This is a tale of two Australian states, each holding two recent general elections, writes Malcolm Mackerras.
Politics / Australia / QLD
Queensland flood inquiry recalled as victims left in limbo
The Queensland flood inquiry heard less than two days of evidence in April last year about the events in the Lockyer Valley, including Grantham, writes Amanda Gearing, a freelance journalist based in Toowoomba.
For Sale: one vote in the QLD election
Author John Birmingham is offering up his vote in the upcoming Queensland election for $500, since, as Birmingham says, it’d be cheaper than any other policy Cap’n Bligh and Campbell’s Soup Can will come up with.
Galaxy: LNP maintain whopping lead in Queensland
The latest Galaxy poll shows the margin between the two major parties slightly narrowing, but the LNP are retaining a huge lead of 59-41 on two-party preferred. Anna Bligh now has almost respectable personal ratings, writes William Bowe.
Flood or famine, Queensland will go to the polls on March 24
Anna Bligh announced this morning the state election, originally intended to be held on March 3, will now be held on March 24. Local council elections will be delayed until April or May.
While Labor fights in Qld, its young leader joins GOP campaign
The president of the Queensland branch of the Young Labor Party is a staunch supporter of conservative Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul, using leave from the AWU to campaign in the US.
Bob Katter is a lot of things, but he’s not a racist
Bob Katter is a lot of things. But despite white supremacists trying to claim him in an email campaign, he’s not a racist. Anthony Galloway, a reporter at The Northern Miner, writes from Charters Towers.
Queensland election a tale of two campaigns
The LNP should be worried — now — that there’s talk around of Campbell Newman having a fallback strategy of forcing a byelection somewhere if his party wins, but he loses, writes Mark Bahnisch of Larvatus Prodeo.
Melbourne dreams of new airport but Sydney’s still stuck in gridlock
For Premier Barry O’Farrell, the economic consequences of the weekend announcement by Victoria’s peak business body of its enthusiasm for a third Melbourne airport is probably under acute analysis
Poll Bludger: double whammy for major parties in Qld
Under normal circumstances, the only point at issue in the upcoming Queensland election would be the precise scale of the impending conservative landslide.
Qld poll: Greens, Katter, indies the shape of things to come
Anna Bligh is expected to take Queensland back to the polls within weeks. In the third of a series of reports from Larvatus Prodeo, Mark Bahnisch looks at the impact of the independents and third parties.
It’s a tall order for Labor to stand tall in Queensland poll
Queensland will be at the polls within weeks, with Labor facing a resurgent LNP under Campbell Newman. In the second of a series of reports from Mark Bahnisch, what are Anna Bligh’s chances?
One year on and flood victims pick up the pieces
Many families in the Lockyer Valley can’t afford to move to the land swap estate being developed above the flood line at Grantham and are stuck in flood-prone homes, writes Amanda Gearing, a freelance journalist in Grantham.
Polls-bound Bligh and Newman on bushfire alert
Queensland could be at the polls within weeks, with Anna Bligh clinging to power in the face of a resurgent LNP. Mark Bahnisch of Larvatus Prodeo looks at Campbell Newman’s chances.
Queensland election update
The Queensland election could theoretically be held as late as June 16, but most observers expect it late February or March. The ALP will be crossing their fingers and hoping for the LNP to implode, writes William Bowe.
Newspoll: LNP maintain commanding lead in Queensland
The final Newspoll of voting intentions in Queensland shows the LNP have taken a hit from a recent accumulation of bad press but remain in a commanding position, leading 56-44 two-party preferred, reports William Bowe.
Outdated Qld abortion law — let the Law Reform Commission act
There are about 15,000 abortions performed in Queensland each year, of which an increasing number are medical — currently these are illegal, and doctors would rely on case law for defence if prosecuted, writes Professor Caroline de Costa.
Rainbow rights: gay marriage in the spotlight
Crikey media wrap: Gay couples in Queensland can now officially register their relationships after a late-night intense state parliamentary sitting. The news comes as ALP delegates prepares to debate gay marriage this weekend at the national conference.
Galaxy: no revival for Labor in Queensland
The latest Galaxy poll on federal voting intention in Queensland should put to rest overheated talk of a Labor revival resulting from divisions within Queensland conservatism. The poll gives the LNP a crushing 62-38 lead, writes William Bowe.
Is the Gladstone gas project too high a price to pay for the reef?
If the fisheries and tourism of the Great Barrier Reef are worth $5 billion per annum, the impact of the Gladstone LNG project alone could be very significant, writes Crikey naturalist Lionel Elmore.
Qld floods inquest: stories of courage, sacrifice in emotional replay
The last acts of courage and sacrifice by parents trying to save children as a deadly flash flood ripped through south-east Queensland fell like hammer-blows on survivors in the Brisbane Coroners Court, writes Amanda Gearing.
Qld flood inquest: ‘I could see his arms moving, he was trying to swim’
Brisbane Coroner’s Court yesterday was introduced to a series of high-tech Google Earth animations backed by funereal music, explaining the scope of the unfolding tragedy, writes Amanda Gearing, a freelance journalist in Brisbane.
Call to stop Gladstone dredging until fish, human health impact resolved
With all this spin, deceit and bluster by the Queensland government, it is easy to forget that all of these fish and public health issues are in and around the Geat Barrier Reef Marine Park World Heritage area, writes Crikey naturalist Lionel Elmore.
