Queensland and Australian Politics

A year on, Gillard clings to tightrope - Sydney Morning Herald

2011-08-21T08:54:00.000+10:00

A year on, Gillard clings to tightrope
Sydney Morning Herald
The convoys of angry tribes on their way to Canberra today from north Queensland, Port Hedland in Western Australia, Colac and Wagga and plenty of places between and beyond merely constitute the latest manifestation of part of the discomfort. ...
Don't write off Julia Gillard despite poll prophecies of doomCourier Mail

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Bob Katter ejected from Ekka woodchop after attempting to take on champion - Courier Mail

2011-08-21T08:53:00.000+10:00

Bob Katter ejected from Ekka woodchop after attempting to take on champion
Courier Mail
With his new political colleague the ex-Queensland Party's Aidan McLindon by his side, the fledgling "Katter's Australian Party" made one of its first public outings to rodeo, if not rock star, reception. The cowboy-hatted Katter is clearly providing a ...

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Prejudice alive and well against political women - The Australian

2011-08-21T08:52:00.002+10:00

Prejudice alive and well against political women
The Australian
I have been a strong supporter of advancing women in politics, and of both Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Premier Anna Bligh. Indeed Queensland has witnessed the rise of powerful women: Bligh, Quentin Bryce -- my recommended appointment for governor ...

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Abbott woos former Lib MPs - Sydney Morning Herald

2011-08-21T08:52:00.001+10:00

Sydney Morning Herald

Abbott woos former Lib MPs
Sydney Morning Herald
Photo: Danielle Smith THE Opposition Leader, Tony Abbott, has been courting a phalanx of ex-Howard government ministers and MPs to stand for preselection in a number of marginal NSW and Queensland Labor seats. As the Coalition continues to pressure the ...

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Time to let constructive solutions rise to the surface - Sydney Morning Herald

2011-08-21T08:52:00.000+10:00

Sydney Morning Herald

Time to let constructive solutions rise to the surface
Sydney Morning Herald
Meanwhile, as the government lashed Abbott about what he was doing to sovereign risk, Anna Bligh announced a ban on mining exploration, including for coal seam gas, in and around Queensland population centres of 1000 or more. ...

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Thomson denies latest credit rort claims - Sky News Australia

2011-08-20T15:34:00.000+10:00

Thomson denies latest credit rort claims
Sky News Australia
Fair Work Australia says a probe is ongoing. Bankruptcy or criminal charges could force Mr Thomson from his seat, potentially ending Labor's minority government. Opposition Leader Tony Abbott on Friday demanded that Prime Minister Julia Gillard answer ...

LNP in turmoil as candidate sacked over JFK email

2011-08-19T20:38:00.001+10:00

Queensland's Liberal National Party (LNP) has expelled a candidate who sent an email saying he hoped Prime Minister Julia Gillard "follows the history" of assassinated US president John F Kennedy.

LNP state director Michael O'Dwyer today said the party's state executive had expelled businessman Paul Freebody, its candidate for the state seat of Cairns, from the party, as a result of the email.

"The LNP expects all candidates and elected representatives to behave with the utmost propriety and to uphold at all times high standards of behaviour, loyalty and integrity," he said in a statement.

Mr O'Dwyer said the party had reopened nominations for the seat.

The party has high hopes of winning the seat, currently held by retiring Labor minister Desley Boyle with a margin of 4.2 per cent, at the next election, due in March 2012.

The email sent to dozens of people last Friday from Mr Freebody's email account takes aim at the Gillard government over the proposed carbon tax.

"I see Gillard and (Greens' Leader Bob) Brown as the most evil people we have ever had in power in our country," the email states.

"We can only hope that she follows the history of JFK."

Mr Freebody initially claimed the email had been doctored and provided AAP with what he said was an original copy of the email showing the letters KMR, apparently referring to former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, in place of the "JFK" reference.

"Categorically, I never said that. I said she should get the same treatment she gave Kevin Rudd," he told AAP at the time.

However, on Monday he admitted that email had never been sent and accused an unnamed "family member" of replacing "KMR" with "JFK" without his knowledge.

"It has come to light that the family member has admitted to making an adjustment," he told reporters in Cairns.

"It was an attempt to be humorous, nothing more. There was no malice whatsoever meant and the person involved wants to make it known that he intended no offence to the prime minister."

Premiers must not be a block on road to reform - The Australian

2011-08-19T15:42:00.000+10:00

Premiers must not be a block on road to reform
The Australian
It does not make sense that a cattle farmer transporting animals from Queensland to NSW must unload some to meet the lower mass limits in NSW. It can add up to $9 a head to freight costs. Nor does it make sense that every time a fishing vessel crosses ...

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The Alien v Predator clash of Australia's economic staples - ABC Online

2011-08-19T07:27:00.000+10:00

The Alien v Predator clash of Australia's economic staples
ABC Online
This is a honeycomb of tens of thousands of mines, spreading quickly across Queensland and New South Wales. Energy production is no longer a stolid and predictable process by which fossil fuels are dug up in predictable, controlled locations. ...

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Gillard wants no COAG 'petty politics' - Ninemsn

2011-08-19T07:26:00.001+10:00

Gillard wants no COAG 'petty politics'
Ninemsn
Queensland Premier Anna Bligh told reporters she would put her state first when it came to carbon pricing. "I've made it clear Queensland wants to see a better deal out of the carbon package," she said. "I'm going to keep negotiating until we get one. ...

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Greens pollute the fossil fuel debate - The Australian

2011-08-19T07:26:00.000+10:00

Brisbane Times

Greens pollute the fossil fuel debate
The Australian
Coal-seam gas is suffering from a poor image at the moment but is still the backbone of Queensland's resource development and switch from coal in the future. Bandt, who continues to declare his support for the carbon tax package and who can bring down ...
Coal-seam gas sector can pump up employmentresourceINTELLIGENCE TV

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Party-line politics threaten to dominate COAG - ABC Online

2011-08-19T07:25:00.000+10:00

The Age

Party-line politics threaten to dominate COAG
ABC Online
ANNA BLIGH, QLD PREMIER: I've made it clear: Queensland wants to see a better deal out of the carbon package. I'm going to keep negotiating until we get one. TOM IGGULDEN: Others though are finding more warmth in the carbon package. ...
Gillard wants no COAG 'petty politics'Ninemsn
Premiers must not be a block on road to reformThe Australian

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Katter forced to come up with new name for party - Brisbane Times

2011-08-17T21:34:00.000+10:00

Katter forced to come up with new name for party - Brisbane Times:

Brisbane Times

Katter forced to come up with new name for party
Brisbane Times
... Commission of Queensland last Friday. “It'd only be a problem if Anna [Bligh] calls an election in the next two weeks,” he said. Mr Doe works for Big Ant Studios, a Melbourne-based animation and gaming studio. He has previously dabbled in politics, ...
Electoral Commission won't register Bob Katter's Australia PartyCourier Mail

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Ex-blacksmith may be needed to hammer out Senate deals - Sydney Morning Herald

2011-08-17T07:11:00.001+10:00

Ex-blacksmith may be needed to hammer out Senate deals - Sydney Morning Herald: "

Sydney Morning Herald

Ex-blacksmith may be needed to hammer out Senate deals
Sydney Morning Herald
If this scenario eventuated, then Madigan and Xenophon might play a similar role for an Abbott government as Tasmanian independent Brian Harradine and Queensland ex-Labor independent Mal Colston played with respect to the Howard government. ...

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Farmers Fight Back Against CSG - The Epoch Times

2011-08-17T07:11:00.000+10:00

Farmers Fight Back Against CSG - The Epoch Times: "

Farmers Fight Back Against CSG
The Epoch Times
This is going to be the biggest issue this country has seen in decades and it will be the main issue for the next state election here in Queensland, which the political parties ignore at their peril. The battle between miners and farmers has been ...

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Mining-free zones for Queensland towns - The Australian

2011-08-17T07:10:00.002+10:00

Mining-free zones for Queensland towns - The Australian: "

Mining-free zones for Queensland towns
The Australian
"For Tony Abbott to use such a thing as 'the Greens are opposed to mining or are supporting farming, therefore I won't have anything to do with this important component', shows muddled, naive and ultimately confusing politics for everybody," Senator ...

Council 'not playing fair' on sports field flood recovery - Brisbane Times

2011-08-17T07:10:00.001+10:00

Council 'not playing fair' on sports field flood recovery - Brisbane Times: "

Council 'not playing fair' on sports field flood recovery
Brisbane Times
"The other 72 disaster-affected mayors and councils across the state are managing their reconstruction efforts with good will and without playing politics and I would encourage Cr Knapp to do the same." Throughout Queensland, the state government's ...

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Coal-seam gas sector can pump up employment - The Australian

2011-08-17T07:10:00.000+10:00

Coal-seam gas sector can pump up employment - The Australian: "

Coal-seam gas sector can pump up employment
The Australian
The new mines are also primarily littered across NSW and Queensland, that is large population centres, and unlikely to involve the fly-in/fly-out operations characteristic of the northern parts of Western Australia. If a healthy compromise can be ...

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Now is the time to build - Rockhampton Morning Bulletin

2011-08-16T11:06:00.000+10:00

Now is the time to build - Rockhampton Morning Bulletin: "

Now is the time to build
Rockhampton Morning Bulletin
... remains plagued by the cost and availability of finance, poor consumer and investor confidence and activity levels that have deteriorated substantially since last financial year,” Mr Bryant said. Mr Bryant welcomed the Queensland Government's $140 ...

Mining exploration limits offer 'certainty' - ABC Online

2011-08-16T11:02:00.000+10:00

Mining exploration limits offer 'certainty' - ABC Online: "

ABC Online
A landholders' group has welcomed the elevation of the issue of farmers' rights to the federal political arena. Future Food Queensland spokesman Geoff Hewitt says he is pleased the issue is in the spotlight. "It is good to see the profile of this ...

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Abbott throws CSG debate back to states - Herald Sun

2011-08-16T06:56:00.001+10:00

Abbott throws CSG debate back to states - Herald Sun: "

ABC Online

Abbott throws CSG debate back to states
Herald Sun
Mr Abbott on Friday said farmers should have the right to say no to mining companies wanting to explore properties for coal seam gas, backing the position adopted by Queensland Liberal National Party leader Campbell Newman. ...
Abbott backs down on coal seam gasABC Online
Greens dig a hole for Tony AbbottThe Australian
Australian farmers want land protected from minersReuters

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Australia must protect farmland: Joyce - ABC Online

2011-08-16T06:56:00.000+10:00

Australia must protect farmland: Joyce - ABC Online: "

Australia must protect farmland: Joyce
ABC Online
It started basically with the 1915 act in Queensland to take the asset off the farmer and hand it across to the states. In later guises, we see it from the 1930s from other states. And back to 1981, Neville Wran taking the last section of it from New ...

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Gillard claws back poll ground - The Australian

2011-08-15T16:15:00.000+10:00

Gillard claws back poll ground - The Australian: "

Gillard claws back poll ground
The Australian
And Queensland's opposition Liberal National Party has ruled out further coalmine development in two hot spots of the land access row between miners and farmers, with aspiring premier Campbell Newman saying food and water security is vital to the ...

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AUSTRALIA ENFORCES NEW, TIGHTER IMMIGRATION RULES - South Asia Mail

2011-08-15T07:01:00.001+10:00

AUSTRALIA ENFORCES NEW, TIGHTER IMMIGRATION RULES - South Asia Mail: "

AUSTRALIA ENFORCES NEW, TIGHTER IMMIGRATION RULES
South Asia Mail
Australia's new immigration rules that focus on higher qualification and advance English language skills as requirements for those wanting to migrate to this country came into effect today. The new rules, according to Australian officials, ...

Asylum case overloading legal system - The Australian

2011-08-15T07:01:00.000+10:00

Asylum case overloading legal system - The Australian: "

Green Left Weekly

Asylum case overloading legal system
The Australian
Under that system, asylum-seekers whose claims were processed in places excised from the migration zone were prohibited from applying for a refugee protection visa, unless the application was approved by the minister. However, while refugee claims have ...
Malaysia solution breaks Australian law, says refugee lawyerGreen Left Weekly

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