By David Marler April 7, 2013 The Queensland State election of 2012 delivered the traditionally safe Labor seat of Redcliffe to Scott Driscoll of the Liberal National Party (LNP). Driscoll was born in Redcliffe and was involved in a number of community groups which helped raise his profile in the electorate. He became president of […]
Is the ‘liberal’ in the Liberal Party a case of false advertising?
March 2, 2013
By Noely Neate March 2nd, 2013 When I was young I would see something I thought was unfair, have a rant about it (obviously have not changed over the years) and my dad would mutter under his breathe ‘bloody bleeding heart liberal’. As a youngster I never really knew what that meant, though I did […]
Updated: Questions for Mr Abbott at the National Press Club
January 30, 2013
January 31 Press Club review: There are many reasons why the Canberra Press Gallery is failing to fulfil its democratic role. A collapse in media revenues, 24 hour filing, no time to stay with a story and investigate it, an atmosphere which sees journos run from one ephemeral topic to another in waves, an exodus […]
