Queensland
Toondah poll details kept secret as State ALP opposes town in marine park

A survey touted by Walker Corporation as showing “overwhelming support” for a controversial ...  
Gutless government abandons asylum seekers

As a country that once welcomed migrants with open arms, Australia's current treatment of asylum ...  
Queensland: Beautiful one day, gone the next

Climate change is having a disastrous impact on both the Queensland environment and the health of ...  
Celebrating Julian Assange's 50th Birthday

All around the world, people will be celebrating Julian Assange’s 50th birthday on 3 July. ...  
NIMBY name-calling by media poor form

Courier Mail criticism of public protests over development needs in Queensland is counterprodu ...  
Asylum seekers: Locked up and let out without support

Locking people away in detention centres for indefinite periods, then releasing them unsupported ...  
Townsville’s ‘Tree of Knowledge’ claims first place

History editor Dr Glenn Davies investigates other “Trees of Knowledge” around Australia and ...  
Proposed development on protected wetlands raises community fears

Opponents of a plan to build a town on internationally-recognised wetlands and marine park are ...  
Daylight saving in the sunshine state of Queensland

On 1 January 2021 the 1990 Queensland Cabinet Papers were released, including a Cabinet Minute on ...  
Rachel Downie Stymies the hidden bully

“If I can’t keep them safe, I can’t teach them anything.” ~ 2020 Australian of the Year ...  
The day of the troll: Taste-testing Queensland’s democracy sausage

While campaigning in South Brisbane during the Queensland Election, Dr John Jiggens encountered ...  
Bloody Idiot of the Week — Episode 18: Elections Special

Wherever there are elections, idiots abound and this election packed episode is no exception.  
Queensland poll rejected race 'dog whistles' in media

In the State Election, Queensland Labor faced not only political opposition but also attacks and ...  
Queensland — it's time to stop swearing at the Queen

With the swathe of recent elections, perhaps it's time to reconsider the absurd nature of the ...  
Coronavirus Election: Labor returns in Queensland

Despite her track record of some conservative policies, Annastacia Palaszczuk won a third conse ...  
Labor wins in Queensland, voters playing it safe on virus

Labor’s Queensland Election win confirmed its “safety first” policy managing the pandemic ...  
Queensland Election: South Brisbane and the Murdoch influence

Dr John Jiggens gives an outsider-insider view of a journalist running as an independent candidate ...  
Cannabis is the wild card at the Queensland Election

The legalisation of cannabis is one of the issues gaining attention in the upcoming Queensland ...  
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