{"id":25630,"date":"2015-01-26T09:39:26","date_gmt":"2015-01-25T22:39:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nofibs.com.au\/?p=25630"},"modified":"2019-04-13T23:56:18","modified_gmt":"2019-04-13T13:56:18","slug":"pt-4-qld-election-blog-2015-qldvotes-qldpol-qldaah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/pt-4-qld-election-blog-2015-qldvotes-qldpol-qldaah\/","title":{"rendered":"Pt 4 Qld election blog 2015 #qldvotes #qldpol: @Qldaah"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"@Qldaah\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Qldaah\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-25009 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/JadedIconElection5.jpg?resize=157%2C165\" alt=\"#qldvotes election coverage.\" width=\"157\" height=\"165\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h6 class=\"twitter-timeline\"><a title=\"Have your say\" href=\"#HaveYourSay\">(Jump to comments section)<\/a><\/h6>\n<h6><a title=\"Jump to the latest blog entry\" href=\"#BlogJump\">Jump to latest blog entry.<\/a><\/h6>\n<p class=\"twitter-timeline\" style=\"text-align: justify\">Welcome to part four\u00a0of the Queensland election coverage for 2015. The below entries cover the period from January 26 &#8211; 28 onwards.\u00a0To follow the Twitter stream, see <a title=\"#qldvotes\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?f=realtime&amp;q=%23qldvotes&amp;src=typd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#qldvotes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h6 class=\"twitter-timeline\" style=\"text-align: justify\">List of Qld election\u00a0blogs:<\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"twitter-timeline\" style=\"text-align: justify\">Jan 06 &#8211; Jan 16:\u00a0<a title=\"&quot;Pt 1 Qld election blog 2015&quot;.\" href=\"http:\/\/nofibs.com.au\/2015\/01\/14\/qld-election-blog-2015-qldvotes-qldpol-qldaah\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pt 1 Qld election blog 2015.<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"twitter-timeline\" style=\"text-align: justify\">Jan 17 &#8211; Jan 21:\u00a0<a title=\"Pt 2 Qld election blog 2015 \u2013 #qldvotes #qldpol: @Qldaah\" href=\"http:\/\/nofibs.com.au\/2015\/01\/18\/pt-2-qld-election-blog-2015-qldvotes-qldpol-qldaah\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pt 2 Qld election blog 2015.<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"twitter-timeline\" style=\"text-align: justify\">Jan 22 &#8211; Jan 25: <a title=\"Pt 3 Qld election blog 2015.\" href=\"http:\/\/nofibs.com.au\/2015\/01\/22\/pt-3-qld-election-blog-2015-qldvotes-qldpol-qldaah\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pt 3 Qld election blog 2015.<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"twitter-timeline\" style=\"text-align: justify\">Jan 26 &#8211; Jan 28: <a title=\"Pt 4 Qld election blog 2015.\" href=\"http:\/\/nofibs.com.au\/2015\/01\/26\/pt-4-qld-election-blog-2015-qldvotes-qldpol-qldaah\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pt 4 Qld election blog 2015.<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"twitter-timeline\" style=\"text-align: justify\">Jan 29 &#8211; Jan 30:\u00a0<a title=\"Pt 5 Qld election blog 2015\" href=\"http:\/\/nofibs.com.au\/2015\/01\/30\/pt-5-qld-election-blog-2015-qldvotes-qldpol-qldaah\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pt 5 Qld election blog 2015.<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"twitter-timeline\" style=\"text-align: justify\">Jan 31 &#8211; Feb 02: <a title=\"Pt 6 of the Qld election blog for 2015 \u2013 Polling and results\" href=\"http:\/\/nofibs.com.au\/2015\/02\/01\/pt-6-of-the-qld-election-blog-for-2015-polling-and-results-qldvotes-qldpol-qldaah\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pt 6 Qld election blog 2015.<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"twitter-timeline\" style=\"text-align: justify\">Feb 03 &#8211; Feb 05: <a title=\"Feb 3 - Feb  : Pt7 Qld election blog 2015.\" href=\"http:\/\/nofibs.com.au\/2015\/02\/04\/pt-7-of-the-qld-election-blog-for-2015-counting-and-results-qldvotes-qldpol-qldaah\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pt 7 Qld election blog 2015.<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"twitter-timeline\" style=\"text-align: justify\">Feb 06 &#8211; Feb 09: <a title=\"Pt 8 of the Qld election blog for 2015 \u2013 Counting and results #qldvotes #qldpol @Qldaah\" href=\"http:\/\/nofibs.com.au\/2015\/02\/07\/pt-8-of-the-qld-election-blog-for-2015-counting-and-results-qldvotes-qldpol-qldaah\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pt 8 Qld election blog 2015.<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"twitter-timeline\" style=\"text-align: justify\">Feb 10 &#8211; Feb 11: <a title=\"Feb 10 - Feb 11: Pt9 Qld election blog 2015.\" href=\"http:\/\/nofibs.com.au\/2015\/02\/11\/pt-9-of-the-qld-election-blog-for-2015-new-premier-rising-qldvotes-qldpol-qldaah\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pt9 Qld election blog 2015.<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"twitter-timeline\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><a title=\"An archive of The Courier Mail\u2019s front pages during 2015.\" href=\"http:\/\/nofibs.com.au\/2015\/01\/24\/an-archive-of-the-courier-mails-front-pages-during-2015-qldvotes-qldpol-qldaah\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">An archive of The Courier Mail\u2019s front pages during election 2015.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Highlights<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"ProfileHeaderCard-screenname u-inlineBlock u-dir\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><a title=\"@thedoctorsaid\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thedoctorsaid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">John Harrison<\/a> writes, &#8220;If Queensland&#8217;s Liberal National Party reclaims government at this Saturday&#8217;s election, you can be sure the politicians will be quick to take the credit&#8221;: <a title=\"Inside Operation Boring, the LNP's strategy to reclaim Queensland.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brisbanetimes.com.au\/queensland\/queensland-state-election-2015\/queensland-state-election-inside-operation-boring-the-lnps-strategy-to-reclaim-queensland-20150127-12yqhb.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Inside Operation Boring, the LNP&#8217;s strategy to reclaim Queensland.<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"ProfileHeaderCard-screenname u-inlineBlock u-dir\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><a title=\"@ABCFactCheck\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ABCFactCheck\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ABC Fact Check<\/a> writes, &#8220;QLD crime rates have been dropping steadily for over 10 years, and the most recent data does not show a significant change in that trend. It is too soon to determine the impact of LNP policies on the trend, and individual statistics cited by the premier don&#8217;t tell the full story. The claim is exaggerated&#8221;:\u00a0<a title=\"Campbell Newman exaggerating crime statistics ahead of QLD poll.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2015-01-27\/fact-check-qld-crime-rates-newman\/6009168\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Campbell Newman exaggerating crime statistics ahead of QLD poll.<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"ProfileHeaderCard-screenname u-inlineBlock u-dir\" style=\"text-align: justify\">Anne Twomey asks, <a title=\"&quot;If the Liberal National Party wins the Queensland election on Saturday, but its leader, Campbell Newman, loses his seat of Ashgrove, can he remain premier?&quot;\" href=\"http:\/\/theconversation.com\/can-newman-still-be-queensland-premier-if-he-loses-his-seat-36883\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;If the Liberal National Party wins the Queensland election on Saturday, but its leader, Campbell Newman, loses his seat of Ashgrove, can he remain premier?&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"ProfileHeaderCard-screenname u-inlineBlock u-dir\" style=\"text-align: justify\">Tony Fitzgerald writes, &#8220;The lessons of Queensland&#8217;s dark past have been disregarded. This Saturday, Queenslanders must make clear their desire for good governance and effective democracy&#8221;:\u00a0<a title=\"Queensland must put a stop to the political rot.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2015-01-28\/fitzgerald-queensland-must-put-a-stop-to-the-political-rot\/6052310\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Queensland must put a stop to the political rot.<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"ProfileHeaderCard-screenname u-inlineBlock u-dir\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><a title=\"@drmarkhayes \" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/drmarkhayes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dr Mark Hayes<\/a> writes, &#8220;Who, in his spare time, likes nothing better than grappling with some obscure and erudite tome of often European-origin high social theory and really does know where and how Habermas got it wrong&#8221;:\u00a0<a title=\"Welcome to a liquid modern Queensland &amp; why Tony Fitzgerald\u2019s in despair.\" href=\"https:\/\/ethicalmartini.wordpress.com\/2015\/01\/29\/welcome-to-a-liquid-modern-queensland-why-tony-fitzgeralds-in-despair\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Welcome to a liquid modern Queensland &amp; why Tony Fitzgerald\u2019s in despair.<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"ProfileHeaderCard-screenname u-inlineBlock u-dir\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><a title=\"@madonnamking\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/madonnamking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Madonna King<\/a> writes, &#8220;If Campbell Newman was really worried about any links between the CFMEU and bikies, why would he appoint the union&#8217;s boss to a plum board position?&#8221;:\u00a0<a title=\"Google reveals Newman's double standards on unions.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brisbanetimes.com.au\/comment\/that-thinking-feeling\/qld-election-2015-google-reveals-newmans-double-standards-on-unions-20150128-130l05.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google reveals Newman&#8217;s double standards on unions.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6><a title=\"Have your say\" href=\"#HaveYourSay\">(Jump to comments section)<\/a><\/h6>\n<h6><a title=\"Jump to the latest blog entry\" href=\"#BlogJump\">Jump to latest blog entry.<\/a><\/h6>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">From Antony Green<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Queensland Bellwether Electorates\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.abc.net.au\/antonygreen\/2015\/01\/queensland-bellwether-electorates.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Queensland Bellwether Electorates<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"2015 Queensland election preview\" href=\"http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2014-10-17\/2015-qld-election-preview\/5937752\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2015 Queensland election preview<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Do Your Bit For Queensland History\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.abc.net.au\/antonygreen\/2015\/01\/do-your-bit-for-queensland-history.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Do Your Bit For Queensland History<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"@AntonyGreenABC\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AntonyGreenABC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Antony Green&#8217;s<\/a> Queensland <a title=\"2015 election guide\" href=\"http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/qld-election-2015\/guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">election guide is now online<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Why Campbell Newman Advocates 'Just Vote 1'\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.abc.net.au\/antonygreen\/2015\/01\/why-campbell-newman-advocatesjust-vote-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Why Campbell Newman Advocates &#8216;Just Vote 1&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"2015 Queensland Election - Summary of Candidates and Parties\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.abc.net.au\/antonygreen\/2015\/01\/2015-queensland-election-summary-of-candidates-and-parties.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2015 Queensland Election &#8211; Summary of Candidates and Parties<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Legislative Assembly Calculator\" href=\"http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/qld-election-2015\/calculator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Legislative Assembly Calculator<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6><a title=\"Have your say\" href=\"#HaveYourSay\">(Jump to comments section)<\/a><\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">.<\/span><a name=\"BlogJump\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>(January 28 2015) Day 23 &#8211; Fitzgerald&#8217;s verdict<\/h2>\n<h3>Tony Fitzgerald&#8217;s verdict<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_25784\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a title=\"ABC 7:30: Tony Fitzgerald QC fears for good governance in Queensland.\" href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/LscXaVgK46o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25784\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25784\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/TonyFitzgeraldFearsForGoodGov.jpg?resize=190%2C106\" alt=\"ABC 7:30: Tony Fitzgerald QC fears for good governance in Queensland.\" width=\"190\" height=\"106\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-25784\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ABC 7:30: Tony Fitzgerald QC fears for good governance in Queensland.<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Misconduct allegations against Gold Coast police officer<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><a title=\"@markwillacy \" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/markwillacy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mark Willacy<\/a> and <a title=\"@mark_solomons\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mark_solomons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mark Solomons<\/a> report, &#8220;The former chief of police on the Gold Coast left the Queensland Police Service (QPS) last year with unresolved findings of misconduct against him for inappropriately disclosing confidential police information&#8221;:\u00a0<a title=\"Ex-Gold Coast police chief Paul Wilson left service with unresolved findings of misconduct against him.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2015-01-28\/former-gold-coast-police-chief-paul-wilson-misconduct-cloud\/6051706\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ex-Gold Coast police chief Paul Wilson left service with unresolved findings of misconduct against him.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>ReachTEL &#8211; Ashgrove to Labor<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><a title=\"@danielhurstbne \" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/danielhurstbne\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Daniel Hurst<\/a> reports, &#8220;Labor\u2019s Kate Jones extends lead on two-party-preferred basis to eight points, with uncertainty over who would lead LNP if premier is ousted&#8221;:\u00a0<a title=\"Campbell Newman on brink of defeat in Ashgrove, Queensland poll shows.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2015\/jan\/28\/campbell-newman-on-brink-of-defeat-in-ashgrove-queensland-poll-shows\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Campbell Newman on brink of defeat in Ashgrove, Queensland poll shows.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_25789\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a title=\"7 News Brisbane: ReachTEL poll in Ashgrove suggests Labor will win the seat with TPP of 54pc.\" href=\"https:\/\/au.news.yahoo.com\/qld\/video\/watch\/26128946\/shock-poll-result\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25789\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25789\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/ReachTELAshgrove54pcLabor.jpg?resize=190%2C108\" alt=\"7 News Brisbane: ReachTEL poll in Ashgrove suggests Labor will win the seat with TPP of 54pc.\" width=\"190\" height=\"108\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-25789\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">7 News Brisbane: ReachTEL poll in Ashgrove suggests Labor will win the seat with TPP of 54pc.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_25786\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a title=\"28\/01\/15 Can Premier Campbell Newman hold his seat of Ashgrove?\" href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/Tk2i3sGVvP0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25786\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25786\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/CanNewmanHoldAshgrove1.jpg?resize=190%2C97\" alt=\"28\/01\/15 Can Premier Campbell Newman hold his seat of Ashgrove?\" width=\"190\" height=\"97\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-25786\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">28\/01\/15 Can Premier Campbell Newman hold his seat of Ashgrove?<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p>Newman&#39;s last stand. Labor will bring down a sitting Premier but will the swing against the govt be enough? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldvotes?src=hash\">#qldvotes<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/zL6a9gL606\">pic.twitter.com\/zL6a9gL606<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; David Marler (@Qldaah) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Qldaah\/status\/560350630179381248\">January 28, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldvotes?src=hash\">#qldvotes<\/a> Ahead on primary votes, Labor will bring down a sitting Qld premier. <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/o2GhQpdP6H\">pic.twitter.com\/o2GhQpdP6H<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; David Marler (@Qldaah) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Qldaah\/status\/560349590537248768\">January 28, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p>It&#39;s Labor in Ashgrove. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldvotes?src=hash\">#qldvotes<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/wihJAhDoXA\">pic.twitter.com\/wihJAhDoXA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; David Marler (@Qldaah) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Qldaah\/status\/560348833008193537\">January 28, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>LNP cash-for-access fundraiser<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"@AmyRemeikis \" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmyRemeikis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amy Remeikis<\/a> reports, &#8220;Prime Minister Tony Abbott has blamed &#8220;questioners&#8221; for stopping Queensland Premier Campbell Newman from focusing on his &#8220;strong team with a strong plan&#8221;:\u00a0<a title=\"Prime Minister blames media for Prince Philip knighthood distraction.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brisbanetimes.com.au\/queensland\/queensland-state-election-2015\/queensland-election-2015-prime-minister-blames-media-for-prince-philip-knighthood-distraction-20150128-12zuud.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Prime Minister blames media for Prince Philip knighthood distraction.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p>.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theqldpremier\">@theqldpremier<\/a> gets a standing ovation from LNP donors <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldpol?src=hash\">#qldpol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldvotes?src=hash\">#qldvotes<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/OOgTNauvVr\">pic.twitter.com\/OOgTNauvVr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Geoff Egan (@geoffegan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/geoffegan\/status\/560272366983344129\">January 28, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Professor Graeme Orr condemns election betting<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_25750\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a title=\"4BC: Professor Graeme Orr condemns election betting.\" href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/6KDsRUrpVhg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25750\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25750\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/ProfGraemeOrrBetting.jpg?resize=190%2C105\" alt=\"4BC: Professor Graeme Orr condemns election betting.\" width=\"190\" height=\"105\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-25750\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">4BC: Professor Graeme Orr condemns election betting.<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Queensland state library wants election ephemera<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Patrick Williams reports, &#8220;One person&#8217;s election trash may be the State Library of Queensland&#8217;s treasure, with the call going out for any and all political ephemera, including junk mail relating to the 2015 Queensland election, to be passed on&#8221;:\u00a0<a title=\"State Library wants your election junk mail to add to growing collection.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2015-01-28\/queensland-election-2015-state-library-wants-election-material\/6049222\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">State Library wants your election junk mail to add to growing collection.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Beenleigh &#8211; Labor to restore school nurses program<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p>No announcements on bikies or costings, folks. Here&#39;s why Qld Labor is back in Bris <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/7NewsBrisbane\">@7NewsBrisbane<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/6CkDNLiqhK\">pic.twitter.com\/6CkDNLiqhK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Katrina Blowers (@katrinablowers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/katrinablowers\/status\/560259526184550400\">January 28, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p>.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnnastaciaMP\">@AnnastaciaMP<\/a> says both costings and law and order policy for Qld labor will be unveiled tomorrow. Big day <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/7NewsBrisbane\">@7NewsBrisbane<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldvotes?src=hash\">#qldvotes<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Katrina Blowers (@katrinablowers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/katrinablowers\/status\/560267571669114883\">January 28, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnnastaciaMP\">@AnnastaciaMP<\/a> greets parents and kids at St Joseph&#39;s PS a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Beenleigh?src=hash\">#Beenleigh<\/a>. &quot;Hi. I&#39;m Annastacia.&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/abcnews\">@abcnews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldvotes?src=hash\">#qldvotes<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/IB4tbALvuh\">pic.twitter.com\/IB4tbALvuh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Leonie Mellor (@leoniemellor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/leoniemellor\/status\/560258009306120193\">January 28, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnnastaciaMP\">@AnnastaciaMP<\/a> talks to Abigail 2. <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/ieIvSI6VDU\">pic.twitter.com\/ieIvSI6VDU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Leonie Mellor (@leoniemellor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/leoniemellor\/status\/560263803070201856\">January 28, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>The Greens support Queensland daylight saving trial<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p>.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamBandt\">@AdamBandt<\/a> holds up curtains to offset fears daylight savings has a negative impact on upholstery <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldvotes?src=hash\">#qldvotes<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/EWj89svHJq\">pic.twitter.com\/EWj89svHJq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Katherine Feeney (@katherinefeeney) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/katherinefeeney\/status\/560248035247017985\">January 28, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldvotes?src=hash\">#qldvotes<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/QldGreens\">@QldGreens<\/a> announcing policy of a daylight saving trial followed by a referendum. <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/QrQejtU7fh\">pic.twitter.com\/QrQejtU7fh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; David Marler (@Qldaah) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Qldaah\/status\/560247856703889408\">January 28, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>&#8220;Stonger&#8221; Qld &#8211; Education Minister misspells &#8220;stronger&#8221;<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldvotes?src=hash\">#qldvotes<\/a> &quot;Stonger Qld&quot; Education Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JPLangbroek\">@JPLangbroek<\/a> misspells &quot;stronger&quot;: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DTXqqLlpJX\">https:\/\/t.co\/DTXqqLlpJX<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/6T8cBeBRpi\">pic.twitter.com\/6T8cBeBRpi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; David Marler (@Qldaah) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Qldaah\/status\/560234477830410240\">January 28, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Bikies still donating to LNP<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p>LNP donation #2 from Rebel Angelo, who clearly believes in a &quot;stong&quot; Qld <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldvotes?src=hash\">#qldvotes<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/s69SXy3UHT\">pic.twitter.com\/s69SXy3UHT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Joshua Robertson (@jrojourno) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jrojourno\/status\/560229803974852608\">January 28, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p>3 days counting, Rebel&#39;s bikie Angelo&#39;s donations still good with the LNP <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldvotes?src=hash\">#qldvotes<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/iX2qJWgViw\">pic.twitter.com\/iX2qJWgViw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Joshua Robertson (@jrojourno) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jrojourno\/status\/560229158190448640\">January 28, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Campbell Newman exaggerating crime stats<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_25734\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a title=\"ABC fact check: Campbell Newman is exaggerating crime statistics.\" href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/AMFct-1nDak\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25734\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25734\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/CNCrimExaggerated2.jpg?resize=190%2C105\" alt=\"ABC fact check: Campbell Newman is exaggerating crime statistics.\" width=\"190\" height=\"105\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-25734\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ABC fact check: Campbell Newman is exaggerating crime statistics.<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Where is Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><a title=\"@AmyRemeikis \" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmyRemeikis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amy Remeikis<\/a> reports, &#8220;Jarrod Bleijie, who was one of the Newman government&#8217;s most visible ministers for the past two-and-a-half years, has been as seldom spotted as Wally during the LNP&#8217;s re-election campaign&#8221;:\u00a0<a title=\"Jarrod Bleijie lying low in regional Queensland.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brisbanetimes.com.au\/queensland\/queensland-state-election-2015\/queensland-election-2015-jarrod-bleijie-lying-low-in-regional-queensland-20150127-12zi33.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jarrod Bleijie lying low in regional Queensland.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Federal LNP MP George Christensen posts naked cartoon of Palaszczuk<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8220;Queensland\u00a0Greens Senator Larissa Waters has demanded Dawson&#8217;s Coalition MP George Christensen apologise for posting a cartoon showing Opposition Leader Annastacia Palaszczuk naked and riding a wrecking ball&#8221;:\u00a0<a title=\"Greens want Christensen apology for 'sexist' cartoon.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au\/news\/george-christensen-puts-naked-palaszczuk-cartoon\/2525398\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Greens want Christensen apology for &#8216;sexist&#8217; cartoon.<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><a title=\"@AmyRemeikis \" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmyRemeikis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amy Remeikis<\/a> reports, &#8220;Queensland Premier Campbell Newman has distanced himself from a crude cartoon featuring Queensland Labor leader Annastacia Palaszczuk that appeared on a federal politician&#8217;s Facebook page&#8221;:\u00a0<a title=\"George Christensen posts cartoon of naked Annastacia Palaszczuk.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brisbanetimes.com.au\/queensland\/queensland-state-election-2015\/qld-election-2015-george-christensen-posts-cartoon-of-naked-annastacia-palaszczuk-20150127-12zifb.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">George Christensen posts cartoon of naked Annastacia Palaszczuk.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_25744\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a title=\"4BC: Newman says Christensen nothing to do with him over wrecking ball cartoon.#qldvotes Newman says 'strong plan' &amp; Christensen nothing to do with him over wrecking ball cartoon.\" href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/ziiTw6XPCQY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25744\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-25744 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/WreckingBallCartoon1.jpg?resize=190%2C105\" alt=\"4BC: Newman says Christensen nothing to do with him over wrecking ball cartoon.\" width=\"190\" height=\"105\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-25744\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">4BC: Newman says Christensen nothing to do with him over wrecking ball cartoon.<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p>Got a problem with women in parliament George Christiansen? <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/127dfJZbNB\">http:\/\/t.co\/127dfJZbNB<\/a> More sexism from LNP in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldvotes?src=hash\">#qldvotes<\/a>. <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/AkDVnXwAM4\">http:\/\/t.co\/AkDVnXwAM4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Larissa Waters (@larissawaters) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/larissawaters\/status\/560234306098823168\">January 28, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Allegations &#8216;Mermaid&#8217; Ray Stevens assaulted Labor candidate<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><a title=\"@davrosz\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/davrosz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">David Donovan<\/a> reports, &#8220;Mermaid Beach ALP candidate Gary Pead has made a complaint to police that sitting LNP MP Ray Stevens assaulted him after his infamous &#8220;chicken dance&#8221; interview last week&#8221;:\u00a0<a title=\"Mermaid ALP candidate alleges assault by Ray Stevens after chicken dance.\" href=\"https:\/\/independentaustralia.net\/politics\/politics-display\/mermaid-alp-candidate-alleges-rooster-ray-stevens-assault,7305\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mermaid ALP candidate alleges assault by Ray Stevens after chicken dance.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Mackay &#8211; Labor<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p>Security ultra tight at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Mackay?src=hash\">#Mackay<\/a> airport. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnnastaciaMP\">@AnnastaciaMP<\/a> gets tested. Security detail told to go through scanners. <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/rqepIENaGb\">pic.twitter.com\/rqepIENaGb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Leonie Mellor (@leoniemellor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/leoniemellor\/status\/560215218475651072\">January 27, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p>First stop for Labor on Day 23: Mining support business in Mackay <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldvotes?src=hash\">#qldvotes<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/V1EfvbGAG4\">pic.twitter.com\/V1EfvbGAG4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Melinda Howells (@MelindaHowells) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MelindaHowells\/status\/560204480029794304\">January 27, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Cannon Hill &#8211; LNP<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p>20 new park and rides in Brisbane <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theqldpremier\">@theqldpremier<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldvotes?src=hash\">#qldvotes<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/9News?src=hash\">#9News<\/a> plus $295m in level crossing upgrades<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shane Doherty (@ShaneDoherty9) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShaneDoherty9\/status\/560269857447366656\">January 28, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p>.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theqldpremier\">@theqldpremier<\/a> to announce 20% more Park &#39;n Ride spaces for SEQ bus &amp; train services <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tennewsqld\">@tennewsqld<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/Bts2PJwler\">pic.twitter.com\/Bts2PJwler<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tegan George (@tegangeorge) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tegangeorge\/status\/560211953436459009\">January 27, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p>Plan for park n ride Cannon Hill\/Murrarie <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theqldpremier\">@theqldpremier<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/scottemerson\">@scottemerson<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TimNichollsMP\">@TimNichollsMP<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldvotes?src=hash\">#qldvotes<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/abcnews\">@abcnews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldpol?src=hash\">#qldpol<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/VCBspHBHdv\">pic.twitter.com\/VCBspHBHdv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chris O&#39;Brien (@COBrienBris) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/COBrienBris\/status\/560210685200580608\">January 27, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p>You&#39;re never too old to get on a skateboard, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TimNichollsMP\">@TimNichollsMP<\/a> tells a spritely commuter at Cannon Hill. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/7NewsQ?src=hash\">#7NewsQ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldpol?src=hash\">#qldpol<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/OmP0tUbKKW\">pic.twitter.com\/OmP0tUbKKW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Geoff Breusch (@gbreusch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gbreusch\/status\/560208023818223618\">January 27, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>News, opinion and analysis<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldvotes?src=hash\">#qldvotes<\/a> CM front page tomorrow (28\/01\/15). Mostly Tone again but lower story on Newman&#39;s cash stash. <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/A69TW4Tgwj\">pic.twitter.com\/A69TW4Tgwj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; David Marler (@Qldaah) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Qldaah\/status\/560054830878556161\">January 27, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Campaign trail<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p>Protest featuring giant Campbell Newman head hits South Bank <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldvotes?src=hash\">#qldvotes<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/9news?src=hash\">#9news<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/kawL8EsCUy\">pic.twitter.com\/kawL8EsCUy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Katherine Feeney (@katherinefeeney) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/katherinefeeney\/status\/560231594003165184\">January 28, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Media watch<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p>A little light prep for Saturday&#39;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldvotes?src=hash\">#qldvotes<\/a> Election show. Happy reading <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Loftea\">@Loftea<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/9MelissaDownes\">@9MelissaDownes<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/katherinefeeney\">@katherinefeeney<\/a> ! <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/AxfAY8bCMw\">pic.twitter.com\/AxfAY8bCMw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Brendan Hockings (@bhockings) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bhockings\/status\/560240861875687424\">January 28, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>(January 27 2015) Day 22 &#8211; Back to school<\/h2>\n<h3>Campbell Newman exaggerating crime statistics<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><a title=\"@ABCFactCheck\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ABCFactCheck\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ABC Fact Check<\/a> writes, &#8220;QLD crime rates have been dropping steadily for over 10 years, and the most recent data does not show a significant change in that trend. It is too soon to determine the impact of LNP policies on the trend, and individual statistics cited by the premier don&#8217;t tell the full story. The claim is exaggerated&#8221;:\u00a0<a title=\"Campbell Newman exaggerating crime statistics ahead of QLD poll.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2015-01-27\/fact-check-qld-crime-rates-newman\/6009168\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Campbell Newman exaggerating crime statistics ahead of QLD poll.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Ashgrove &#8211; How-to-votes<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p>ECQ publishes 784 how-to-votes- here&#39;s what to expect in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ashgrove?src=hash\">#Ashgrove<\/a> (In ballot order; no Cicchini card) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldvotes?src=hash\">#qldvotes<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/V5RYzvbHJt\">pic.twitter.com\/V5RYzvbHJt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Katherine Feeney (@katherinefeeney) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/katherinefeeney\/status\/559914129129877504\">January 27, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Cairns &#8211; Labor<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p>Quick Cairns stopover. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/alp?src=hash\">#alp<\/a> accuse <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LNP?src=hash\">#LNP<\/a> of arrogance revoking govt local ind policy re assets. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/abcnews\">@abcnews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldvotes?src=hash\">#qldvotes<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/RPRii2RAvG\">pic.twitter.com\/RPRii2RAvG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Leonie Mellor (@leoniemellor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/leoniemellor\/status\/559948340134031360\">January 27, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p>Labor bus heading towards <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Curtis_Pitt_MP\">@Curtis_Pitt_MP<\/a> electorate: Mulgrave <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldvotes?src=hash\">#qldvotes<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/8cc9TdA3U9\">pic.twitter.com\/8cc9TdA3U9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Melinda Howells (@MelindaHowells) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MelindaHowells\/status\/559937843372376064\">January 27, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p>Well we have a new record for the most swelteringly hot media conference of the campaign. Edmonton. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldvotes?src=hash\">#qldvotes<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/61utF2zef1\">pic.twitter.com\/61utF2zef1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Melinda Howells (@MelindaHowells) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MelindaHowells\/status\/559952150692765696\">January 27, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Dr Chris Davis speaks to Alan Jones<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p>Former <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LNPQLD\">@LNPQLD<\/a> member for Stafford Dr Chris Davis talks to Alan Jones <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/c5Ocjhtu23\">http:\/\/t.co\/c5Ocjhtu23<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; News Talk 4BC 1116 (@NewsTalk4BC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NewsTalk4BC\/status\/559925115169697793\">January 27, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Vote for me, not for Campbell<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_25698\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a title=\"4BC: 'Vote for me, not for Campbell'  says LNP candidate for Woodridge Steve Viliamu\" href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/TfGTkaJvkts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25698\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25698\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/VoteForMe.jpg?resize=190%2C98\" alt=\"4BC: 'Vote for me, not for Campbell'  says LNP candidate for Woodridge Steve Viliamu\" width=\"190\" height=\"98\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-25698\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">4BC: &#8216;Vote for me, not for Campbell&#8217; says LNP candidate for Woodridge Steve Viliamu<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Labor&#8217;s grassroots<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Tony Moore reports, &#8220;It&#8217;s on.\u00a0In a old-styled, unashamedly &#8216;grass-rootsy&#8217; rally, Queensland&#8217;s Labor Party has rediscovered its core support base and openly declared the Queensland election 2015 is all about asset sales&#8221;:\u00a0<a title=\"Labor takes to small timber hall to rally the troops.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brisbanetimes.com.au\/queensland\/queensland-state-election-2015\/queensland-election-labor-takes-to-small-timber-hall-to-rally-the-troops-20150127-12yyy6.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Labor takes to small timber hall to rally the troops.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_25754\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a title=\"Ten News Qld: Is the Palaslide on? Annastacia rallies the red shirts ahead of the Queensland election.\" href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/O6HbO22mJOI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25754\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25754\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Palaslide1.jpg?resize=190%2C109\" alt=\"Ten News Qld: Is the Palaslide on? Annastacia rallies the red shirts ahead of the Queensland election.\" width=\"190\" height=\"109\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-25754\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ten News Qld: Is the Palaslide on? Annastacia rallies the red shirts ahead of the Queensland election.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_25718\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a title=\"9 News Brisbane: Palaszczuk blitz mode: Convincing traditional Labor electorates that were decimated in 2012\" href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/u2xJ0O_c4B4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25718\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25718\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/PalaszczukBlitz.jpg?resize=190%2C103\" alt=\"9 News Brisbane: Palaszczuk blitz mode: Convincing traditional Labor electorates that were decimated in 2012\" width=\"190\" height=\"103\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-25718\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">9 News Brisbane: Palaszczuk blitz mode: Convincing traditional Labor electorates that were decimated in 2012<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p>One of more energetic addresses of the campaign, even if lines were generally ones plucked from earlier on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldvotes?src=hash\">#qldvotes<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/zBoxjB2SMz\">pic.twitter.com\/zBoxjB2SMz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jason Tin (@jasonthetin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jasonthetin\/status\/559863324850917376\">January 26, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p>Supporters stamping feet, chanting &quot;not for sale&quot; as .<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnnastaciaMP\">@AnnastaciaMP<\/a> leaves stage. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldvotes?src=hash\">#qldvotes<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/QhIFRqVzup\">pic.twitter.com\/QhIFRqVzup<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jason Tin (@jasonthetin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jasonthetin\/status\/559859468670750720\">January 26, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Election promises, strongs and plans &#8211; LNP<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><a title=\"@danielhurstbne \" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/danielhurstbne\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Daniel Hurst<\/a> reports, &#8220;Campbell Newman has placed his $37bn privatisation plan at the centre of his election agenda, releasing a costings document confirming that the proceeds are the main source of funding for new infrastructure spending&#8221;:\u00a0<a title=\"Campbell Newman pins hopes on $37bn privatisation plan.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2015\/jan\/27\/queensland-election-campbell-newman-pins-hopes-on-37bn-privatisation-plan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Campbell Newman pins hopes on $37bn privatisation plan.<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><a title=\"@AmyRemeikis \" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmyRemeikis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amy Remeikis<\/a> reports, &#8220;Queensland&#8217;s Liberal National Party is unsure if it will prioritise paying down state debt with the proceeds from asset sales&#8221;:\u00a0<a title=\"LNP reveals its costings.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brisbanetimes.com.au\/queensland\/queensland-state-election-2015\/queensland-election-lnp-reveals-its-costings-20150127-12z8l2.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LNP reveals its costings.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_25721\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a title=\"7 News Brisbane: Campbell Newman has responded to pressure to perform by releasing details of how the LNP would fund campaign promises. \" href=\"https:\/\/au.news.yahoo.com\/qld\/video\/watch\/26113681\/newman-releases-official-costings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25721\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25721\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/NewmanCostings1.jpg?resize=190%2C102\" alt=\"7 News Brisbane: Campbell Newman has responded to pressure to perform by releasing details of how the LNP would fund campaign promises. \" width=\"190\" height=\"102\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-25721\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">7 News Brisbane: Campbell Newman has responded to pressure to perform by releasing details of how the LNP would fund campaign promises.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_25715\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a title=\"9 News Brisbane: LNP caveat: Election promises may not be funded for up to 5 years after 2015 election.\" href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/q3RLsZO9-7A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25715\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25715\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/LNPCostings1.jpg?resize=190%2C102\" alt=\"9 News Brisbane: LNP caveat: Election promises may not be funded for up to 5 years after 2015 election.\" width=\"190\" height=\"102\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-25715\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">9 News Brisbane: LNP caveat: Election promises may not be funded for up to 5 years after 2015 election.<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p>Queensland politicians looking at things &#8211; strong plans edition <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldvotes?src=hash\">#qldvotes<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/nkERpcU0Ll\">pic.twitter.com\/nkERpcU0Ll<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Amy Remeikis (@AmyRemeikis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmyRemeikis\/status\/559916865984552960\">January 27, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p>Asset lease proceeds spending. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theqldpremier\">@theqldpremier<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/abcnews\">@abcnews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldpol?src=hash\">#qldpol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldvotes?src=hash\">#qldvotes<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/JLxjH8ryP2\">pic.twitter.com\/JLxjH8ryP2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chris O&#39;Brien (@COBrienBris) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/COBrienBris\/status\/559918145490518016\">January 27, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p>.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lnp\">@LNP<\/a> promises no new taxes to fund election commitments <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tennewsqld\">@tennewsqld<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldvotes?src=hash\">#qldvotes<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/rNLFR953KO\">pic.twitter.com\/rNLFR953KO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tegan George (@tegangeorge) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tegangeorge\/status\/559919786763636737\">January 27, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p>Premier calls this &quot;one of the most important announcements&quot; in the election campaign <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldvotes?src=hash\">#qldvotes<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/ZUNMtdb5MP\">pic.twitter.com\/ZUNMtdb5MP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Amy Remeikis (@AmyRemeikis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmyRemeikis\/status\/559917233887928321\">January 27, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Strong hearts<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p>.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theqldpremier\">@theqldpremier<\/a> starting the day at a medical technology company <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tennewsqld\">@tennewsqld<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldvotes?src=hash\">#qldvotes<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/8yhFYhVQwT\">pic.twitter.com\/8yhFYhVQwT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tegan George (@tegangeorge) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tegangeorge\/status\/559860206511730688\">January 26, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p>Where stents are made &#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldvotes?src=hash\">#qldvotes<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/election?src=hash\">#election<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theqldpremier\">@theqldpremier<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tennewsqld\">@tennewsqld<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/3qO2T4zrSg\">pic.twitter.com\/3qO2T4zrSg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tegan George (@tegangeorge) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tegangeorge\/status\/559863567906639872\">January 27, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p>Qlders have always had big hearts. Now we export them. Home-made stents to the world <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldvotes?src=hash\">#qldvotes<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldpol?src=hash\">#qldpol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/9News?src=hash\">#9News<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/k03m5Qg94n\">pic.twitter.com\/k03m5Qg94n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shane Doherty (@ShaneDoherty9) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShaneDoherty9\/status\/559864090772791296\">January 27, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Lawsuits against broadcaster Alan Jones<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8220;Broadcaster Alan Jones says Queensland MPs are &#8220;lining up&#8221; to sue him for defamation but insists he won&#8217;t be intimidated by bullies&#8221;:\u00a0<a title=\"Qld MPs 'lining up' to sue me: Jones.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.9news.com.au\/national\/2015\/01\/27\/12\/37\/qld-mps-lining-up-to-sue-me-jones\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Qld MPs &#8216;lining up&#8217; to sue me: Jones.<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Full broadcasts of Alan Jones election specials are online at the 4BC website:\u00a0<a title=\"2GB: Alan Jones on Newstalk 4BC - Full Show.\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/au\/podcast\/2gb-alan-jones-on-newstalk\/id958710644?mt=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2GB: Alan Jones on Newstalk 4BC &#8211; Full Show.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p>Jones calls <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theqldpremier\">@theqldpremier<\/a> &#39;s refusal to guarantee spending promises in a seat if the LNP candidate does not win &quot;totalitarian&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; News Talk 4BC 1116 (@NewsTalk4BC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NewsTalk4BC\/status\/559840043422855169\">January 26, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p>It appears as though every minister in the Newman gov with a lawyers phone number is suing me says Alan Jones <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldvotes?src=hash\">#qldvotes<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldpol?src=hash\">#qldpol<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; News Talk 4BC 1116 (@NewsTalk4BC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NewsTalk4BC\/status\/559835943754928129\">January 26, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p>Queensland, a state usually averse to a suit, has seen an influx of them. Who is suing who in the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldvotes?src=hash\">#qldvotes<\/a> zoo: <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/scyXtWvw2V\">http:\/\/t.co\/scyXtWvw2V<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bridie Jabour (@bkjabour) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bkjabour\/status\/559920295390085120\">January 27, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>News, opinion and analysis<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><a title=\"@thedoctorsaid\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thedoctorsaid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">John Harrison<\/a> writes, &#8220;If Queensland&#8217;s Liberal National Party reclaims government at this Saturday&#8217;s election, you can be sure the politicians will be quick to take the credit&#8221;: <a title=\"Inside Operation Boring, the LNP's strategy to reclaim Queensland.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brisbanetimes.com.au\/queensland\/queensland-state-election-2015\/queensland-state-election-inside-operation-boring-the-lnps-strategy-to-reclaim-queensland-20150127-12yqhb.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Inside Operation Boring, the LNP&#8217;s strategy to reclaim Queensland.<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><a title=\"@Graeme_Orr\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Graeme_Orr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Professor Graeme Orr<\/a> writes, &#8220;Money makes the world go round. That\u2019s a truism in a market economy. The promise of democracy \u2013 one vote, one person, one value \u2013 ought to balance that. But what if money makes the political world go round?&#8221;:\u00a0<a title=\"Money has swamped Qld politics, and that endangers democracy.\" href=\"http:\/\/nofibs.com.au\/2015\/01\/27\/money-has-swamped-qld-politics-and-that-endangers-democracy-graeme_orr-qldvotes-comment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Money has swamped Qld politics, and that endangers democracy.<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><a title=\"@drmarkhayes\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/drmarkhayes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dr Mark Hayes<\/a> writes, &#8220;Who still hasn\u2019t seen or heard any campaign ads on TV or radio, actively avoids them, and whose most reliable election guide has for years been \u2018his water\u2019&#8221;:\u00a0<a title=\"The Looming Queensland Revolution ~ Welcome to A Future.\" href=\"https:\/\/ethicalmartini.wordpress.com\/2015\/01\/26\/the-looming-queensland-revolution-welcome-to-a-future\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Looming Queensland Revolution ~ Welcome to A Future.<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><a title=\"@JohnBirmingham \" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnBirmingham\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">John Birmingham<\/a> writes, &#8220;Mr Strong Choices is angry. Why do you not understand how much Mr Strong Choices loves you?&#8221;:\u00a0<a title=\"Voters are hurting Mr Strong Choices' feelings.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brisbanetimes.com.au\/comment\/blunt-instrument\/voters-are-hurting-mr-strong-choices-feelings-20150126-12yh9c.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Voters are hurting Mr Strong Choices&#8217; feelings.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldvotes?src=hash\">#qldvotes<\/a> Front page mostly dedicated to Tone but lower banner relates to Greens &quot;opportunity&quot; candidates. <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/63tKOJGs3a\">pic.twitter.com\/63tKOJGs3a<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; David Marler (@Qldaah) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Qldaah\/status\/559816292308250624\">January 26, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Media watch<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p>Love to tweet? Be a part of the ABC Election Centre on Jan 31. Register your interest here: <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/WPhMD5BGMU\">http:\/\/t.co\/WPhMD5BGMU<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/urESqnS8KQ\">pic.twitter.com\/urESqnS8KQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ABC Radio Brisbane  (@612brisbane) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/612brisbane\/status\/559972844986048512\">January 27, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p>The ABC election centre is coming together for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/QldVotes?src=hash\">#QldVotes<\/a> at South Bank. <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/4iJBZNfrhs\">pic.twitter.com\/4iJBZNfrhs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kerrin Binnie (@kerrinbinnie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kerrinbinnie\/status\/559974710935445505\">January 27, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldvotes?src=hash\">#qldvotes<\/a> Newman MP says not re-electing him will be &quot;hazardour&quot; to kids&#39; health <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/bM2L6Zsguw\">pic.twitter.com\/bM2L6Zsguw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; David Marler (@Qldaah) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Qldaah\/status\/559904401779740674\">January 27, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p>LNP ditches campaign plane, then the bus. Now &#8211; Get out and walk! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldvotes?src=hash\">#qldvotes<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/9News?src=hash\">#9News<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldpol?src=hash\">#qldpol<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/H9AcViVNtP\">pic.twitter.com\/H9AcViVNtP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shane Doherty (@ShaneDoherty9) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShaneDoherty9\/status\/559912660020363264\">January 27, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p>.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/COBrienBris\">@COBrienBris<\/a> just said &quot;true dat&quot; to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeffSeeney\">@JeffSeeney<\/a> &#8230; today is already a great day! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/hipster?src=hash\">#hipster<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/kidsthesedays?src=hash\">#kidsthesedays<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldvotes?src=hash\">#qldvotes<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tegan George (@tegangeorge) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tegangeorge\/status\/559856030264221696\">January 26, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>(January 26 2015) Day 21 &#8211; Australia Day<\/h2>\n<h3>No more questions<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_25674\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a title=\"7 News Brisbane: &quot;I'm answering the questions that Queenslanders are asking&quot;, says Newman. &quot;I'm a Queenslander!&quot; replies media.\" href=\"https:\/\/au.news.yahoo.com\/qld\/video\/watch\/26101750\/campbell-newmans-odd-australia-day-antics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25674\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25674\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/NewmanQldaahs.jpg?resize=190%2C107\" alt=\"7 News Brisbane: &quot;I'm answering the questions that Queenslanders are asking&quot;, says Newman. &quot;I'm a Queenslander!&quot; replies media.\" width=\"190\" height=\"107\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-25674\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">7 News Brisbane: &#8220;I&#8217;m answering the questions that Queenslanders are asking&#8221;, says Newman. &#8220;I&#8217;m a Queenslander!&#8221; replies media.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_25671\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a title=\"9 News Brisbane: Jobs, economy &amp; strongs: Newman refuses to answer any other media questions\" href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/slchnshMPlk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25671\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25671\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/NewmanRefusesToAnswerQs.jpg?resize=190%2C103\" alt=\"9 News Brisbane: Jobs, economy &amp; strongs: Newman refuses to answer any other media questions\" width=\"190\" height=\"103\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-25671\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">9 News Brisbane: Jobs, economy &amp; strongs: Newman refuses to answer any other media questions<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p>Why spending so much in Ashgrove? &#39;I&#39;ve got a strong plan&#39; says <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theqldpremier\">@theqldpremier<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldvotes?src=hash\">#qldvotes<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/9News?src=hash\">#9News<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shane Doherty (@ShaneDoherty9) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShaneDoherty9\/status\/559510726356639747\">January 26, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p>Questions in media conference: 34. Answers inc &#39;strong&#39;: 34 Actual answers: 0 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/9News?src=hash\">#9News<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldvotes?src=hash\">#qldvotes<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldpol?src=hash\">#qldpol<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/g915W9iWKe\">pic.twitter.com\/g915W9iWKe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shane Doherty (@ShaneDoherty9) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShaneDoherty9\/status\/559578860245639169\">January 26, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p>Here&#39;s the count from today&#39;s &#39;I&#39;m answering questions Qlders want answered&#39; media conference <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/9News?src=hash\">#9News<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldvotes?src=hash\">#qldvotes<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/07iYlEOjx3\">pic.twitter.com\/07iYlEOjx3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shane Doherty (@ShaneDoherty9) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShaneDoherty9\/status\/559580158483394561\">January 26, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>&#8216;Hired guns&#8217; comment lands Newman in court<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><a title=\"@jrojourno\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jrojourno\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joshua Robertson<\/a> reports, &#8220;Queensland premier\u2019s legal team tried to have deadline for lodging his defence in a $1.2m defamation lawsuit pushed back to the day before the state election&#8221;:\u00a0<a title=\"Campbell Newman's lawyers tried to delay deadline for defence of libel claim\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2015\/jan\/26\/campbell-newmans-lawyers-tried-to-delay-deadline-for-defence-of-libel-claim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Campbell Newman&#8217;s lawyers tried to delay deadline for defence of libel claim.<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">On February 7, 2014, <a title=\"@theqldpremier\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theqldpremier\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Premier Campbell Newman<\/a> labeled lawyers who defend bikies in court as &#8220;hired guns&#8221; and as being &#8220;part of the machine, part of the criminal gang machine&#8221;. Attempting to defend Newman&#8217;s comments, Attorney-General <a title=\"@JarrodBleijieMP\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JarrodBleijieMP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jarrod Bleijie<\/a> made the comments specific by saying they Premier was referring to Chris Hannay Lawyers on the Gold Coast. Later in an ABC interview in March, Newman declared he would not be responding to the firms request for an apology and proudly stated &#8220;he [Chris Hannay] hasn&#8217;t sued me&#8221;. A lawsuit from the Hannay firm promptly followed the airing of the interview.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_25667\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a title=\"ABC News Qld: Lawyer Chris Hannay lodges $1m defamation action against Newman and Bleijie.\" href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/A0YI_NwYPAc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25667\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-25667 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/NewmanHannayDefamation.jpg?resize=190%2C103\" alt=\"ABC News Qld: Lawyer Chris Hannay lodges $1.2m defamation action against Newman and Bleijie.\" width=\"190\" height=\"103\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-25667\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ABC News Qld: Lawyer Chris Hannay lodges $1.2m defamation action against Newman and Bleijie.<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Australia Day &#8211; Labor<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Tony Moore reports, &#8220;Queensland&#8217;s election will boil down to a referendum on asset sales, according to Opposition Leader Annastacia Palaszczuk&#8221;:\u00a0<a title=\"Labor dubs poll a referendum on asset sales.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brisbanetimes.com.au\/queensland\/queensland-state-election-2015\/queensland-election-2015-labor-dubs-poll-a-referendum-on-asset-sales-20150126-12yh19.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Labor dubs poll a referendum on asset sales.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_25694\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a title=\"Ten News Qld: Labor's &quot;Building Queensland&quot; plan will take up to 12 months to develop infrastructure projects.\" href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/D2Wcs6e4dzE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25694\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25694\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/LaborBuildingQld.jpg?resize=190%2C105\" alt=\"Ten News Qld: Labor's &quot;Building Queensland&quot; plan will take up to 12 months to develop infrastructure projects.\" width=\"190\" height=\"105\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-25694\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ten News Qld: Labor&#8217;s &#8220;Building Queensland&#8221; plan will take up to 12 months to develop infrastructure projects.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_25676\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a title=\"7 News Brisbane: Labor has announced a boost to healthy lifestyle programs while vowing the last five days of the election campaign will be make or break.\" href=\"https:\/\/au.news.yahoo.com\/qld\/video\/watch\/26101752\/palaszczuk-delivering-a-curve-ball-to-newman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25676\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25676\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/HealthyLifestyleProgram.jpg?resize=190%2C107\" alt=\"7 News Brisbane: Labor has announced a boost to healthy lifestyle programs while vowing the last five days of the election campaign will be make or break.\" width=\"190\" height=\"107\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-25676\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">7 News Brisbane: Labor has announced a boost to healthy lifestyle programs while vowing the last five days of the election campaign will be make or break.<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p>Happy Straya day- Qld Labor in Inala for citizenship ceremony. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/7NewsBrisbane\">@7NewsBrisbane<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldvotes?src=hash\">#qldvotes<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/PVAF2A1qkR\">pic.twitter.com\/PVAF2A1qkR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Katrina Blowers (@katrinablowers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/katrinablowers\/status\/559498957789741056\">January 25, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p>Who knew <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnnastaciaMP\">@AnnastaciaMP<\/a> had such a good arm? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldvotes?src=hash\">#qldvotes<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/australiadaycricket?src=hash\">#australiadaycricket<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/7NewsBrisbane\">@7NewsBrisbane<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/Vd9Cg3MeKN\">pic.twitter.com\/Vd9Cg3MeKN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Katrina Blowers (@katrinablowers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/katrinablowers\/status\/559538253557035010\">January 26, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p>Qld Labor&#39;s Australia Day policy announcement <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/7NewsBrisbane\">@7NewsBrisbane<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldvotes?src=hash\">#qldvotes<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/ADVIG8qeKP\">pic.twitter.com\/ADVIG8qeKP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Katrina Blowers (@katrinablowers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/katrinablowers\/status\/559540167422124033\">January 26, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p>&quot;We&#39;re loud. We&#39;re proud.&quot; &quot;Always was. Always will be Aboriginal land.&quot; Rally outside <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/inala?src=hash\">#inala<\/a> cit ceremony. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/abcnews\">@abcnews<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/kgCVOXFh1C\">pic.twitter.com\/kgCVOXFh1C<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Leonie Mellor (@leoniemellor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/leoniemellor\/status\/559516734340624384\">January 26, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Australia Day &#8211; LNP, asset leases and more strongs<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><a title=\"LNP accused of bribing Queenslanders over projects-for-votes pledge\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2015\/jan\/26\/lnp-accused-bribing-queenslanders-projects-for-votes-pledge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bridie Jabour<\/a> reports, &#8220;Campbell Newman to be referred to the Queensland Electoral Commission after he confirmed only electorates that voted for an LNP candidate would receive promised local projects&#8221;:\u00a0<a title=\"LNP accused of bribing Queenslanders over projects-for-votes pledge.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2015\/jan\/26\/lnp-accused-bribing-queenslanders-projects-for-votes-pledge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LNP accused of bribing Queenslanders over projects-for-votes pledge.<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><a title=\"@AmyRemeikis \" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmyRemeikis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amy Remeikis<\/a> reports, &#8220;The Queensland Government is not making any guarantees the states assets will remain in Australian hands if it is allowed to move forward with its leasing and privatisation plan&#8221;:\u00a0 <a title=\"Government can't rule out foreign ownership.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brisbanetimes.com.au\/queensland\/queensland-state-election-2015\/queensland-election-2015-government-cant-rule-out-foreign-ownership-20150125-12xtac.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Government can&#8217;t rule out foreign ownership.<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><a title=\"@jrojourno\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jrojourno\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joshua Robertson<\/a> reports, &#8220;Premier steadfastly refuses to deviate from talking points, despite questions over alleged pork barrelling and his claims of links between bikies and Labor&#8221;:\u00a0<a title=\"Campbell Newman sticks to strong suit of slogans in media conference.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2015\/jan\/26\/campbell-newman-sticks-to-strong-suit-of-slogans-in-media-conference\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Campbell Newman sticks to strong suit of slogans in media conference.<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><a title=\"@EricTlozek\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EricTlozek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eric Tlozek<\/a> reports, &#8220;The Queensland Premier has refused to answer suggestions he is pork-barrelling to retain his Ashgrove seat ahead this Saturday&#8217;s election&#8221;:\u00a0<a title=\"Questions raised over whether Premier Campbell Newman is pork-barrelling to keep Ashgrove.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2015-01-26\/premier-campbell-newman-denies-pork-barrelling-in-ashgrove\/6046362\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Questions raised over whether Premier Campbell Newman is pork-barrelling to keep Ashgrove.<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><a title=\"@AmyRemeikis \" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmyRemeikis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amy Remeikis<\/a> reports, &#8220;Jobs, the economy and the LNP &#8220;strong plan&#8221;. According to the Queensland Premier, it&#8217;s the only answer he needs for the last week of the campaign&#8221;: <a title=\"Campbell Newman tight-lipped on anything but strong plan.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brisbanetimes.com.au\/queensland\/queensland-state-election-2015\/queensland-election-campbell-newman-tightlipped-on-anything-but-strong-plan-20150126-12y9eg.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Campbell Newman tight-lipped on anything but strong plan.<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8220;China will snap up Queensland&#8217;s power assets if they are leased out by the Liberal National Party, mining magnate <a title=\"@CliveFPalmer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CliveFPalmer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Clive Palmer<\/a> says&#8221;:\u00a0<a title=\"China to snap up leased Qld assets: Palmer.\" href=\"https:\/\/au.news.yahoo.com\/qld\/a\/26097519\/china-to-snap-up-leased-qld-assets-palmer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">China to snap up leased Qld assets: Palmer.<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Jorge Branco reports, &#8220;The Electoral Commission of Queensland could be forced to investigate the LNP&#8217;s practice of tying election commitments to the re-election of its local MPs&#8221;:\u00a0<a title=\"MP to complain over LNP's election 'bribes'.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brisbanetimes.com.au\/queensland\/queensland-state-election-2015\/queensland-election-2015-mp-to-complain-over-lnps-election-bribes-20150126-12y4oc.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MP to complain over LNP&#8217;s election &#8216;bribes&#8217;.<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><a title=\"@AmyRemeikis \" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmyRemeikis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amy Remeikis<\/a> reports, &#8220;School kids and sporting groups stand as the main beneficiaries of the LNP&#8217;s election bribery&#8221;:\u00a0<a title=\"LNP carrots target schools, sports groups.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brisbanetimes.com.au\/queensland\/queensland-state-election-2015\/queensland-state-election-lnp-carrots-target-schools-sports-groups-20150125-12y18h.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LNP carrots target schools, sports groups.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p>Final week of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldvotes?src=hash\">#qldvotes<\/a> will be about jobs and economy says <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theqldpremier\">@theqldpremier<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/abcnews\">@abcnews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldpol?src=hash\">#qldpol<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/2x82tOngB0\">pic.twitter.com\/2x82tOngB0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chris O&#39;Brien (@COBrienBris) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/COBrienBris\/status\/559509882743689217\">January 26, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p>Citizenship ceremony Gap HS <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theqldpremier\">@theqldpremier<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/abcnews\">@abcnews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldvotes?src=hash\">#qldvotes<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldpol?src=hash\">#qldpol<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/meuHuW96Ar\">pic.twitter.com\/meuHuW96Ar<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chris O&#39;Brien (@COBrienBris) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/COBrienBris\/status\/559483890146889729\">January 25, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p>Newman today handed the &quot;Golden Dump Truck&quot; award from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Wilderness_Aus\">@Wilderness_Aus<\/a> 4 &quot;worst environmental policies&quot; in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldvotes?src=hash\">#qldvotes<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/UJ9OothJ2l\">pic.twitter.com\/UJ9OothJ2l<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Joshua Robertson (@jrojourno) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jrojourno\/status\/559585685946900480\">January 26, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Australia Day &#8211; Media Watch<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p>My Aus Day\/birthday sausage sizzle dreams have come true <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldvotes?src=hash\">#qldvotes<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ozdayabc?src=hash\">#ozdayabc<\/a> ping <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpencerHowson\">@SpencerHowson<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/EbnIuhpnrY\">pic.twitter.com\/EbnIuhpnrY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Melinda Howells (@MelindaHowells) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MelindaHowells\/status\/559552728355979264\">January 26, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p>Undecided voter? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/abcnews\">@abcnews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldvotes?src=hash\">#qldvotes<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/VOTwO0mgNn\">pic.twitter.com\/VOTwO0mgNn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Leonie Mellor (@leoniemellor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/leoniemellor\/status\/559532926820298752\">January 26, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Queensland coal projects will go ahead under LNP<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><a title=\"@AmyRemeikis \" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmyRemeikis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amy Remeikis<\/a> reports, &#8220;Campbell Newman has again guaranteed the Galilee Basin will go ahead under his government, despite its coal projects being reliant on private funding&#8221;:\u00a0<a title=\"Newman promises Galilee Basin.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brisbanetimes.com.au\/queensland\/queensland-state-election-2015\/queensland-election-2015-newman-promises-galilee-basin-20150125-12xtus.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Newman promises Galilee Basin.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>News, opinion and analysis<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldvotes?src=hash\">#qldvotes<\/a> Jeff Kennett attacks Alan Jones for attacking Newman. <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/YEK20kDaYF\">pic.twitter.com\/YEK20kDaYF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; David Marler (@Qldaah) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Qldaah\/status\/559442629956358144\">January 25, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldvotes?src=hash\">#qldvotes<\/a> LNPCM attacking Peter Simpson from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/etuqldnt\">@etuqldnt<\/a> for speaking at anti-VLAD rally in 2013. <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/P21Haio7QV\">pic.twitter.com\/P21Haio7QV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; David Marler (@Qldaah) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Qldaah\/status\/559444645302648832\">January 25, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Jump to comments section) Jump to latest blog entry. 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