Brisbane City Council go begging for fans of King George Square, Big Food is looking for a lobbyist who ticks all the right boxes, does Clive Hamilton want to kill koalas? trouble in the NT education system, and more tip-offs from Crikey readers.
Brisbane city council
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours: Brisbane lord mayor’s latest white (concrete) elephant
Tips and rumours: Imminent election?
In tips & rumours today: the best indicator of an imminent election has been the Electoral Commission checking if post offices have sufficient enrolment forms. They just checked.
Tips and rumours
Another rogue doctor within NSW Health will be emerging soon. Why is it difficult in the culture of medicos protecting each other for Health Executives to eliminate the poor performers?
MBF purchase by BUPA smells. $3m to MBF executives. No need for MBF to sell. The biggest thing that no-one is seeing is that MBF’s previous […]
Campbell Newman, the Liberal that never was
Campbell Newman has won a resoundingly convincing victory in the Brisbane City Council election. Is it a sign of a Liberal revival? Mark Bahnicsh writes.
Tips and rumours
Check out how much The Oz editorial is over budget - $1 million this financial year already I understand, and bans on all travel (including PM trip to PNG and Solomons perhaps?)
Fingers are pointing, heads are rolling and bucks are shifting in the Queensland Government and the Brisbane City Council following the disastrous visit to […]
The race for the council with twice Tassie’s budget heats up
Brisbane’s Mayor Campbell Newman is sailing towards re-election, but that doesn’t mean the Brisbane City Council campaign lacks interest, writes Mark Bahnisch.
Crikey Policy Comparison Part 3: Federal-State relations
The give and take between the Federal and State governments is an on-going source of political debate.
