In a Press Club address, the Queensland leader has called for a total — or partial — ban on political donations, saying it will help revitalise political parties at a grassroots level.
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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?
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.
Nuttall gets 7 years
Ex-Queensland Minister Gordon Nuttall has been sentenced to seven years’ jail for corruption. But this might not be the end. Queensland’s DPP is finalising advice on whether Nuttall should face other unrelated charges.
Political snippets: War backlash begins in the UK
Richard Farmer looks at press backlash against military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan in the UK press, The Oz’s mixed messages to Kevin Rudd, Gordon Nuttall, and more.
Crikey Says: Ministers run riot: remembering QLD under Beattie
The conviction of Gordon Nuttall, a senior member of Peter Beattie’s Government, reinforces the sense that Queensland Labor under Beattie was ready to tolerate appalling standards in ministers.
Gordon Nuttall and the Queensland crony club
The Queensland Inc of the 21st century is not a rerun of the matters uncovered by the Fitzgerald inquiry. But business and politics work closely, as the conviction of ex-minister Gordon Nuttall for corrupt payments shows, says Andrew Fraser.
The coal king’s gift that undermined Wayne Bennett
Wayne Bennett’s departure from the Broncos was decided last year when the Courier Mail exposed his secret deal with coal magnate Ken Talbot, writes Jeff Wall.
