By Stephanie Dale 25 August 2013 Here is what’s impressive about Peter Beattie’s bid for a seat in the House of Representatives of the 44th Australian parliament: the humility of a man once at the top of his tree being willing to till the soil all over again to build a vision for his life anew. […]
Jan Pukallus on poetry, free trade and politics: @stephaniedale22 reports
August 23, 2013
By Stephanie Dale 23 August 2013 For 12 years, Jan Pukallus has been running for election in Queensland – and today was a moment of celebration for the veteran campaigner: it was the first time she’d been invited for a sit-down interview by a journalist. Pukallus is the Citizen Electoral Council’s (CEC) candidate for Forde, the […]
Red-tie day: @stephaniedale22 reports belatedly on the shadow treasurer’s visit to Forde
August 23, 2013
By Stephanie Dale 23 August 2013 Oh look, page 6 of the Albert & Logan News – it’s Bert! Bert van Manen with the biggest watermelon smile of the campaign, arms over shoulders with the would-be treasurer, Joe Hockey, who must have coincidentally been in the neighbourhood. Unlike the rest of the candidates in Forde, I […]
Watermelon smiles: @stephaniedale22 reports on Forde candidates’ forum
August 22, 2013
By Stephanie Dale 22 August 2013 Well, that’s embarrassing. I’m sitting in the canteen-like barn that is the Logan Rec Club, filling time while waiting for the candidates’ forum to start. Early diners queue to order, half a dozen silent TVs flash Keno, the cricket and the news. It’s a very clean and shiny room, the […]
21 reasons candidates ignore media requests, by Forde reporter @StephanieDale22
August 20, 2013
By Stephanie Dale @stephaniedale22 20 August 2013 More than a week ago, No Fibs sent a list of standardised questions to the seven candidates vying for the seat of Forde, sandwiched between Brisbane and the Gold Coast. Four responded – all three women and Peter Beattie. Was that a coincidence? As the reporter who compiled and […]
Forde candidates Q & A: @stephaniedale22 reports
August 20, 2013
By Stephanie Dale @stephaniedale22 20 August 2013 A week ago today, No Fibs put a series of questions to Forde candidates via email. In the interests of fair play, we put the same questions to each one of the contenders for your vote. We did this in order to line up our candidates at the starting line, […]
Sally Spain – The Greens
August 15, 2013
SALLY SPAIN – THE GREENS What is your vision for Forde? The Queensland Green Party vision for Forde and my vision, as Sally Spain, Greens candidate for Forde, is to deliver a more just, safe, sharing. prosperous and fair future. To do this we need to build on and preserve the strengths of the past […]
Peter Beattie – Australian Labor Party
August 15, 2013
PETER BEATTIE – AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY What is your vision for Forde? I want to put Forde on the map, and bring industry and growth to this area. There is a lot going for us here in Forde – straight up the M1 is the Brisbane airport, the Port of Brisbane, and in the other […]
