Defence Force

Turnbull Government knew of Qld land grab before election – @qldaah #qldpol #auspol

February 16, 2017

The Singapore deal to acquire land around the existing defence bases at Shoalwater Bay & Townsville may have been kept from Queensland voters at the 2016 federal election.

Filed Under: #auspol, #ausvotes, #ausvotes2016, #Qgame, David Marler, Defence Force, Democracy, Front Page, Parliament, Queensland Tagged With: agriculture, Annastacia Palaszczuk, Australia, Barnaby Joyce, defence, Joel Fitzgibbon, Malcolm Turnbull, marise payne, murray watt, Penny Wong, Queensland, shoalwater

In absentia, Wyatt Roy clears himself of ‘war tourism’ – @Qldaah #auspol #qldpol

October 17, 2016

Wyatt Roy’s trip into the Daesh conflict zone raises senate committee questions.

Filed Under: #auspol, #Qgame, David Marler, Defence Force, Democracy, Front Page, Immigration, Parliament Tagged With: AFP, andrew colvin, Australian Federal Police, daesh, George Brandis, Greens, isil, ISIS, Liberal Party, Malcolm Turnbull, michael phelan, wyatt roy

#CensusFail: John Citizen meets Joe Public – @Qldaah #auspol

August 14, 2016

e-Census software tester Revolution IT claims it was not given a mandate to test against Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks but a curious testimonial from Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Technical Director, John Citizen, praises their subject knowledge and advice.

Filed Under: #auspol, #Qgame, Corruption, David Marler, Defence Force, Democracy, Education, Front Page, Parliament Tagged With: abs, Australia, census, census fail, ibm, Liberal National Party, LNP, Malcolm Turnbull, revolution it

The Mundingburra gambit: The plan to recapture Herbert – @Qldaah #qldpol #auspol

August 3, 2016

Inconsistencies alleged by the Liberal National Party in the polling for the Queensland federal seat of Herbert echo the 1995 legal challenge to Labor’s victory in the Queensland state electorate of Mundingburra.

Filed Under: #auspol, #ausvotes, #ausvotes2016, Corruption, David Marler, Defence Force, Democracy, election2016, Federal Election, Front Page, Queensland, Tony Fitzgerald Tagged With: Australia, Ewen Jones, Fitzgerald Inquiry, George Brandis, Herbert, ian macdonald, Liberal National Party, LNP, Malcolm Turnbull, mundingburra, rob borbidge, russell cooper, tony fitzgerald qc, Townsville, wayne goss. queensland

Yours not to reason why: Not Happy John Iraq Chapter #Chilcot

July 8, 2016

Democracy has proved itself a friend of peace. No fully self-governing country has provoked a war within a century’s memory . . . Democracy, being founded on the rights of the individual Citizens, concerns itself ﬁrst and foremost with the domestic well-being of its people . . . In the grim struggle between guns and […]

Filed Under: #auspol, Defence Force, Democracy, From the Archives, Front Page, Iraq War Tagged With: Australian Defence Force, Iraq War, John Howard, Not Happy John, United Nations, United States, Webdiary

Part 13 of NoFibs Australian election coverage 2016: @Qldaah #ausvotes #auspol #qldpol

July 7, 2016

The final act in the Australian election campaign for 2016.

Filed Under: #auspol, #ausvotes, #ausvotes2016, #Qgame, #qldvotes, ABC, Asylum Seekers, Australian Progressives, Budget, Campaign Financing, Climate Change, Clive Palmer, Corruption, David Marler, Defence Force, Democracy, Disability, Economy, Education, election2016, Environment, Fairfax, Federal Election, Freedom of Speech, Front Page, GST, Health, Ideology, Immigration, Journalism, Labor Party, Leadership, Liberal Party, Marriage Equality, Media Reform, Mental Health, MSM, NBN, NDIS, New South Wales, News, News Limited, Opinion, Paid Parental LEave, Palliative Care, Palmer United Party, Parliament, Population, Press Gallery, Queensland, Racism, Refugees, Research, Retirement, Sexual Abuse, State Politics, Supperannuation, The Arts, The Arts Party, The Greens, Transport, Victoria Tagged With: #auspol, Australia, australian election, Ausvotes, Barnaby Joyce, Bill Shorten, Christopher Pyne, Coalition, Labor, Liberal Party, lucy turnbull, Malcolm Turnbull, nick xenophon

Part 12 of NoFibs Australian election coverage 2016: @Qldaah #ausvotes #auspol #qldpol

July 2, 2016

The final act in the Australian election campaign for 2016.

Filed Under: #auspol, #ausvotes, #ausvotes2016, #Qgame, #qldvotes, ABC, Adelaide, Asylum Seekers, Australian Progressives, Australian Sex Party, Budget, Campaign Financing, Climate Change, Clive Palmer, Corruption, David Marler, Defence Force, Democracy, Disability, Economy, Education, election2016, Environment, Fairfax, Federal Election, Front Page, GST, Health, Ideology, Immigration, Industrial Relations, Journalism, Labor Party, Leadership, Liberal Party, Maiden Speech, Marriage Equality, Mental Health, Misogyny, MSM, NBN, NDIS, New South Wales, News Limited, Paid Parental LEave, Palliative Care, Palmer United Party, Parliament, Population, Press Gallery, Queensland, Racism, Refugees, Retirement, State Politics, Supperannuation, Telecommunications, The Arts, The Arts Party, The Greens, Transport, Victoria Tagged With: #auspol, Australia, australian election, Ausvotes, Barnaby Joyce, Bill Shorten, Christopher Pyne, Coalition, Labor, Liberal Party, lucy turnbull, Malcolm Turnbull, nick xenophon

Part 11 of NoFibs Australian election coverage 2016: @Qldaah #ausvotes #auspol #qldpol

June 27, 2016

Ongoing coverage of the Australian election campaign for 2016.

Filed Under: #auspol, #ausvotes, #ausvotes2016, #PeoplesClimate, #Qgame, #qldvotes, Asylum Seekers, Australian Progressives, Budget, Campaign Financing, Climate Change, Clive Palmer, Corruption, David Marler, Defence Force, Democracy, Disability, Economy, Education, election2016, Environment, Fairfax, Federal Election, Front Page, GST, Health, Ideology, Immigration, Industrial Relations, Journalism, Labor Party, Leadership, Liberal Party, Marriage Equality, Media Reform, Mental Health, Misogyny, MSM, Muslims, NBN, NDIS, New South Wales, News Limited, NoFibs, Paid Parental LEave, Palliative Care, Palmer United Party, Parliament, Population, Press Gallery, Queensland, Racism, Refugees, Research, Retirement, Rorting, State Politics, Supperannuation, Telecommunications, The Arts, The Arts Party, The Greens, Transport, Urban Planning, Victoria, Young Liberals, Youth Vote Tagged With: #auspol, Australia, australian election, Ausvotes, Barnaby Joyce, Bill Shorten, Christopher Pyne, Coalition, Labor, Liberal Party, lucy turnbull, Malcolm Turnbull, nick xenophon

Part 10 of NoFibs Australian election coverage 2016: @Qldaah #ausvotes #auspol #qldpol

June 22, 2016

Ongoing coverage of the Australian election campaign for 2016.

Filed Under: #auspol, #ausvotes, #ausvotes2016, #Qgame, #qldvotes, ABC, Asylum Seekers, Australian Progressives, Budget, Campaign Financing, Climate Change, Clive Palmer, Corruption, David Marler, Defence Force, Democracy, Disability, Economy, Education, election2016, Environment, Fact-checking, Fairfax, Federal Election, Front Page, GST, Health, Ideology, Immigration, Industrial Relations, Journalism, Labor Party, Liberal Party, Marriage Equality, Media Reform, Mental Health, Misogyny, MSM, NDIS, New South Wales, News Limited, Paid Parental LEave, Palliative Care, Palmer United Party, Parliament, Population, Press Gallery, Queensland, Racism, Refugees, Research, Retirement, State Politics, Supperannuation, The Arts, The Arts Party, The Greens, Trans-Pacific Partnership, Transport, Victoria, Young Liberals Tagged With: #auspol, Australia, australian election, Ausvotes, Barnaby Joyce, Bill Shorten, Christopher Pyne, Coalition, Labor, Liberal Party, lucy turnbull, Malcolm Turnbull, nick xenophon

Part 9 of NoFibs Australian election coverage 2016: @Qldaah #ausvotes #auspol #qldpol

June 17, 2016

Ongoing coverage of the Australian election campaign for 2016.

Filed Under: #auspol, #ausvotes, #ausvotes2016, #IndiVotes, #Qgame, #qldvotes, ABC, Asylum Seekers, Australian Progressives, Australian Sex Party, Budget, Campaign Financing, Climate Change, Clive Palmer, Corruption, David Marler, Defence Force, Democracy, Disability, Economy, Education, election2016, Environment, Fairfax, Federal Election, Freedom of Speech, Front Page, GST, Health, Ideology, Immigration, Indi, Industrial Relations, Journalism, Labor Party, Leadership, Liberal Party, Marriage Equality, Mental Health, Misogyny, MSM, Muslims, NBN, NDIS, New South Wales, News Limited, Paid Parental LEave, Palliative Care, Palmer United Party, Parliament, Population, Press Gallery, Queensland, Racism, Refugees, Research, Retirement, State Politics, Supperannuation, Telecommunications, The Arts, The Arts Party, The Greens, Transport, Urban Planning, Victoria, Young Liberals Tagged With: #auspol, Australia, australian election, Ausvotes, Barnaby Joyce, Bill Shorten, Christopher Pyne, Coalition, Labor, Liberal Party, lucy turnbull, Malcolm Turnbull, nick xenophon