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By Kim on October 13, 2011
The other day, I wrote about Campbell Newman’s botheration and bluster in the face of demands that he fully declare his pecuniary interests. The Bligh Labor government, the opposition declaimed, was preparing the ground for a “summer of sleaze” and [...]
Posted in Featured, Media, Politics, Queensland, State/Territory Elections | Tagged Anna Bligh, Bligh government, Bruce McIver, Campbell Newman, Courier-Mail, dirt files, drunks and desperadoes, LNP, punks, Queensland politics, Robert Hough, sleaze |
By Mark Bahnisch on August 5, 2010
The Courier-Mail this morning is characterising Julia Gillard’s response to Kevin Rudd’s interview last night as an apology to Queenslanders for hurt feelings. I’ll have more to say about that in a piece for Crikey later today, but in the [...]
Posted in federal election 2010, Queensland | Tagged Courier-Mail, Federal Election 2010, interview, Julia Gillard, Kevin Rudd, late night live, Phillip Adams, Queeensland |
By Mark Bahnisch on February 15, 2010
I’ve previously highlighted Dennis Shanahan and Malcolm Colless as barometers of the new new political narrative (‘Rudd in trouble! Gloss comes off! Action Man Tony Off To Vigorous Start!’). Michelle Grattan provided another twist on the mechanics of constructing such [...]
Posted in Federal Elections, Media, Polls | Tagged Alexander Downer, Anna Bligh, commentariat, Courier-Mail, Dennis Shanahan, Federal Election 2010, Galaxy poll, Kevin Rudd, Malcolm Colless, Media, Michelle Grattan, political narrative, poll, polling, possum, public opinion, Queensland, Rudd government, stephanie balogh, Tony Abbott |
By Mark Bahnisch on July 27, 2009
From today’s Crikey: There has been a certain feeling in the air of deja vu over the past fortnight in Queensland. The jailing of a former Minister, allegations that government was far too close to business, a government sinking rapidly [...]
Posted in Authoritarianism, Brisbane, Crime, Media, Politics, Queensland, Sociology | Tagged Anna Bligh, anniversary, Armed Robbery Squad, Bligh government, civil liberties, CJC, CMC, corruption, Courier-Mail, Crime, Fitzgerald Inquiry, Gordon Nuttall, Griffith University, Joh Bjelke-Petersen, malfeasance, Media, police culture, political culture, Queensland police, Queensland politics, Quentin Dempster, Terry O'Gorman, Tony Fitzgerald, transparency |
By Mark Bahnisch on February 24, 2009
Folks with long memories might recall I covered the 2006 Queensland election for Crikey. In discussing with the Crikey peeps what might be the best way to go in terms of reporting on and analysis of the 2009 Queensland election, [...]
Posted in Blogging, Media, Notices, Queensland, State/Territory Elections | Tagged analysis, Blogging, blogosphere, blogs, Condamine, Courier-Mail, coverage, Crikey, election, election campaign, Larvatus prodeo, Mark Bahnisch, Media, Newspoll, Pineapple Party Time, Poll Bludger, possum, Queensland election 2006, Queensland election 2009, Stuart Copeland |
By Mark Bahnisch on January 29, 2009
Aside from running “news” stories that “couriermail.com.au readers” are shocked by Anna Bligh’s use of the government jet to fly to Townsville, the redoubtable News Limited ranks are continuing their early election frenzy at every available opportunity. Witness this piece [...]
Posted in Media, Polls, Queensland, State/Territory Elections | Tagged ALP, Andrew Fraser, Anna Bligh, Bligh government, Courier-Mail, Cowboys, early election speculation, government jet, Graham Young, Labor, News Limited, Polls, Queensland election 2009, The National Forum, Townsville |
By Mark Bahnisch on January 26, 2009
A further sequel to the LNP/Courier-Mail early election mania – Springborg backer Clive Palmer’s 18 year old son, Michael, who’s the LNP candidate for the safe Labor seat of Nudgee, has had a bit more publicity for saying dumb stuff [...]
Posted in Brisbane, Media, Queensland, State/Territory Elections, Urbanism | Tagged ALP, Andrew Fraser, Anna Bligh, Bligh government, budget, Clive Palmer, Courier-Mail, election speculation, Kangaroo Point, Labor, Lawrence Springborg, Liberal National Party, LNP, Mark McArdle, Michael Palmer, park, Queensland, Queensland election 2009, TAFE, The Borg, Tim Nicholls |
By Mark Bahnisch on January 21, 2009
I’ve previously posted on the fact that the Courier-Mail has been beside itself with early election speculation for quite some time now. The logic advanced by several commentators that Anna Bligh would call an election because the last Newspoll showed [...]
Posted in Media, Polls, Queensland, State/Territory Elections | Tagged ALP, Anna Bligh, Bligh government, Courier-Mail, election speculation, Labor, Lawrence Springborg, LNP, Media, News Limited, populism, Queensland politics, Queensland state election 2009, Steven Wardill |
By Mark Bahnisch on January 15, 2009
Possum has a super post on Lawrence Springborg’s cunning plan – how to lose an election against a tired four term government. Go read.
Posted in Queensland, State/Territory Elections | Tagged ALP, Anna Bligh, Bligh government, Courier-Mail, election speculation, Labor, Lawrence Springborg, LNP, Media, News Limited, Queensland politics, Queensland state election 2009 |
Do the polls support the political narrative? Or; how to build a commentariat-bot
By Mark Bahnisch on February 15, 2010
I’ve previously highlighted Dennis Shanahan and Malcolm Colless as barometers of the new new political narrative (‘Rudd in trouble! Gloss comes off! Action Man Tony Off To Vigorous Start!’). Michelle Grattan provided another twist on the mechanics of constructing such [...]
Posted in Federal Elections, Media, Polls | Tagged Alexander Downer, Anna Bligh, commentariat, Courier-Mail, Dennis Shanahan, Federal Election 2010, Galaxy poll, Kevin Rudd, Malcolm Colless, Media, Michelle Grattan, political narrative, poll, polling, possum, public opinion, Queensland, Rudd government, stephanie balogh, Tony Abbott | 69 Responses