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#Qldpol Courier-Mail Yougov polling but for the noise about "shock" results there is not much to see here, wait for the important ones
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I've commented about "enjoys the high life" before. The Courier-Mail clearly loves this question but it's not clear if the voters who say yes to it see it as a negative. Would they commission this question if the incumbent was a man?
"Shock result if election held today" coming in an hour might be more interesting - we will see!
Conflict of interest questions being asked about #Qldpol #CHO. Should the #Queensland #CCC investigate?
@CampbellNewman @PeterDutton_MP @CraigKellyMP @CliveFPalmer @MRobertsQLD @_davidlimbrick @SkyNewsAust @rowandean @ellymelly
@CampbellNewman @PeterDutton_MP @CraigKellyMP @CliveFPalmer @MRobertsQLD @_davidlimbrick @SkyNewsAust @rowandean @ellymelly
This week sees my life and peace of mind, housing security and finances all messed with by the Department of Housing, Qld and the Department of Education, Skills and Employment - JSP’s oversight body. Social Housing screw up! & threats of loss of JobSeeker from anon body. #auspol
I am so over this draconian system. Where is the recourse? I have an active on-foot complaint about Job Search Providers, unresolved - and some anonymous JSP sms’s me today, Saturday morning, saying I’m jeapardising my JobSeeker payment - they don’t say how. #auspol #RaiseTheRate
This directly affects my ability to pay my rent and survive.
First day into Brisbane’s lockdown ... what better time to post a thread nobody asked for! Been a week since release of 1990 Qld Cabinet Minutes from the Goss government’s first full year in office. Here’s highlights from my research for @QSArchives 1/- #qldpol #cabinetpapers 
2/- As it happens, 1990 was an eventful year: East and West Germany reunified; Margaret Thatcher resigned after 11 years as British PM; Nelson Mandela was released after 27 years imprisonment in South Africa; the Hubble Space Telescope was launched; and the First Gulf War began.
3/- Domestically, Bob Hawke won a fourth successive election in 1990; Australia’s first women Premiers, Carmen Lawrence then Joan Kirner, took office; Paul Keating declared “this is the recession we had to have”; and Sinéad O’Connor’s ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ topped singles charts.
In just two weeks I have experienced contacts with the Department of Housing, Job Service Providers, the hotline for same with Dept of Education, Skills & Wmployment and Centrelink. All have taken hours of my time in calls & appointments with them that bring zero hope. #auspol
For each one of these contacts, I am required to give my Centrelink Reference Number - I feel I no longer have a name, I am simply to be referred to as 123456789A nine numbers and one letter. After which all manner of other identifying details become relevant and required.
I am working in a underemployed capacity, and literally am only eligible for a whopping just under twenty dollars of the set rate of JobSeeker (sans Covid19 supplement) and has been on this payment for years - what help is provided? What assistance? Why is now different?
As Josh Lynham in the #WestWing once exclaimed "We've got the big MO!"
That's right the momentum on #climate action & the transition to #renewables is now becoming too hard to ignore. And this week has been HUGE.
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That's right the momentum on #climate action & the transition to #renewables is now becoming too hard to ignore. And this week has been HUGE.
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Let's start domestically: On Mon the NSW Government @Matt_KeanMP kicked off the week with a 12GW #renewables & 2GW storage by 2030 announcement, backed by a policy mechanism & transmission. The most significant RE policy since @MrKRudd expanded the RET energy.nsw.gov.au/government-and…
Then on Tuesday the Tasmanian Parliament passed their 200% #renewables target through the lower house of their parliament. This is truly world-leading. No jurisdiction in the world that I can find has set a 200% #renewables target.
#taspol @GuyBarnett
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#taspol @GuyBarnett
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It's the final day of polling in Queensland. Opposition Leader @DebFrecklington has made her final pitch to voters, telling @Sunriseon7 that the @LNPQLD will bring hope and ambition back to the state. 7NEWS.com.au #qldpol #qldvotes #7NEWS
@DebFrecklington @sunriseon7 @LNPQLD It's 8am, and thousands of polling booths have just opened across Queensland. If you haven't voted already, you have until 6pm to submit your ballot. Tune in to 7NEWS from 6pm for comprehensive election coverage. 7NEWS.com.au #qldpol #qldvotes #7NEWS
I have been asked for my thoughts ahead of #qldvotes. The anger against the Bligh government and the Newman government that resulted in change just isn't there right now. Qld enters caretaker mode on Tuesday. There will be more to the story as we approach Oct 31. #qldpol
Queenslanders voting LNP at the Fed election doesn't necessarily mean they will do the same at the state election. #qldpol is a complex situation. I would encourage everyone to listen to this excellent analysis from journalist @BenSmee ahead of #qldvotes.
My personal opinion is that if Fed Labor want to win Qld seats in 2022 they need to deploy a Qld Labor based champion who can rip into the Feds. That person is Qld Deputy Premier @StevenJMiles. #qldpol #qldvotes
At lunchtime on March 27, national cabinet decided to enforce mandatory quarantine.Vic police didn't want to staff hotels & the then police comm understood it that private security would be used. The AFP were his 1st choice. #springst #auspol #qldpol news.com.au/world/coronavi…
NSW police weren't too keen on the idea of staffing hotels either. Commissioner requested private security. That led to problems but not as severe as in Victoria. #springst #nswpol #auspol #qldpol theguardian.com/australia-news…
In contrast to their southern counterparts, on that afternoon of March 27, the Queensland Police didn't hesitate. They went straight to the wall. I don't have all the info but there's a much greater story to tell here. #qldpol #auspol #springst #nswpol qldaah.wordpress.com/2020/09/26/qld…
Deb Frecklington earnt the nickname Hecklington because of her continual interjections in parliament. She was made assistant treasurer from day 1 in the Newman government & was involved in all the cuts. She admits to taking advice from Lady Flo. #qldpol abc.net.au/news/2020-09-2…
Hecklington. Yelling and banging on the desk. Going on all the time. #qldpol
New death tax revealed for Queensland: Clive Palmer
The Palaszczuk Government was discussing a new death tax to be imposed on Queenslanders if returned to power.
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The Palaszczuk Government was discussing a new death tax to be imposed on Queenslanders if returned to power.
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The Qld Labor Govt would justify the new tax to combat its $120bn debt blowout.
Under a returned Labor Govt, we will see family assets taken by the state. Our children & grandchildren will have assets chiselled out from them after hard efforts and endeavours of those before them
Under a returned Labor Govt, we will see family assets taken by the state. Our children & grandchildren will have assets chiselled out from them after hard efforts and endeavours of those before them
“I stood with Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen when he abolished the death tax in Queensland and we saw the immediate wealth created for the state when people from Victoria and New South Wales fled the Labor states for Queensland.
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1/UPDATE ON #ClivePalmer: It's quite late so I'm going to finish up. I've read through the first hundred or so pages of the QLD Electoral Act and have typed up my notes. All relevant provisions have been noted along with page numbers.
2/Regarding the section on function and powers of the QEC, subsection 4 is deliberately broad, stating the QEC 'may do all things necessary or convenient' in connection with the performance of its functions.
3/I argue it is necessary to evaluate CP's actions & motives, as well as the UAP's policy if one exists, w/due consideration to the role Palmer's political presence played in the outcome of the 2018 federal election. What is more necessary than safeguarding our democracy?
Alexandra Prendergast explains it was the presence of the media at the funeral that most upset her. Deb Frecklington in QT had given out the time of the funeral in her first question to the premier. Later with Ray Hadley, Scott Morrison gave out the location. #qldpol #auspol
Here's that first question to the premier from Deb Frecklington where she makes public the time of the funeral. #auspol #qldpol
Here's the phone call from Scott Morrison to Ray Hadley in which he makes public the location & time of the funeral. #qldpol #auspol 2gb.com/ive-done-all-i…
BREAKING: The Supreme Court has just granted Adani a temporary injunction stopping me doing and saying specific things in relation to the Carmichael coal mine and rail project. This follows two failed applications to intimidate my family by raiding our home. [#StopAdani thread]
Adani claims that their legal strategy is not about inflicting hardship on me. BUT they are still undertaking civil action which could ultimately bankrupt my family. We’d have to sell our family home to profit a multi-billionaire. #StopAdani has my back and together we will win!
Here's how to chip in some $$ or get #StopAdani updates. Thanks for your messages today.
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Remember Mathias Cormann & Helloworld? Well have I got a story for you. Probably wont make MSM but LNP donors Helloworld are behind High Court challenge against Queensland's border closures. You can hear Jarrod Bleijie & Ros Bates melting down in the background. #qldpol #auspol
Donations experts said the 2016 gift from Helloworld Travel chief executive Andrew Burnes created a perceived conflict of interest that raised serious concerns about oversight of political fundraising. #qldpol #auspol smh.com.au/politics/feder…
For #Brisbane psychic reading client: What its highlighting is how much corruption is in Australian politics. Clive Palmer and his paid minions will stop at nothing to manipulate elections. I'm guided that's not main attack. This is all fossil fuel driven. Never ending. #qldpol
cont. for #Brisbane psychic reading client: You have the power in your hands to find the traitors that lurk in the background. Check anything to do with public service and connections to dams and water, I am guided. There's a hidden deceptive arm waiting to pounce. Good luck.
cont. for #Brisbane psychic reading client: This psychic prediction spiritual prophecy reveals fossil fuels motives for interfering in Australian federal and State elections. Higher realms is omnipresent and doesn't like deception. vinemedium.com.au/Govt-Forces-CS… #qldpol #auspol
Latest: Non medical masks/face coverings on public transport
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#auspol #nswpol #springst #politas #qldpol #saparli #ntpol #wapol #actpol
@MarkBaileyMP @SteveMinnikinMP @ptua
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#auspol #nswpol #springst #politas #qldpol #saparli #ntpol #wapol #actpol
@MarkBaileyMP @SteveMinnikinMP @ptua
We asked .@gracextwo 2 review RI, hoping 2 have inclusive education re different worldviews replace the 110-yr old practice of religiously segregating kids. She said no. #qldpol
One excuse was cos students can study Reason & Philosophy, Religion & Ethics, Study of Religion. But these are only yr 11/12 subjects, so not even part of compulsory schooling.
We asked the .@QLDEducation how many schools offered those 3 subjects & how many students did them.
THEY DIDN'T KNOW!
So, we asked the Qld Curriculum & Assessment Authority
THEY DIDN'T KNOW!
So, we asked the Qld Curriculum & Assessment Authority
Chinese company approved to run water mining operation in drought-stricken Queensland theguardian.com/environment/20… Water mining ffs Take a deep breath, let’s unpack this for as many eyeballs as possible to see. This BS must stop. #qldpol #auspol #waterislife
Last week the Southern Downs regional council approved an application for the company, Joyful View Garden Real Estate Development Resort Pty Ltd, to operate a water extraction and distribution facility at Cherrabah, a large property at Elbow Valley near QLD-NSW border. #nswpol
👉The following day the council implemented extreme water restrictions for residents at the nearby towns of Warwick and Stanthorpe, limiting residents to 80L a day.
Stanthorpe is expected to run out of drinking water within weeks. 👈
Stanthorpe is expected to run out of drinking water within weeks. 👈
SEQ: RAIL Back On Track's 2019 Public Transport Passenger Survey results now available!
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@MarkBaileyMP @SteveMinnikinMP @Schrinner @TransLinkSEQ @QueenslandRail
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@MarkBaileyMP @SteveMinnikinMP @Schrinner @TransLinkSEQ @QueenslandRail
@MarkBaileyMP @SteveMinnikinMP @Schrinner @TransLinkSEQ @QueenslandRail SEQ: RAIL Back On Track's 2019 Public Transport Passenger Survey results now available!
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@MarkBaileyMP @SteveMinnikinMP @Schrinner @TransLinkSEQ @QueenslandRail Fare affordability improved with the Fairer Fares introduction Dec 2016, but starting to get worse again.
66.5% of survey respondents think SEQ fares are either Extremely expensive or Expensive.
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66.5% of survey respondents think SEQ fares are either Extremely expensive or Expensive.
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SEQ Quarterly Patronage Q1 FY 16/17 to quarter Q4 FY 18/19.
The last 3 financial years have seen a steady climb in patronage, an increase of 9.4% over the 3 years, or an average yearly increase of ~3.13%.
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The last 3 financial years have seen a steady climb in patronage, an increase of 9.4% over the 3 years, or an average yearly increase of ~3.13%.
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@MarkBaileyMP @SteveMinnikinMP
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@MarkBaileyMP @SteveMinnikinMP Looking at individual modes. Bus, heavy rail (Citytrain) and Light rail all show growth. Ferry is negative.
First Bus.
First Bus.
@DrCRowanMP has attacked @PatrickCondren for running as the Brisbane mayoral candidate in next year's Qld local council elections. Here's some stuff Australia should be aware of about the doctor of hypocrisy. #auspol #qldpol
Before entering parliament, Dr Hypocrisy was the Qld AMA president during the Newman era. He advocates for Aus to return to the death penalty, a contradiction with his own profession which advocates for the preservation of all human life. #auspol #qldpol smh.com.au/healthcare/for…
While AMA president, Dr Hypocrisy used his position to promote the Newman government's push to move Queensland's doctors onto unfair individual contracts. The resistance to this became the pineapple movement & led to his downfall. #auspol #qldpol brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queen…
The Queensland LNP's Jarrod Bleijie demands all children be detained or suspended for attending #ClimateStrike. Jarrod expects to be the Qld education minister after the next state election. #auspol #qldpol
Fairly standard sort of response for the Qld LNP. If you are familiar with #qldpol, you'll be 😆 or 🙄 at Newman's failed A-G. If not, Google "Jarrod Bleijie article clerk". Would be a really bad choice for the care of Qld school children. #ClimateStrike #auspol
Jarrod Bleijie and Campbell Newman ultimately costed taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars in defamation. #qldpol #auspol #ClimateStrike abc.net.au/news/2016-08-3…
Remember when @stuartrobertmp received two Rolex watches, for himself & his wife, from a Chinese billionaire in 2013?
Stu was supposed to have returned those two watches, he said he did, they were valued at $100K
Ain't no evidence he ever did, but I may have found them!
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Stu was supposed to have returned those two watches, he said he did, they were valued at $100K
Ain't no evidence he ever did, but I may have found them!
#auspol
Well, to this day, Stu hasn't updated his pecuniary interests register to say that he returned them.
So 'officially' he still has them.
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So 'officially' he still has them.
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Funny thing, I was just reading through some papers tabled in QLD parliament about Spud & former Ipswich Mayor Paul Pisasale & Asian prostitutes & visas.
I noticed something interesting, Paul Pisasale had a pigeon pair of gold Rolex watches, I wonder where he got them?
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I noticed something interesting, Paul Pisasale had a pigeon pair of gold Rolex watches, I wonder where he got them?
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