Queensland Election
Labor’s string of victories in Queensland continues. Anna Bligh has won them a fifth consecutive term. Despite polls showing Labor behind, they have lost only 6 seats so far with 70% of the vote...
View ArticleThe great Queensland massacre
Two seats are still in doubt, but they will not change the scale of the slaughter in Queensland. Labor were hoping to retain at least 20 seats, but they look to have gone from 51 seats to seven seats....
View ArticleThe satisfaction of throwing out a despised Government
I have said many times that overall MMP is significantly superior to FPP. But the recent slaughter in Queensland reminds us of something that you don’t get under MMP – the satisfaction of seeing a...
View ArticleQueensland’s new Premier
This is new Queensland Premier Campbell Newman on election night. Now recall that Labor Premier Anna Bligh launched a massive smear campaign against Newman and his wife’s family. She even said that...
View ArticleThe rout in Queensland
When Campbell Newman won Queensland in 2012 with a 62% share of the two party preferred vote and 78 seats to 7 for Labor, the only question was whether they would do two or three terms, or more. The...
View ArticleQueensland Election
Labor’s string of victories in Queensland continues. Anna Bligh has won them a fifth consecutive term. Despite polls showing Labor behind, they have lost only 6 seats so far with 70% of the vote...
View ArticleThe great Queensland massacre
Two seats are still in doubt, but they will not change the scale of the slaughter in Queensland. Labor were hoping to retain at least 20 seats, but they look to have gone from 51 seats to seven seats....
View ArticleThe satisfaction of throwing out a despised Government
I have said many times that overall MMP is significantly superior to FPP. But the recent slaughter in Queensland reminds us of something that you don’t get under MMP – the satisfaction of seeing a...
View ArticleQueensland’s new Premier
This is new Queensland Premier Campbell Newman on election night. Now recall that Labor Premier Anna Bligh launched a massive smear campaign against Newman and his wife’s family. She even said that...
View ArticleThe rout in Queensland
When Campbell Newman won Queensland in 2012 with a 62% share of the two party preferred vote and 78 seats to 7 for Labor, the only question was whether they would do two or three terms, or more. The...
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