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By Robert Merkel on October 28, 2011
In Yet Another ALP Leadership Speculation Article, Michelle Grattan claims that some “nervous ALP backbenchers” want to go back to Rudd, abandon pokie reform, and therefore immediately run to an early election which Labor will inevitably lose but will preserve [...]
Posted in Politics, Polls | Tagged bernard keane, Clubs Australia, gambling, gambling reform, Michelle Grattan, new south wales, poker machines, pokies, polling, precommitment, precommitment technology, Queensland |
By dk.au on February 3, 2011
Little wonder Bob Katter yesterday complained of media terrorizing residents with fear mongering.
Enter duckhand.
Posted in Disasters | Tagged cyclones, Queensland |
By Robert Merkel on October 8, 2010
A couple of weeks ago, to some fanfare, the Bligh government signed a memorandum of cooperation (memo here) with Origin Energy and the PNG Sustainable Development program for the Wabo Hydroelectric project. The plan, described in fact sheets from the [...]
Posted in Climate change, Developing world, Energy, Environment, Foreign policy, Policy | Tagged Anna Bligh, hydroelectricity, Papua New Guinea, Queensland, renewable energy, renewable energy target |
By Kim on September 2, 2010
I won’t bother to link to the media denunciations of the ALP-Greens agreement – suffice it to say that Paul Kelly thinks the Labor ‘brand’ is in danger (oh no!), someone or other is probably red baiting, and there are [...]
Posted in federal election 2010, Media, Politics | Tagged Adam Bandt, agreement, alliance, ALP, Batman, Bob Brown, Coalition, Federal Election 2010, Grayndler, hung parliament, Julia Gillard, Labor, Media, Melbourne, Paul Kelly, Queensland, swings, The Greens, Tony Abbott |
By Mark Bahnisch on August 16, 2010
Perhaps the most significant of the ABC’s “My Vote” videos (where voters talk about their electorate and the issues that concern them) features the delightfully and aptly named Sid Plant, a farmer from the Darling Downs in Queensland. Plant, like [...]
Posted in Climate change, federal election 2010, Policy, Queensland | Tagged abc, Bob Brown, Climate change, coal seam gas, ets, farmers, Federal Election 2010, food security, Groom, Kingaroy, Larissa Waters, my vote, new south wales, Queensland, Richard Farmer, Senate, sid plant, The Greens, toowoomba |
By Mark Bahnisch on August 15, 2010
This morning, in response to the Galaxy Poll [see analysis here], Prime Minister Gillard warned that voters in Queensland and New South Wales needed to distinguish between her government and their unpopular state Labor regimes. Is she right that there’s [...]
Posted in federal election 2010, Queensland | Tagged Anna Bligh, debate, economic debate, economic management, Federal Election 2010, Galaxy poll, Julia Gillard, Kristina Keneally, labor launch, Neville Wran, NSW, Peter Beattie, Queensland, state issues, town hall meeting |
By Kim on August 12, 2010
Mark discussed the dynamics of shoring up marginal seat votes against broader state and national swings here yesterday. Today, Fairfax’s Brisbane Times provides a form guide to the betting markets on closely contested Queensland seats. My picks would be – [...]
Posted in Brisbane, federal election 2010, Queensland | Tagged ALP, betting markets, Brisbane, Coalition, Federal Election 2010, form guide, Labor, marginal seats, odds, Queensland, sandbagging |
By Kim on August 5, 2010
Continuing an irregular series commenting on how the election looks to commercial tv viewers: commercial free to air is the biggest single source of information for voters. It’s Ekka time, which means Brisbane Channel Nine is broadcasting from the Exhibition [...]
Posted in Brisbane, federal election 2010, Media | Tagged Channel Nine, ekka, Federal Election 2010, GFC, health policy, hospitals, Julia Gillard, Kevin Rudd, labor campaign, Media, National Health and Hospitals Network, political communication, Queensland, Tony Abbott |
By Mark Bahnisch on August 5, 2010
From today’s Crikey email: Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd last night gave an interview to Phillip Adams on Late Night Live. This morning, Brisbane’s sole metropolitan newspaper characterised his successor Julia Gillard’s response as an apology to Queenslanders for hurting [...]
Posted in federal election 2010, Queensland | Tagged abc news 24, ALP, Anna Bligh, Crikey, Federal Election 2010, interview, Julia Gillard, Kevin Rudd, Labor, Labor leadership, late night live, marginal seats, Mark Bahnisch, mark latham, Phillip Adams, Polls, Queensland, the drum |
By Kim on July 30, 2010
Two polls are out today, both taken on Wednesday night. Galaxy and Morgan both show the race narrowing, with Labor losing 2% on the two party preferred and 2.5% respectively. Details are at Possum’s place. There’s also an earlier Morgan, [...]
Posted in Adelaide, Brisbane, federal election 2010, Polls | Tagged Boothby, Federal Election 2010, Galaxy, marginal seats, Morgan, Polls, possum, Queensland, South Australia, Sturt, swing |
By Kim on July 27, 2010
Continuing an irregular series commenting on how the election looks to commercial tv viewers: commercial free to air is the biggest single source of information for voters. After almost disappearing last night, the election was back on Brisbane’s Channel Nine [...]
Posted in Brisbane, federal election 2010, Media, Queensland, Transport | Tagged andrew bartlett, Anna Bligh, Brisbane, Channel Nine, Dickson, Joe Hockey, Julia Gillard, Laurie Oakes, leaks, Longman, marginal seats, parental leave, pensions, Petrie, Queensland, Redcliffe, redcliffe rail, Simon Crean, Tony Abbott, Yvette D'ath |
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