Comments on: Galaxy: 52-48 to state Labor in Queensland

By: ltep

ltep — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:59:51 +0000

It makes Labor’s chances at retaining the seat seem a little tougher at least on paper (given optional preferential etc.).

It’s also interesting that Mr Lee is now a Greens member but is still retaining his opposition to abortion. It makes you wonder if the Greens will just have anybody.

By: gkeed

gkeed — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:57:04 +0000

For the want of a better place to mention it, the rather strange occurance of a state ALP MLA resigning from the ALP to join the Greens occured a few days ago. MLA Ronan Lee, member for Indooroopilly therefore becomes (as far as I know) the first Green MLA in QLD.

I doubt that he will retain the seat if he recontests it at the next election, which I presume he will.

“Blow to Anna Bligh as Ronan Lee quits Labor for Greens”…

http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,24449291-952,00.html

By: steve

steve — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:04:29 +0000

It’s a strange thing about Queensland politics that the Nationals do best in the polls when they are hunked down in the bunker out of sight and sound from the general public.

Once the rat catchers send in the fox terriers to flush them out or an election is called and they have to come out to be exposed as having no policies worth considering by the Queensland voters then their ratings nosedive.

Springborg has lost two elections so far by this no policy and keep hidden strategy but can he make it three in a row? He is a case study in history repeating.

By: steve

steve — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 22:15:02 +0000

Anybody seen or heard from Springborg in the last month or two? Must be a tough job leading the best resourced but laziest opposition in the history of Queensland.

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/queensland/bligh-attacks-style-before-substance-springborg/2008/10/03/1223013774756.html

By: Gusface

Gusface — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 06:14:42 +0000

Paul.
Not sure if you meant this “It will take time to see the new political realignment take reality particular how it plays in canberra but we can wail 20 years.”
I mean wailing is helpful (and god arent the fed libs doing alot of that) but i personally would suggest that a complete policy revamp more in tune with voters needs would be more appropriate.

cheers

By: ruawake

ruawake — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 05:09:37 +0000

Paul

I think you will find the Liberal Party is alive and well in Qld.

By: Paul Nash

Paul Nash — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:08:32 +0000

Ruawake the Queensland Liberal party is history get with the program Queensland unlike the other states now only has two main parties Labor and the new look LNP.

It will take time to see the new political realignment take reality particular how it plays in canberra but we can wail 20 years.

By: ruawake

ruawake — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 02:30:03 +0000

Given that regional daylight saving is/was Qld Liberal Party policy, another reason for a seperate Liberal Party in Qld.

The LNP the party that just keeps giving.

By: Adam in Canberra

Adam in Canberra — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 01:24:58 +0000

Or as Joh Bjelke-Peterson so memorably said: “The sun shines out of my arse, and I’m not getting up an hour earlier for anyone.”

By: Paul Nash

Paul Nash — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 01:18:27 +0000

Daylight Saving which begins in the Southern States this Sunday will never again see the light of day in the Sunshine State. Queenslanders are different we are sometimes referred to as the deep north compared to the deep south of the Southern States in the USA. The new look LNP is opposed to Daylight Saving and The Labor Government wants nothing to do with it also. Regional New South Welchman and Regional Victorians detest Daylight Saving and are sick of having to be swamped by the Sydney Melbourne viewpoint perhaps all they need is to help create a stronger National Party in both states instead of voting for rural independents and Liberals in some of these Regional areas.