Publications

All Queenslanders to suffer from ABC cuts Andrea Carson writes in The Conversation (25.11.14) that ‘by cutting back in regional and remote areas – where media choices

No cuts to the ABC? ‘While Australia’s elected representatives argue over what then-opposition leader Tony Abbott meant when he promised “no cuts to the ABC, or

Tony Moore reports in the Brisbane Times (24.11.14) ‘Prominent television advertising promoting Health Minister Lawrence Springborg’s Sunday announcement of a hospital waiting list guarantee is not

ABC ‘fact check’ finds that it was Bill Gunn, not Bjelke-Petersen who instigated the Fitzgerald Inquiry. The article contains a number of useful links. ABC ‘fact

Has Abbott put his head in a noose? Tony Wright, National affairs editor of The Age (20.11.14) that ‘Abbott put his own neck in the noose

Sneaky, duplicitous, and vindictive Abbott Government Professor Brian McNair writes in The Conversation (20.11.14) that several pledges went AWOL after the election. ‘But in this case, the

Amy Remeikis reports in the Brisbane Times (18.11.14) that although they are the reason the inquiry was called, Queensland’s ministers have not received their formal invitation to

G20 economies explained in 12 charts The Conversation (13.11.14) carries an article by Charis Palmer and Emil Jeyaratnam explaining the G20 economies using 12 charts to

Paying the bill for the G20 security The Brisbane Times discusses the need for, and cost, of the G20 security. Brisbane Times article on the bill

Queensland political culture and planning for the G20 After listening to the panel on the ABC Radio National’s ‘Big Ideas’ forum on ‘Policing in a mature

A history of crisis: can the G20 save capitalism from itself? Wesley Widmaier writes: ‘To understand this week’s G20 Summit … and measure its success, requires

Cyber threats at the G20? Robbie Fordyce and Thomas Apperley write that: ‘The G20 Leader’s Summit is in many ways a company retreat, and is about