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 […]
Once upon a time in Qld – The digital archive of the 2015 election campaign: @Qldaah #qldpol
January 7, 2016
On January 6, 2015, Campbell Newman’s snap election call caught many off guard, including members of his own party. The Liberal National Party candidate to challenge Labor leader Annastacia Palaszczuk in her seat of Inala was overseas. The LNP candidate to face Labor’s Jackie Trad in the seat of South Brisbane had not even been named. In a normally festive time of year, […]
Meeting David Marler: #NoFibs Twitter Activist by @GriffithElects
July 3, 2015
Like many parents, David Marler’s (@Qldaah) day starts early. He feeds and changes his son before he gets going on Twitter at 5.30 am. He starts with the headlines from the daily print media and then drills down to the detail. His focus is Queensland politics. Throughout the day, David methodically populates a spreadsheet with […]
A baptism of sea and sky – The Qld Weekly #qldpol: @Qldaah
February 21, 2015
(February 21, 2015) – Aftermath. (February 20, 2015) – Tropical Cyclone Marcia lands, (February 19, 2015) – Newman lashes out. (February 18, 2015) – Health of the state. (February 17, 2015) – Meeting with business and union leaders. (February 16, 2015) – More experienced. Summary A busy first week for new Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk. […]
Pt 9 of the Qld election blog for 2015 – New premier rising #qldvotes #qldpol @Qldaah
February 11, 2015
(Jump to comments section) Jump to latest blog entry. Welcome to part nine of the Queensland election coverage for 2015. The below entries cover the period from February 10 onwards. To follow the Twitter stream, see #qldvotes. List of Qld election blogs: Jan 06 – Jan 16: Pt 1 Qld election blog 2015. Jan 17 – Jan 21: Pt 2 Qld […]
Pt 8 of the Qld election blog for 2015 – Counting and results #qldvotes #qldpol @Qldaah
February 7, 2015
(Jump to comments section) Jump to latest blog entry. Welcome to part eight the Queensland election coverage for 2015. The below entries cover the period from February 6 onwards. To follow the Twitter stream, see #qldvotes. List of Qld election blogs: Jan 06 – Jan 16: Pt 1 Qld election blog 2015. Jan 17 – Jan 21: Pt 2 Qld […]
Pt 7 of the Qld election blog for 2015 – Counting and results #qldvotes #qldpol @Qldaah
February 4, 2015
(Jump to comments section) Jump to latest blog entry. Welcome to part seven of the Queensland election coverage for 2015. The below entries cover the period from February 3 onwards. To follow the Twitter stream, see #qldvotes. List of Qld election blogs: Jan 06 – Jan 16: Pt 1 Qld election blog 2015. Jan 17 – Jan 21: Pt 2 Qld […]
Pt 6 of the Qld election blog for 2015 – Polling and results #qldvotes #qldpol @Qldaah
February 1, 2015
(Jump to comments section) Jump to latest blog entry. Welcome to part six of the Queensland election coverage for 2015. The below entries cover the period from January 31 onwards. To follow the Twitter stream, see #qldvotes. List of Qld election blogs: Jan 06 – Jan 16: Pt 1 Qld election blog 2015. Jan 17 – Jan 21: Pt 2 […]
Impressions of #qldvotes by soon-to-be Qlder @Megh1997
January 31, 2015
Right now I am caught in a gap, an unfamiliar, vacuum-life period of time that began when I finished high school in the Northern Rivers of NSW and will end, hopefully, when I move interstate to Queensland and start university. I already know I am heading into a new life, one in which my financial […]
Pt 5 Qld election blog 2015 #qldvotes #qldpol: @Qldaah
January 30, 2015
(Jump to comments section) Jump to latest blog entry. Welcome to part five of the Queensland election coverage for 2015. The below entries cover the period from January 29 onwards. To follow the Twitter stream, see #qldvotes. List of Qld election blogs: Jan 06 – Jan 16: Pt 1 Qld election blog 2015. Jan 17 – Jan 21: Pt 2 […]
