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.
Qld liberals
Poll Bludger’s election 2010 preview: Brisbane, the young and the restless
Poll Bludger’s tour of the Australian electoral map today takes us to south-east Queensland, where new polling shows Labor is in some strife.
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.
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.
QLD Nationals change the locks on Liberals
Boy, when the Nationals move in, they really move in, don’t they? They’re like party guests who sell your house from under you, writes Bernard Keane.
Tips and rumours
Re. Gunns, Launceston City Council and Robin Gray. 1) What will Launceston’s ex-police officer Mayor Ivan Dean do in response to the apparent threat to one of his aldermen by Gunns director, ex-Tasmanian premier Robin Gray [reported in Saturday’s Mercury]. Respected Alderman Van Zetten, head of the charity Launceston City Mission, had voted against supporting […]
