Letters: Why didn't the Coalition help the Port of Newcastle sooner Newcastle Herald readers have their say Newcastle Herald · Aug 26, 2022
Brisbane LNP councillors dismiss 'unhinged, anti-car' Greens proposal for 30kph streets Greens councillor Jonathan Sriranganathan's second attempt at installing 30kph speed limits on Brisbane streets is voted down in council chambers. ABC News · Aug 23, 2022
Pharmacist prescription trial proposed as possible solution to the GP shortage faces indefinite delays Some Australians are waiting longer than ever to see their GP, and one state has come up with a possible solution that would allow pharmacists to take over some of the doctors' prescription work. But a trial that was due to begin in June has now been delayed, with no… ABC News · Aug 23, 2022
North-west Brisbane traffic and transport study draws heated debate between Labor state, LNP local governments Queensland's Transport Minister has described Brisbane City Council's latest vision for a new toll road to relieve congestion in the city's north-west as a "feeble fantasy" and a "farce". ABC News · Aug 10, 2022
Record 85.7% of Greens preferenced Labor at federal election; electoral reform proposals Under compulsory preferential voting, all formal votes must eventually preference one of the major parties over the other. The electoral commission has released preference flow information for all minor parties, This means we can tell, for example, how many Greens voters preferred Labor and how many the Coalition. The Conversation · Jul 26, 2022
We fact checked claims that vaccines caused Germany's birth rate to plunge. Here's what we found A sizeable drop in Germany's birth rate in the first months of 2022 has prompted claims from anti-vaxxers that COVID-19 vaccines were to blame. ABC News · Jul 14, 2022
Census data shows poorest seats voted Coalition; byelections or polls from four states The Poll Bludger covered findings from the 2021 Census on June 30. The most striking finding was that the Coalition won the ten seats with the lowest household income at the federal election. These seats are all in regional Australia. The Conversation · Jul 11, 2022
Queensland LNP pledges net zero 2050 target at next election amid ‘deeply troubling’ rise in emissions Leader David Crisafulli’s announcement drew immediate criticism from environmentalists saying the move is not science-based The Guardian - AU · Jul 10, 2022
Don't get complacent - the COVID crisis isn't going anyway We need to step our defence against the virus, once again Newcastle Herald · Jul 1, 2022
Queensland public servants cowed by ‘high price’ of speaking out, Peter Coaldrake says Greens and LNP call for royal commission in light of new report into government culture and accountability The Guardian - AU · Jun 29, 2022
Queensland gives environmental approval to New Acland coalmine expansion Activists horrified by decision to give green light to stage three of the New Hope Group’s controversial mine The Guardian - AU · Jun 28, 2022
Qld govt approves coalmine's expansion The Queensland government has given approval to the expansion of a controversial thermal coalmine, which will lift its output and extend its life until 2034. AAP · Jun 28, 2022
LNP wants more women in Qld workforce Queensland Opposition Leader David Crisafulli has promised to make women's economic security and productivity core focuses in his budget reply speech. AAP · Jun 23, 2022
Queensland Labor MPs fail to show up to Parliamentary Crime and Corruption meeting on CCC's Jackie Trad legal costs The four Labor members send their apologies ahead of the Parliamentary Crime and Corruption Committee meeting, but it means a quorum can not be reached and the meeting is adjourned. ABC News · Jun 23, 2022
The Conversation · Jun 21, 2022 Final Senate results: Labor, the Greens and David Pocock will have a majority of senators The final buttons to electronically distribute preferences for the Senate were pressed in NSW, Victoria and Western Australia on Monday. I wrote about the distribution of preferences in Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania on Saturday, and the climate activist’s David Pocock’s ACT Senate victory on Tuesday.
AAP · Jun 19, 2022 LNP retains seat in Queensland by-election The Liberal National Party has retained the Queensland seat of Callide, with local candidate Bryson Head seeing off Labor's Bronwyn Dendle.
ABC News · Jun 18, 2022 LNP comfortably retains Queensland seat of Callide in by-election The ABC's chief election analyst Antony Green declares the LNP's Bryson Head the winner of the seat, which spans an area from central Queensland to the Western Downs.
The Conversation · Jun 17, 2022 More Senate results: Hanson wins easily, but Labor still on track for a friendly Senate Buttons have now been pressed to electronically distribute preferences for the May 21 federal election in the Senate for South Australia, Tasmania and Queensland. I discussed the ACT and NT results that elected David Pocock to the Senate on Tuesday.
ABC News · Jun 17, 2022 One Nation's Pauline Hanson wins Queensland Senate seat, Amanda Stoker out Pauline Hanson retains her Senate seat for another term, with the Australian Electoral Commission officially declaring she has finished fifth in Queensland's upper house race.
The Guardian - AU · Jun 15, 2022 ‘Startling’: Queensland independent polls second in Groom with only 8.3% of primary vote Suzie Holt finished fourth on primary vote in the LNP-held seat, but is at 42.89% of 2PP after preferences
The Conversation · Jun 9, 2022 If the opposition wants a mature discussion about nuclear energy, start with a carbon price. Without that, nuclear is wildly uncompetitive The idea of nuclear power in Australia has been hotly debated for decades. Most of this discussion has been unproductive, focusing on symbolism and identity politics rather than the realities of energy policy. For that reason alone, we should welcome the commitment by opposition party leaders David Littleproud and Peter…
ABC News · Jun 2, 2022 Greens federal election wins to have impact on LNP-dominated Brisbane City Council It is two years until Brisbane City Council's next election, but the Greens already have high hopes after their massive wins at the federal level.
Newcastle Herald · Jun 2, 2022 The power grid's woes stem from a failure to plan for energy's future Email [email protected] or send a text message to 0427 154 176 (include name and suburb).
The Conversation · Jun 1, 2022 How the 2022 federal election may finally signal an end to 'White Australia' Despite years of critique, the Australian national parliament has been overwhelmingly white and male, unlike the country as a whole. But something changed at the 2022 election – most clearly around racism and sexism. How might this play out in the negotiations to come?
AAP · May 30, 2022 LNP laments delays on Qld mine decision Queensland's Liberal National Party leader has called for the state government to stop delaying the decision on expanding a major coal mine.