Brendon Grylls shows the way
August 23, 2008, 5:13pm, 181 views, Leave a Comment
The Western Australian election will be much closer than it should have been thanks to the Liberal Party installing Colin Barnett as leader. Read more
Independent can win Lyne
August 2, 2008, 10:32am, 133 views, Leave a Comment
I called Gippsland early for the Nationals and I’m calling Lyne for the independent, Rob Oakeshott, if he decides to run. Read more
Mark Vaile no loss
July 19, 2008, 2:19pm, 161 views, Leave a Comment
The National Party has struggled for leadership since the days of Doug Anthony and arguably Ian Sinclair. Read more
Nats show some grit in Gippsland
June 29, 2008, 11:07am, 131 views, Leave a Comment
The National Party exceeded most expectations to comfortably retain Gippsland at Saturday’s by-election.
The seven percent swing against Labor will cause some headaches for Kevin Rudd and his spin doctors.
Although Labor was never going to win the seat, they would have expected to hold their ground. Read more
Apathy in Gippsland
June 5, 2008, 3:53pm, 125 views, Leave a Comment
I’ve just returned from four days in the Latrobe Valley where I visited my parents. Read more
Queensland merger agreed
May 10, 2008, 7:38pm, 141 views, Leave a Comment
According to the Brisbane Times, a merger between the Queensland Liberal and National parties to create a new organisation has been agreed. Read more
Libs likely to stay solo
May 7, 2008, 6:22pm, 133 views, Leave a Comment
The Queensland Liberals have indicated they will not be in a position to merge with the Nationals or form a new party before the next state election. Read more
Dancing with clowns
May 6, 2008, 6:07pm, 380 views, 2 Comments
Queensland Nationals leader Lawrence Springborg (the clown in a tie) wants to merge his party with the dysfunctional Liberals to create a new conservative force.
The reckless manoeuvre threatens to destabilise non-Labor politics in Australia for many years.
There is no way the Western Australian or Victorian branches of the Nationals will buy it and Liberals across the country are sceptical.
Springborg has somehow persuaded his own state branch to go along with the idea. About 97 percent of members backed it in a recent poll. Read more
Gippsland by-election #1
April 17, 2008, 8:03pm, 418 views, 2 Comments
The Gippsland by-election is emerging as a do-or-die contest for the National Party. Read more
A look at O’Connor
October 21, 2007, 12:38pm, 194 views, Leave a Comment
There are many people who believe maverick Liberal MP Wilson Tuckey will have to be carried out of parliament in a pine box. He has been one of the government’s biggest critics on wheat policy and hasn’t been shy in attacking colleagues in the past.
At the age of 72, Tuckey was born six weeks before my father but shows no sign of wanting to retire.
He has withstood several strong challenges from the National Party over the years and is facing one again on November 24. Nationals candidate Philip Gardiner has made it no secret that he wants Wilson out.
For too long O’Connor has been poorly represented by a member that now focuses on fringe issues with little concern or regard for the major issues that are impacting on you and your family …
Pundits again expect Tuckey to win. Centrebet has Tuckey at $1.005 (hardly worth the bet), the Labor candidate at $17 and Gardiner at $26.
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