Historically speaking, health services have been part and parcel of racist policies. Which is why Aboriginal people have reason to be suspicious of Australian mainstream health services.
Queensland government
The elephant in the middle of the freeway: peak oil
Market forces will not be able to create additional oil beyond that with which the world has been endowed, writes Bruce Robinson.
Shooting down some Wild Rivers myths
Lionel Elmore’s panning of the protection of rivers on Cape York, is full of holes, writes Lyndon Schneiders.
Queensland Labor resurgent: 57-43
What’s going on in Queensland? asks Larvatus Prodeo’s Mark Bahnisch.
Life a misery for the staff of Ronan Lee MP
New claims have emerged of mistreatment of electorate office staff by several other Queensland Labor MPs which have been ignored by the Queensland ALP and Queensland Parliament, writes Bernard Keane.
Wrecked lives and compensation: the MP staffer scandal
Elections are no preparation for many of the tasks required of MPs, writes Bernard Keane.
Take off the Rose-coloured glasses Australian Story!
Australian Story as another media trawling of the Rose Beattie saga comes up with little more than water haul, writes Chris Johnson.
Ronan Lee: my wallet doesn’t contain photos of a foetus
It is a pity that Crikey has chosen to publish a range of
misleading statements about me obviously sourced from my political opponents, writes Ronan Lee.
Ronan Lee and the Greens, strange bedfellows indeed
The Greens are buying themselves trouble with Queensland MP Ronan Lee, writes Bernard Keane.
QLD election promise hospital fails health check
The much vaunted Beattie Government election promise of a $1b plus Queensland Children’s Hospital “delivering exceptional health services” is proving a nightmare for the Bligh government, writes a Queensland doctor.
Tips and rumours
Check out how much The Oz editorial is over budget - $1 million this financial year already I understand, and bans on all travel (including PM trip to PNG and Solomons perhaps?)
Fingers are pointing, heads are rolling and bucks are shifting in the Queensland Government and the Brisbane City Council following the disastrous visit to […]
Media briefs and TV ratings
Queensland’s film and TV head departs … Last night’s TV ratings.
The Tasmanian Compliance Corporation and justice, island style
John White is a very lucky man. Today, the former Tasmanian ALP minister avoided getting a conviction for his role in the Tasmanian Compliance Corporation (TCC) affair. But should Mr White have got off so lightly?
Beattie picks his moment and goes out with consummate style
Though he’s often been derided as a media tart and a shameless populist, Beattie is a superb politician with a genuine common touch, writes Mark Bahnisch.
Juror speaks and ABC enters shades of legal grey
The ABC trod into a grey area of media law last night when it made the courageous - or perhaps risky - decision to include a former jury member on Australian Story.
