Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett has said no to the construction of the Traveston Crossing Dam near Gympie in south-east Queensland, based on environmental concerns. Conservationists say the dam threatens endangered species such as the Lungfish, Mary River Cod and Mary River Turtle.
Qld
Anna Bligh: Why I’ve sold off QLD’s assets
Queensland Premier Anna Bligh explains her decision to sell off five government owned commercial businesses, major state assets. The GFC blew QLD’s budget and it was either selling assets or raising your taxes, she says.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Readers say ‘Oh shit’
Crikey readers weigh in on Queenslanders love of the word Queensland and their ‘oh-shit’ climate change moments. Plus, Greg Rudd clears up his relationship with Auzcorp.
Things looking up at Pacific Film and Television Commission
Like the upheavals in the broader Australian film industry, Queensland’s Pacific Film and Television Commission has had a turbulent recent history — but industry insiders are cautiously optimistic.
Political snippets: Queenslanders love themselves
What happened to Australia’s Attorneys-General being defenders of the system rather than public attackers? Plus, Queenslanders really like the word Queensland.
Tony Fitzgerald: putting corrupt Queensland in the forgettery
Queenslanders need to be reminded of their political past in order not to repeat mistakes, particularly in relation to greed and corruption. That’s not happening, says Tony Fitzgerald on the 20th anniversary of his corruption report.
Former Premier Peter Beattie retorts: “I led one of the most honest governments in Queensland’s history.”
Bligh’s PTFC goes PHHHTT
Is a scandal brewing in Queensland Premier Anna Bligh’s arts portfolio over the Pacific Film and Television Commission, Queensland’s film funding body?
AFL holds its nerve and plays winning hand in Qld
The AFL have again underlined why their collective decision making confirms them as the savviest governing body in Australian sport, on the heels of Anna Bligh’s historic Queensland election win, writes Ross Stapleton.
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.
Richard Farmer’s political bite sized meaty chunks
Meaty snippets from the home of government by Richard Farmer.
The LNP takeover was the root of Liberal woes
A 3.5% swing is, in the end, a poor justification for the Nationals’ takeover of the Queensland Liberal Party, writes Bernard Keane.
Is the LNP sleepwalking to defeat in Queensland?
There’s alarm within LNP ranks at both the policy direction of the party and the lack of former Liberal Party members willing to assist in the campaign, reports Bernard Keane.
Noosa’s two-headed fish: farm spraying goes nuts
As the Australian Tourist industry struggles the popular Noosa River in Queensland is being threatened by bureaucratic inaction to stop the use of agricultural chemicals killing and deforming its fish, reports Lionel Elmore.
Anna Bligh’s cut and paste ministry
This leaked email from The Courier Mail’s Steven Wardill says a lot about the current cut and paste media cycle.
No use planning for climate change without acknowledging peak oil
Last Wednesday, the Australian Association for the Study of Peak Oil and Gas wrote to Professor Ross Garnaut, noting the inconsistency in his Supplementary Draft Report in dealing with the possibility of Australia reaching Peak Oil, reports Edwina Blight.
Merger II: ads get the Brough end of the pineapple
So arrogant have the Queensland Nationals been in assuming the merger with the Liberals was a done deal that they went ahead and commissioned and booked “Liberal National Party” advertising for next week. With one slight problem — they didn’t tell the Liberals, writes Bernard Keane.
Lib/Nat merger: Santoro rises from the ashes to be really annoying
Brough’s proposal that Shane Stone come in as a compromise president for the new Liberal National Party was rejected by the Nationals because Stone was unacceptable to Liberal factional chief Santo Santoro. Remember him? writes Bernard Keane.
Storm clouds ahead as QLD Libs support Nats merger
The Queensland Liberal Party plebiscite may have been in favour of a merger with the Nationals, but there are a number of factors stacked against the marriage, writes Bernard Keane.
Richard Farmer’s political bite-sized meaty chunks
Meaty snippets from the home of government, Richard Farmer writes.
Qld judge comes out for Kirby and same s-x super
One of Queensland’s most senior judges, Margaret McMurdo has made an unusually public plea of support for Michael Kirby, writes, b>Greg Barns.
When a swing is on …
While the overall result was about what I expected, the seat-swing make-up wasn’t, writes Peter Brent.
Australia revealed: Issues management
As we pull into the final week of the campaign, it’s time to take a look at where various issues might be biting.
Comitatus: Females saving Howard from a three figure drubbing
The cumulative breakdowns of the last two Newspolls have been released and what is interesting between the headline result and the state based figures is the different number of seats they suggest would fall, writes Possum Comitatus.
Comitatus: A closer look at Queensland
Today we’ll look at the Coalition held seats in Qld through the prism of the specific demographic swings revealed in the infamous Crosby Textor Oztrack 33 Research, writes Possum Comitatus.
Crikey’s Weekend of Wonkery competition
Joy oh joy! Antony Green’s election calculator and masses of Newspoll results all appear on the same day. It’s time to settle down for a weekend of wonkery.
