those who like to speculate on the Queensland election date.