The Greens are buying themselves trouble with Queensland MP Ronan Lee, writes Bernard Keane.
Queensland government
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 […]
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.
