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Crossroads: Many Careers On The Line As Craig Thomson Charged With Fraud
NEWS that Dobell MP Craig Thomson has been charged with fraud — over the alleged misuse of credit cards whilst the head of the Health Services Union — brings to a head a saga that has dragged on for years; … Continue reading
Sham “Standards”: Panicked Gillard Dumps On Thomson And Slipper
In a frenzied fit of panic, Julia Gillard today forced Craig Thomson’s departure from the ALP, and decreed Peter Slipper to be sidelined indefinitely. She possesses neither authority nor credibility, and her role as PM — and perhaps that of … Continue reading
LNP Pulls Further Ahead In Queensland: Newspoll
The Weekend Australian today carries Newspoll’s findings on voting intentions leading up to the state election to be held on 24 March; its headline finding is the LNP two points up since December to lead 58-42 after preferences. As a … Continue reading
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A No-Confidence Motion? It Won’t Succeed…This Week…
The open rumour today is that the Opposition will move a motion of no-confidence in the Prime Minister in the House of Representatives next week, potentially terminating the current Labor government. It either won’t happen, or it will fail. This … Continue reading
Flipping The Bird: Angry Wilkie Dumps Gillard
“That Sir which serves and seeks to gain/ And follows but for form/ Will pack when it begins to rain/ And leave Thee in the storm.” – from King Lear, by William Shakespeare At the risk of mixing metaphors — … Continue reading
Galaxy Poll: Hard Labor In Queensland
Another state opinion poll has surfaced in Queensland; this time it’s Galaxy, finding in favour of the LNP 62-38 after preferences over Labor. Clearly, the endless buckets of muck the ALP have thrown at the LNP have achieved little. This … Continue reading
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Tagged Anna Bligh, Australian Labor Party, Bob Katter, Campbell Newman, Elections, LNP, politics, Queensland, Queensland Politics
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Memo LNP Renegades: Pull Your Heads In
The issue of Bob Katter’s Australia Party — and its possible impact on the coming Queensland state election — has simmered away for some time now; with reports in the Queensland press today I think the issue warrants closer attention. … Continue reading
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Tagged Anna Bligh, Australian Labor Party, Bob Katter, Campbell Newman, Elections, Liberal Party, LNP, National Party, politics, Queensland, Queensland Politics
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Quarterly Newspoll Figures: Labor’s Stuffed In Queensland
I’m sorry to put it so indelicately, but it’s as clear as the O’Farrell case in NSW earlier this year, or the Kennett case in Victoria in 1992, or even the Fraser case federally in 1975: The ALP is about … Continue reading
