Publications

‘Being seen as a liar or a sneak is sudden death in modern politics because we appear to have moved into a new era in which

Deborah Snow writes in the Sydney Morning Herald (7.2.15) that Annastacia Palaszczuk ‘is no show pony, but has a natural, plain-spoken kind of warmth which Queenslanders seem to

‘State-specific factors are part of the story’, writes Peter Brent in Inside Story (6.2.15). ‘But there’s also a longer-term pattern.’ Why the pollsters were wrong »

‘More than 200,000 Queenslanders cast their vote early in the 2015 election.  Nathaniel Reader (The Conversation, 6..2.15) examines the increasing tendency for Australians to vote by ‘pre-poll’

The only Liberal National Party member “authorised” by the party to speak to the crossbench says there is “a long way to go” before either major

Amy Remeikis writes in the Brisbane Times (5.2.15): ‘Queensland’s two Katter Party MPs have declared it is “far too premature” to make a decision about which major

Madonna King’s satirical final letter to the voters from Campbell Newman (Brisbane Times, 5.2.15) concludes: ‘So dear voter, you reap what you sow. But remember I warned

Amy Remeikis writes in the Brisbane Times 4.2.15) that: ‘Who leads Queensland could hinge on the outcome of Ferny Grove, as both major parties edge closer

Former ALP Treasurer, Keith de Lacy, now speaking for the business community, worries about ALP readiness and urges ministers to build strong relationships with their departments.

In The Guardian (3.2.15) Richard Denniss of the Australia Institute asks why the Newman government was ‘handing an Indian billionaire billions of dollars of taxpayer money for

John Birmingham writes that ‘It’s not the voters’ fault, you idiots’ (Brisbane Times, 3.2.15): The electorate isn’t volatile. Voters aren’t unpredictable. The rules have not changed.

Amy Remeikis reports on the days of uncertainty ahead as neither party looks like picking up enough seats to win outright. ‘On Monday, Labor was expected