Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the news John Howard emerges, writes Mungo MacCallum.
Queensland coalition
Brough, Pearson, Yunupingu rejected by Aboriginal voters
I never quite understood how Mal Brough managed to escape genuine mainstream media scrutiny so often during his brief but, shall we say, “exciting” time in Indigenous affairs. Unfortunately for Brough, however, the media didn’t get to decide the outcome of the contest for his parliamentary seat.
Libs and Nats in Queensland: there’s more to the story
A revelation that the joint ticket could be in part a solution to internal Liberal problems will hardly endear it to already sceptical Nats. writes Mark Bahnisch.
Nats hook up with the Libs in Queensland; many dubious
The fractious Queensland Coalition are, well, fracturing over negotiations for a joint Senate ticket. Many Nats reckon it’s a baaaad idea, writes Mark Bahnisch.
