David Marler

David Marler

Queensland reporter at No Fibs
David is a full time Queensland carer for his son and in quiet times contributes to NoFibs.
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(January 22, 2015) Day 17

Newman accused of lying over Stradbroke Island sand mining

  • Richard Carew writes, “Campbell Newman broke an election promise and rewarded a donor mining company with potentially $1.5 billion additional revenue. Belgian-owned sand miner Sibelco Australia Limited helped Newman win the last Queensland election with a $1 million-plus political campaign opposing the former Labor government”: Campbell Newman lied about Stradbroke Island mining promises.

Ian Walker oversaw mine approval for company where his daughter worked

Hospitals and health

7 News Brisbane: LNP’s multi-million dollar promise on health care.

7 News Brisbane: LNP’s multi-million dollar promise on health care.

Roy Morgan poll – Qld election too close to call

  • Gary Morgan writes, “This special SMS State Morgan Poll conducted over the last few days shows next week’s Queensland State Election too close to call with the LNP (50.5{17ac88c265afb328fa89088ab635a2a63864fdefdd7caa0964376053e8ea14b3}) holding a narrow lead over the ALP (49.5{17ac88c265afb328fa89088ab635a2a63864fdefdd7caa0964376053e8ea14b3}) on a two-party preferred basis. Opposition Leader Anastacia Palasczuk (51.5{17ac88c265afb328fa89088ab635a2a63864fdefdd7caa0964376053e8ea14b3}) continues to hold a narrow lead as ‘Better Premier’ over Campbell Newman (48.5{17ac88c265afb328fa89088ab635a2a63864fdefdd7caa0964376053e8ea14b3}) – and it remains possible the LNP could win the State Election although the Premier might lose his hotly contested seat of Ashgrove in suburban Brisbane.Queensland”: Election would be too close to call.
9 News Brisbane: TPP 50.5pc to LNP but Palaszczuk is preferred Premier.

9 News Brisbane: TPP 50.5pc to LNP but Palaszczuk is preferred Premier.

Crocodile policy

  • Amy Remeikis reports, “That’s not an urban crocodile management plan – this is an urban crocodile management plan. In possibly the most Queensland story of the campaign so far, Labor and the LNP started Thursday arguing over who had the better record in managing crocodiles that ventured a little too close for comfort in urban areas”: Crocodiles lurk on campaign trail.

News, opinion and analysis

Donations and democracy

 Election calculator points to minority government

  • When the latest ReachTEL poll data is parsed with Antony Green’s election calculator, the LNP finishes ahead but would need one seat from “Others” to form a government. Alternatively, Labor could form a minority government with the 5 “Others”. Then again, the “Others” could refuse to deal with anyone and form a sort of, senate-upper-house balance of power bloc. Who knows? One this is for certain, the Queensland Governor will make the 55th parliament sit before the

Nemo for Premier

https://twitter.com/DRock1978/status/558046713005756416

Cartoons

 

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