Publications

A re-elected LNP without Campbell Newman: could this be the election that returns Queensland to normality? asks Ben Raue in The Guardian (6.1.15).  ‘If Newman is seen

Amy Remikis reports in the Brisbane Times (7.1.15) that ‘the Newman government appears keen to distance itself as much as possible from its federal counterpart, with

Link to Brisbane Times ‘Poll Call’, a ‘daily live blog that we’ll be bringing you in the lead-up to the January 31 state election. Send tips, questions

‘Clive Palmer says the Palmer United Party (PUP) wants to give voters the chance to send Premier Campbell Newman into “the oblivions of history”. Speaking on

Lenore Taylor writes in The Guardian (7.1.14):  ‘Like the federal Coalition, the Newman government adopted a crash-through approach in its first term – plummeting in the

Joshua Robertson writes in The Guardian (7.1.14) that ‘there is speculation that the early election was timed to avoid a potential piece of very bad news that

The Queensland State election has been called for 31 January 2015.  The TJRyan Foundation will follow the campaign.  See the first reports. Queensland state election in

‘Our key decisions for the future of Australia are now being outsourced at a level never before seen. Parliamentary democracy is going through its own sort

Amy Remeikis in the Brisbane Times (30.12.14) provides her assessment of the political winners and losers in 2014: ‘And so it is (almost) 2015. And what have

The Brisbane Times (30.12.14) carries an interview with Paul Williams: ‘The upcoming election will be a referendum on the Campbell Newman “experiment”, one of the state’s

Annastacia Palaszczuk, Leader of the Opposition, address to the Queensland Media Club, Brisbane — Tuesday 2 December 2014. Leader of the Opposition address to Media Club, Brisbane »

John Watson provides an overview of 2014 Australian politics in his article in The Conversation (29.12.14), ‘Australians certainly aren’t making life comfortable for their leaders. Opinion polls