New England voters are frequently ridiculed and rebuked for electing Barnaby Joyce. Spend enough time on social media and you’ll see it littered with negative comments about New England voters, questioning our intelligence and our rusted-on support. Criticising us may be somewhat misguided and counter-productive, especially given not all of us support Barnaby. But can […]
Will the real @Barnaby_Joyce please show up: @NewEnglandLady4 reports on #NewEnglandVotes
May 2, 2019
When federal Member for New England Barnaby Joyce cheated on his wife Natalie, many of his supporters maintained that it was a personal matter and not newsworthy. If the only issue with Barnaby was that he had an extramarital affair, I would agree — people make mistakes — but the enduring anger isn’t simply about […]
Climate heresy in the high country: @burgewords comments on #NewEnglandVotes
February 22, 2019
To turn this region into a true believer, New England voters need to decide if we want fossil fuel extraction in the energy plan. WHEN state member for the NSW seat of Northern Tablelands Adam Marshall put pen to paper in favour of renewable electricity generation in mid-2018, the news made barely a ripple in […]
Barnaby Joyce out of place: @burgewords comments on #NewEnglandVotes
February 16, 2018
The man who once had a home base at Tamworth, but now seems to belong nowhere. AS I approached the polling station at the Tenterfield Memorial Hall on by-election day in December 2017, I suspected Barnaby Joyce would put in an early appearance. If Mr Joyce was going to cover New England glad-handing and holding […]
Qld farmers left stranded by Barnaby Joyce’s red tape – @Qldaah #qldpol #auspol
April 13, 2017
Acting Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce’s favouritism for New South Wales exposed.
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.
Dam scam: $3m in federal funds awarded to Qld LNP connected consortium – @qldaah #auspol #qldpol
September 22, 2016
High ranking Qld LNP members awarded millions for feasability study
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.
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.
Part 11 of NoFibs Australian election coverage 2016: @Qldaah #ausvotes #auspol #qldpol
June 27, 2016
Ongoing coverage of the Australian election campaign for 2016.
