Fun and games in Brisbane’s City Hall as the ramifications of the new Liberal National (or is that the National Liberal) Party are fully comprehended. Despite his pedigree (or perhaps because of the stink that is Liberal at the Federal level) Lord Mayor “Can Do” Campbell Newman, the Last Standing Liberal of Any Consequence, has […]
Local government
WA part I: Libs are underdogs, but backable
The timing is cynical, and the odds are stacked against the opposition, but don’t write the Liberals off in WA, writes William Bowe.
Controversial NSW planning bill passes lower house … at 2am
The NSW Parliament sat until after 2am to ramrod Sartor’s Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment Bill through the lower house, writes Alex Mitchell.
Time for Camden’s silent majority
The totally expected decision to reject the application for an Islamic school seems to have drawn ignorant statements on one side and ridiculous statements on the other, writes Keysar Trad.
Camden: a tale of cowardice and mortgage belt bigots
Today’s commercial radio talkback was crackling with the “good news” that Camden had been “saved. anything but, writes Alex Mitchell.
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.
