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Part 6 of NoFibs Australian election coverage 2016: @Qldaah #ausvotes #auspol #qldpol

June 2, 2016

Ongoing coverage of the Australian election campaign for 2016.

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Part 5 of NoFibs Australian election coverage 2016: @Qldaah #ausvotes #auspol #qldpol

May 28, 2016

Covering the Australian election campaign for 2016.

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Part 4 of NoFibs Australian election coverage 2016: @Qldaah #ausvotes #auspol #qldpol

May 23, 2016

Covering the Australian election campaign for 2016. Table of contents Jump to comments section. Politics on the Reef. Bumbling Barnaby. Carping on with Barnaby. Spendometers and black hole politics. Donations and the Mob. . (May 27, 2016) Day 20 – Politics on the Reef Australia bleached from UNESCO report John Englart reported, “A UNESCO report identifies World Heritage […]

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Part 3 of NoFibs Australian election coverage 2016: @Qldaah #ausvotes #auspol #qldpol

May 18, 2016

Rolling coverage of the Australian election campaign for 2016. Table of contents Jump to comments section. Mathias knew nothing. What Mitch knew. Send in the cops. Medicare thaw. They took our jobs and growth. . (May 22, 2016) Day 15 – Mathias knew nothing Senator Mathias Cormann didn’t know about the raids Senator Mathias Cormann has […]

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Part 2 of NoFibs Australian election coverage 2016: @Qldaah #ausvotes #auspol #qldpol

May 13, 2016

Rolling coverage of the Australian election campaign for 2016. Table of contents Jump to comments section. Penalty rates. Riveting viewing. Green tide. Bill is back in Queensland. Saints and sinners. . (May 17, 2016) Day 10 – Penalty rates Battle for Indi Gabrielle Chan reported, “Corboy, who has a stock feed supply business, is hopeful and says […]

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Pt 1 – Australian election blog 2016: @Qldaah #ausvotes #auspol #qldpol

May 8, 2016

Blog along as we cover the long Australian election campaign for 2016. Table of contents Jump to comments section. Mal’s Panama Papers. Saving Albo. Pies and Toast. Battleground Queensland. To the Governor General. . (May 12, 2016) Day 5 – Mal’s Panama Papers Siberian gold mines and Mossack Fonseca Elise Worthington reported, “Prime Minister Malcolm […]

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Qld LNP makes strong choice in Tim Nicholls as new leader – Qldaah #qldpol

May 6, 2016

Tim Nicholls benefits from preferential voting to take leadership from Lawrence Springborg Liberal National Party Opposition Leader Lawrence Springborg has been defeated in a challenge by MP for Clayfield, Tim Nicholls. Mr Springborg mustered 17 votes in the first round over Mr Nicholls on 14 and a third challenger, Tim Mander, on 10. However, it was the […]

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Redclaw politics in the unicameral state – Analysis: @Qldaah #qldpol

April 26, 2016

How Queensland’s electoral voting system was reformed within the space of a month. Table of contents Jump to comments section. Redclaw politics. Post-Fitzgerald Inquiry era. The Representation Bill. Eighteen minutes in Hell. Blood, teeth and claws. . Redclaw politics Call it a Coup d’état, a reform, an upheaval or the trashing of the legacy of […]

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Red room and the quest for Queensland fixed four year terms: @Qldaah #qldpol

March 15, 2016

Opinion The referendum this Saturday on fixed four year terms for the Queensland state parliament will fail. I know this because voters have two main concerns. They fear a return of a “Campbell Newman”; not being able to oust a bad premier for four long years. Queenslanders have also expressed a long harboured desire to restore the upper house which […]

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‘We will fight for the worker’ – Michaelia Cash threatens double dissolution: @Qldaah #ausvotes #qldpol #auspol

January 1, 2016

Update – February 2, 2016 ABC Election Analyst Antony Green confirmed the Turnbull Government does have an election trigger on the issue of the ABCC but the request to the Governor-General would need to be made before May, 2016. . “The government has a valid trigger in the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment Bill 2014, but any request for a […]

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