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Senate voting reform: keep it simple, or too many people’s votes won’t be counted

Political scientist Nick Economou writes in The Conversation (22.2.16) about the Turnbull Government’s proposed changes to the Senate voting system. He argues that ‘simplifying’ the way

Brisbane council election: Express CityCats, more routes and solar buses

Cameron Atfield (23.2.16) and Amy Remeikis (28.2.16) report in the Brisbane Times about the Brisbane City Council election campaign’s focus on public transport proposals and transport infrastructure

Billy Gordon’s absence highlights hung Parliament’s fragility

Amy Remeikis reports in The Brisbane Times (22.2.16) on the impact of MP Billy Gordon’s absence on the delicately balanced Queensland parliament: ‘The government has vowed

Seeney no match for LNP’s new top guns in Canberra

John Harrison comments in the Brisbane Times (21.2.16) on Jeff Seeney’s declared interest in standing for pre-selection in Warren Truss’ soon-to-be vacant federal seat of Wide

Wake up Jeff Seeney: voters remember you were Newman’s deputy

Madonna King comments in the Brisbane Times (17.2.16) on Jeff Seeney’s announcement that he aspires to a seat in Federal Parliament and Ian Macfarlane’s decision to

Palaszczuk’s first year in office an unanticipated success

Roger Scott writes in The Conversation (17.2.16) that Annastacia Palaszczuk’s first year in office has been an unanticpated success: ‘Annastacia Palaszczuk has just completed the end of

The Newman Years: Rise, Decline and Fall

‘The Newman Years: Rise, Decline and Fall’ is a collection of articles published on the TJRyan Foundation website. This chronicles the years of the LNP Government

State Premiers to sign declaration calling for Australian head of state

All but one of Australia’s state premiers and chief ministers have signed a declaration calling for an Australian head of state, in a move the Australian

For better or worse – podcast with Professor Brian Costar

Inside Story (18.1215) carries a podcast interview with Emeritus Professor Brian Costar, by Peter Clarke: ‘Ian Macfarlane’s failed attempt to switch from the Liberal Party to

The real problem is not the lamb ad but the militarisation of Australian nationalism

Jeff Sparrow asks in The Guardian (12.1.16) whether we should care about a stupid meat commercial: ‘No, not especially. In fact, Lee Lin Chin’s participation in the lamb campaign

Four-year terms for the Queensland Parliament – inquiry

The Finance and Administration Committee of the Queensland Parliament is inquiring into the merits or otherwise of moving to four-year terms. The link below is to

Leadership from an ‘accidental Premier’

In this article, Roger Scott observes that the ALP has been better served by its state leaders than those at national level in the recent past,

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