A report to be released today by the Demos think tank draws attention to the growth on the continent of extremist right wing political groups.
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Political snippets: A set back for the climate skeptics
There was much tut-tutting when a self proclaimed climate skeptic at Berkeley University in the United States back in 2009 decided that it was time to independently test the data that been used to allegedly claim the world was getting warmer.
Newspoll: Liberal National Party’s overwhelming lead in Queensland
Career opportunities for aspiring Queensland Labor politicians are clearly going to be thin on the ground for a few years to come. The Liberal National Party are polling 61-39 two-party preferred, writes William Bowe.
Political snippets: Cracks in the strange LNP partnership
There was always something strange about the combination of the Queensland Liberal and National parties into a single Liberal National Party.
Power Shots: Truckies split on convoy protest … The Don takes willow to cricket heavies …
Bruce McIver is the driving force behind Queensland’s new Liberal National Party and the man who brought about the 2008 merger of the state’s two right-of-center parties. Also, truckies are split on convoy protest, and more…
Benjamin Law: the Passion of the Campbell
Campbell Newman has become the phantom menace of Queensland parliament, says Benjamin Law, the unseen Sith Lord pulling the strings from behind the curtain. He’s already riding high in the polls, but the policy cupboard is bare.
The 33-year-old LNP Holocaust survivor
Meet Liberal-National Party Logan City local councillor Hajnal Ban, the 33-year-old “Holocaust survivor”. She’s angry. About lots of things.
Mining the donations: Palmer returns as $1 million Tory sugar daddy
Billionaire Queensland mining magnate Clive Palmer ratcheted up his political donations to the conservative side of politics to over $1 million in 2009-10, despite the Liberal Party declaring his cash persona non grata mid-way through the audit period, according to data released by the Australian Electoral Commission this morning.
Newspoll: 59-41 to LNP in Queensland
Anna Bligh’s government continuing to give Kristina Keneally’s a run for its money in the unpopularity stakes. From an already dismal starting point, Labor’s primary vote has slumped a further three points to a new low of 26%, reports William Bowe.
Bartlett: Lies and leaflets from the LNP
The Liberal National Party is constantly labelling asylum seekers and refugees as “illegal immigrants”. No point letting accuracy get in the way when an extra few votes can be won by inciting hatred, writes Andrew Bartlett.
Khemlani’s the least of the LNP’s problems
Getting rid of Michael Johnson is the only good news the LNP will get this week. It’s been a shocker for them.
King: Give Bligh daylight savings and she’ll sell that too
What happened to the women that Queenslanders voted in? asks Madonna King. Premier Anna Bligh sold off all the state’s assets and now is trying to escape scrutiny by talking about trivial issues.
They did what? Party democracy sends a teenager into political battle
Party professionals on all sides are surprised a teenager has been given a crack at a marginal seat — but that’s party democracy for you.
Galaxy: 59-41 to LNP in Queensland
A new Galaxy poll shows the Liberal National Party with a crushing 59-41 lead over Anna Bligh’s Labor government, while Bligh’s approval rating is down four points, to a parlous 28%. William Bowe has the numbers.
Bartlett: Queensland MPs show their true colours
Queensland Parliament is about to have a conscience vote on laws relating to voluntary surrogacy of children. But when freed from the constraints of the “party line”, it can be a bit disconcerting to find out what MPs really believe, says Andrew Bartlett.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours: former friend now Belinda Neal’s foe
Which former John Della-Bosca supporter and ministerial adviser has just announced their intention to challenge Belinda Neal in the Federal pre-selection?
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours: the Australia Day award goes to… the carpet replacer
Which government department gave their Australia Day staff award to the officer in charge of replacing the carpet? It is, after all, a critical job.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours: A high-profile CEO loses their lustre
Which high-profile bank CEO, who has lived a charmed corporate life, is starting to lose some of that well-promoted and developed lustre? Plus, its not only temporary skilled worker numbers that are down.
Grattan: Is this the end of the Coalition?
The Coalition is straining to stay together, as the Nationals — lead symbolically by Barnaby Joyce — try to forge their own identity separate to the Libs. But the Coalition would be better off staying together to fight Rudd, writes Michelle Grattan.
The growing force of Barnaby Joyce
Queensland is critical to federal politics, with a growing population and influential seats, but its parties are a mess. The Nationals criticise the Liberals, the Libs fear the power of the LNP and Barnaby Joyce is just looking after himself, writes Scott Prasser.
Queensland Libs strike a blow for incompetence
The Peter Dutton fiasco is evidence of many things — silliness most of all. But it is also the bitter fruit of the Liberals having chosen short-term expediency over long-term considerations, writes Norman Abjorensen.
Dutton has nobody to blame but … Dutton
The real villain of the piece in Peter Dutton’s failed attempt to move to McPherson is … Peter Dutton himself. His efforts to argue against the redistribution of his electorate were purely token.
Who dudded Dutton?
Was Peter Dutton’s preselection loss the result of a vindictive Nats agenda? Or, an attack on Malcolm Turnbull’s leadership? The real political plot is in the minds of News Ltd journos, writes Bernard Keane.
Milne: LNP kicks Turnbull while he’s down
A split with the Liberal National Party now seems inevitable. Why? Because the Nationals refused to let Peter Dutton be the senior QLD Coalition member, a kick in the face to Malcolm Turnbull. Glenn Milne explains.
