The Queensland opposition leader John-Paul Langbroek has had yet another week from hell.
Lawrence Springborg
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: hardly a triumph for democracy
Two weeks on, and results from the Queensland election are now final. Charles Richardson reflects.
Hot dentist with famous sibling to lead LNP
Queensland has a new opposition leader: former Liberal and Member for Surfers Paradise, John-Paul Langbroek, writes Mark Bahnisch.
Queensland gives hope to the hopeless
The ALP has won a lot of elections in the last decade, but few of them have confounded expectations as much as Saturday’s victory in Queensland, writes Charles Richardson.
Springborg’s stuff ups summoned the ghost of Joh
The ALP exploited Springborg’s ineloquence to the hilt during the campaign, and it worked, writes Bernard Keane.
Mungo: have a nice trip Kevin, see you next fall
The Prime Minister might feel that even if the economic cycle is still clearly running against him, the political climate at least has changed for the better, writes Mungo MacCallum.
Pineapple Party Time QLD election wrap
What we had expected would be a long night was over in a flash, writes Mark Bahnisch.
Richard Farmer’s political bite sized meaty chunks
Meaty snippets from the home of government by Richard Farmer.
Gold Coast Bully gives Queensland ALP the time of day
The overall coverage from the Gold Coast Bulletin has been discernibly negative regarding Lawrence Springborg and his policies, writes Ross Stapleton.
What would a Springborg victory mean?
It seems reasonably clear that the opposition is gaining ground in spite of the Nationals’ takeover, not because of it, writes Charles Richardson.
Borg can’t be sold to Brisbane, nor Bligh to Howard’s battlers
Few seem to have asked — until the swing became obvious — whether Anna Bligh could hold onto Beattie’s vote on the urban fringes and in the regions, writes Mark Bahnisch.
Queensland ALP in dire straits
Internal Labor tracking polls show the LNP on course for a win, writes Mark Bahnisch.
Gold Coast political football — see the gloves come off
You could be mistaken for thinking Saturday’s Queensland election is about the whole of the state voting on whether it wants an AFL team on the Gold Coast, writes Ross Stapleton.
Anna Bligh’s ship of state threatened by a flood tide
Resigned apathy might be the phrase best suited to the election vibe in Queensland, writes Mark Bahnisch.
Carrara stadium funding political football raining goals for ALP
Now the ALP has a ready-made partisan issue where a vote for them is essentially a mandate for an AFL Gold Coast club — while voting for the LNP will all but kill it off. Such a stark choice mocks Springborg’s political radar, writes Ross Stapleton.
Springborg’s leadership question
There’s little politicians can do when the press declares war on them, fairly or unfairly. But declaring war on the press rarely works, writes Bernard Keane.
Lawrence Springborg’s kooky rebranding exercise
Queensland LNP leader Lawrence Springborg has started talking up the possibility of former Minister Mal Brough running for a Labor held state seat. This is quite bizarre, writes Mark Bahnisch.
A Lib-Nat merger will cripple the conservative cause
The Liberal-National merger is being portrayed by Lawrence Springborg as unstoppable, but Queensland’s federal Liberals disagree, writes Bernard Keane.
Springborg – The Borg – returns, this time as farce
Lawrence Springborg has taken the extraordinary step of shovelling dirt into the Nationals’ grave, writes Mark Bahnisch.
