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Former Queensland Premier To Undergo Brain Surgery
Unpleasant news this evening; former Queensland Premier Wayne Goss will undergo surgery early next week to remove a malignant brain tumour; it is Goss’ third such operation in 16 years, and The Red And The Blue wishes him the best. Goss, … Continue reading
LNP Debacle: It’s Time For The Liberal Party To Claim Queensland
The cesspool into which Queensland’s LNP has descended is a complex ecosystem; populated by diverse organisms, its murky depths are the backdrop to an unedifying brawl over the spoils of power. There is one solution, and one only: reformation of … Continue reading
For Whom The Bell Tolls: Julia Gillard, It Tolls For Thee
For much of 2011 here at The Red And The Blue, we’ve followed the travails of Julia Gillard; we’ve kept an eye on Kevin Rudd watch Gillard’s Prime Ministership progressively self-immolate; and witnessed perhaps the most incompetent government in Australian … Continue reading
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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Essential, Galaxy And Nielsen: New Opinion Polls
I’m going to do this a little differently; given there are three new polls this week rather than one or two, given I’m a day late, and given we have to move on, this will be more of a digest … Continue reading
Changing Australia’s Voting System, Part II: Compulsory Or Not?
Following my post earlier in the week on a switch to first-past-the-post voting (FPTP), I wanted to put another idea on the table tonight — the abolition of compulsory voting. After all, the idea of forcing people to vote is … Continue reading
Time To Change The Voting System in Australia?
I read a very interesting article in The Age today; apparently The Communist Party of Australia The Greens commissioned Galaxy to poll Adam Bandt’s lower house seat of Melbourne. The results showed him close to winning the seat outright. Before … Continue reading
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Tagged Australian Labor Party, Australian politics, Elections, Electoral Systems, Greens, Liberal Party, National Party, politics
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