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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#qldvotes election coverage.

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Important messages from Antony Green

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(January 25 2015) Day 20 – Newman fears bikie unionists

The attack ads

9 News Brisbane: Spencer Jolly & Peter Beattie look at the attack ads & Wk 3 of the campaign.

9 News Brisbane: Spencer Jolly & Peter Beattie look at the attack ads & Wk 3 of the campaign.

Vote Compass – Top election issues for 2015

ABC News Qld: Vote Compass: What are the top election issues for 2015?

ABC News Qld: Vote Compass: What are the top election issues for 2015?

LNP’s asset leasing plan, what’s promised

ABC News Qld: What's up for grabs & promised in the LNP's asset leasing plan?

ABC News Qld: What’s up for grabs & promised in the LNP’s asset leasing plan?

Bundaberg – Bikies donate to LNP

7 News Brisbane: An outlaw motorcycle gang member has revealed he has donated money to the LNP as Campbell Newman pushes ahead with claims the ALP is being funded by bikies.

7 News Brisbane: An outlaw motorcycle gang member has revealed he has donated money to the LNP as Campbell Newman pushes ahead with claims the ALP is being funded by bikies.

9 News Brisbane: Newman’s Labor union bikie smear campaign backfires.

9 News Brisbane: Newman’s Labor union bikie smear campaign backfires.

ABC News Qld: #qldvotes 'This is what I hear': Newman asked for connection between unions and bikies

ABC News Qld: #qldvotes ‘This is what I hear’: Newman asked for connection between unions and bikies.

https://twitter.com/vanOnselenP/status/558904244648964096

Call to Qld RSL to put LNP last

Clive Palmer adds to pile of election lawsuits

  • “Palmer United Party leader Clive Palmer says he’s suing Queensland’s health minister for defamation. The outspoken mining magnate took to Twitter to announce the news on Sunday, just days after several senior Liberal National Party figures – including Premier Campbell Newman and Health Minister Lawrence Springborg – launched their own writs against radio shock jock Alan Jones”: Palmer says he’s suing health minister.

Gold Coast – Nursing

Gold Coast – Broadwater rally against development

ABC News Qld: 'Google doesn't stack up': Palaszczuk asks Newman to refer bikie-union allegations to authorities.

ABC News Qld: ‘Google doesn’t stack up’: Palaszczuk asks Newman to refer bikie-union allegations to authorities.

Industrial relations plans

Warning, Labor candidates may be unionists

  • Kim Stephens reports, “Labor candidates in four marginal southeast Queensland seats appear to be airbrushing their union links from their candidate profiles but the party has denied it is a deliberate directive to enhance chances of electoral victory”: Labor candidates omit union links from profiles.

News, opinion and analysis

(January 24, 2015) Day 19 – Google it

Ashgrove – Debate night

https://twitter.com/Qldaah/status/559237641397211137

Tim Nicholls on promises only for elected candidates

ABC News Qld: Tim Nicholls on the Government's promises post-election & local LNP candidates.

ABC News Qld: Tim Nicholls on the Government’s promises post-election & local LNP candidates.

Google it: Newman claims Labor must disprove his claims of unionist bikie gang funding

9 News Brisbane: Google it - Newman claims Labor must disprove his claims of unionist bikie gang funding

9 News Brisbane: Google it – Newman claims Labor must disprove his claims of unionist bikie gang funding

Archive of  The Courier Mail’s frontpages

Alan Jones lawsuit expands

Campaigning in an electorate the size of Spain

  • Blythe Moore reports, “When it comes to campaigning, the seat of Mount Isa in outback Queensland presents many unique challenges. Not only is the electorate bigger than Spain, large parts of it are extremely remote, accessible only by unsealed roads with no mobile phone coverage for hundreds of kilometres”: Campaigning in Queensland’s largest electorate.

Construction pillar crumbling

  • Tony Moore reports, “One of the “four pillars” of Queensland’s economy – construction – is facing a 53 per cent decline in major projects by 2016, and the loss of 8000 jobs”: One of four pillars facing major downturn.

People’s forum fallout

Mackay – For a “Stonger” Mirani

https://twitter.com/nick__w/status/558903208295141376

Toowoomba – LNP achievements

 News, opinion and analysis

Newspoll in 3 key LNP seats – 13pc swing TPP

https://twitter.com/ABCNews24/status/558733586497429504

Campaign trail

Media watch

(January 23, 2015) Day 18 – Fitzgerald

Tony Fitzgerald enters the election campaign

Sky News debate: Newman responds to the Fitzgerald principles.

Sky News debate: Newman responds to the Fitzgerald principles.

Newman to skip Ashgrove debate

  • Kim Stephens reports, “The Ashgrove candidates’ forum will go ahead – without its sitting member. Premier Campbell Newman has snubbed the forum which last election descended into bitterness, culminating with his refusal to shake then-MP Kate Jones’s hand”: Campbell Newman missing from Ashgrove debate.

Queensland Koalas take funding hit

No seat win, no election promise

Roy Morgan poll parsed through election calculator

Newspoll in three key LNP seats

Gun licence numbers surge under Newman

News, opinion and analysis

7 News Brisbane: Strong, strong, strong - Patrick Condren's take on week 3 of the campaign.

7 News Brisbane: Strong, strong, strong – Patrick Condren’s take on week 3 of the campaign.

9 News Brisbane: Peter Beattie looks back at week 3 of the campaign

9 News Brisbane: Peter Beattie looks back at week 3 of the campaign

Newman to sue Alan Jones

7 News Brisbane: Campbell Newman refers journalists to their lawyers if they will be sued for repeating Alan Jones: comments.

7 News Brisbane: Campbell Newman refers journalists to their lawyers when asked if they will be sued for repeating Alan Jones comments.

9 News Brisbane: Lawsuit funded by LNP: Newman says Alan Jones will have to justify his claims in court

9 News Brisbane: Lawsuit funded by LNP: Newman says Alan Jones will have to justify his claims in court

9 News Brisbane: Newman built upon rubbish of Labor: Alan Jones reveals he is being sued by Newman & Seeney.

9 News Brisbane: Newman built upon rubbish of Labor: Alan Jones reveals he is being sued by Newman & Seeney.

Cash for access

ABC News Qld: Fitzgerald Inquiry elders condemn both LNP & ALP for cash-for-access fundraisers.

ABC News Qld: Fitzgerald Inquiry elders condemn both LNP & ALP for cash-for-access fundraisers.

Mt Ommaney – Dirty laundry

Brisbane – Renewable energy and solar farm

9 News Brisbane: Labor announces renewable energy policy with expansion by solar households

9 News Brisbane: Labor announces renewable energy policy with expansion by solar households

 Climate change a semi-religious belief

Dancing ‘Mermaid’ Ray Stevens for cabinet position

9 News Brisbane: 'Mermaid' Ray Stevens set to music.

9 News Brisbane: ‘Mermaid’ Ray Stevens set to music.

Brisbane – Greens public transport

Bookies update

Campaign trail

https://twitter.com/BrigadierSlog/status/558478390835961857

Ashgrove

Greenslopes

Media watch