Political corruption not just in QLDThat fact that political donations, that hot little topic that Anna Bligh brought into the media spotlight this week, is controversial just proves reform is needed.
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The Media Monitors' Top 20: Costello keeps himself in the news
Peter Costello and Anna Bligh are among the most talked about politicians this week, with Anna Bligh up to third spot, thanks to her anti-corruption reforms this week.
Utegate fake email mark two?
Further fake emails, with the Queensland opposition government under suspicion for a faked email approving $90,000 worth of billboard advertising for leader John-Paul Langbroek.
Pearson: Wild Rivers run with the stink of lobbyists
The handling of the Wild Rivers process indicates a complete disequilibrium in power, writes Noel Pearson. The indigenous community must have equal access to government.
Cairns abortion case: young couple flee after Molotov cocktail thrown into home
The young couple were forced to flee their home when a Molotov cocktail was thrown at the premises and groups of anti-choice protesters gathered and chanted verbal abuse.
Is this the end of the $10,000 plate?
Anna Bligh’s attempts to curtailing the influence of lobbyists and political donations will have some dramatic repercussions for all politicians. Will business fundraiser dinners be a thing of the past?
Anna Bligh’s very bad week
Anna Bligh certainly wasn’t exaggerating when she observed that Queensland Labor had a bad week, writes Mark Bahnisch — nor has this week started off well for her.
Trust in Bligh has dried up
The Queensland state government is in dire trouble, dropping 10% in support since the election and the two-party-preferred now sitting at 41-59. It all comes down to one issue: Queenslanders believe that corruption is again rife.
Bligh always on the back foot
Queensland Premier Anna Bligh is strong and decisive when it comes to policy, but stumbles on politicking, says Sean Parnell.
Galaxy: 59-41 to LNP in QLD
Following a horror week for the Queensland government, a Galaxy survey shows a further plunge in support for QLD Labor, the LNP’s two-party lead opening up to 59-41.
States can’t be run by mates
Premier Anna Bligh’s new political anti-corruption laws in Queensland are desperately required. But all states need more to be done, writes The Australian.
Political snippets: Why QLD politics got the feminine touch
Why Peter Beattie handing the Premier’s reins in Queensland to Anna Bligh should have been a tip-off to just how crook things there have become, South Korean dog meat, and more meaty chunks of news from the mind of Richard Farmer.
Lobbyists line up to speed date government ministers
Businesses have forked out thousands to sit down to meetings with senior Rudd Government ministers, out of the gaze of the media, as an official part of the ALP National Conference.
Anna Bligh: Has nothing — or everything — changed in Queensland?
20 years ago, Tony Fitzgerald exposed evil lurking in the heart of Government, says Queensland Premier Anna Bligh. But what does the past month of corruption revelations say about how far we’ve come?
Meet the philanthropist who embarrasses the rich A-listers
What does it say about Australian donation rates when an anonymous Irish do-gooder suddenly can set local donation records?
Crikey Backgrounder: Bligh’s Queensland gets a touch of the Fitzgeralds
There’s been a certain feeling of deja vu over the past fortnight in Queensland. The jailing of a former Minister, allegations that government was far too close to business and then … the piece de resistance.
The fallout inside the ALP after Qld election campaign
Outgoing Queensland ALP assistant state secretary Terry Wood has defended himself against claims of incompetence during the March election campaign.
Qld ALP heavy to take the fall for Bligh campaign
A secret report has isolated ‘systemic failures’ in the ALP’s recent Queensland campaign, writes Bernard Keane.
Queensland’s depression-era Budget
In one word: jobs. With its Budget, the Bligh government is doing nothing more than what governments the world over are having to do to keep their economies ticking over, says Craig Johnstone.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Sticking up for Anna Bligh
Crikey readers go into bat for Anna Bligh (sort of) and horses, and Mungo is caught out not mentioning John Howard.
What’s with Anna Bligh?
The Bligh government has continued down its merry path of trashing Labor policy, writes Mark Bahnisch.
Bligh butchers privatisation defence
So Queensland used to own 90 butcher shops — is that really a defence of privatisatising state assets today?
Bligh Budget: written by Kevin and the banks
Anna Bligh’s budget was imposed on her newly-elected government by the federal Government of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and the banks.
All systems go for AFL on the Gold Coast
The AFL’s latest franchise is a success story solely because it has so many things going against it.
Victoria leads the way in state budgeting
Nathan Rees and Anna Blihg could learn a thing or two from Victoria about how to manage a state budget in the middle of an economic crisis.
