Today’s commercial radio talkback was crackling with the “good news” that Camden had been “saved. anything but, writes Alex Mitchell.
Local government
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.
Federal take-overs will mean constitutional mayhem
The announcement by Mr Howard that more federal intervention is on the way presents the federal-state crisis Australia had to have, writes Klaas Woldring.
Queensland’s local problems threaten to go federal
By far the biggest political stoush in Queensland this year has been local government reform. The policy has created angst all over the state, from the rural West to Brisbane’s northerly neighbour Redcliffe, writes Mark Bahnisch.
