Sunshine Coast Hinterland Times

From Glasshouse Member to Hothouse Minister

ANDREW POWELL – New minister for Environment and Heritage Protection FOLLOWING his appointment as Queensland Minister for Environment and Heritage Pro tection, Andrew Powell gave an exclusive interview to HT editor Michael Berry about his sudden transformation from opposition member for Glasshouse to a key state ministerial portfolio. Your title is Minister for Environment and [...]

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Crazed zealot … Bob Brown … the real Prime Minister of Australia

Australians don’t really expect ethics from their media … THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, we are told by the right wing commentariat, is not in fact a Labor government at all; it is a Green government under the control of the crazed zealot Bob Brown. He is the real Prime Minister of Australia; Julia Gillard is merely [...]

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Julia’s tough love and Tony’s square pegs

“A serious amount of stick will also be applied to the disabled, who are to be put back to work at any task of which they are capable – possibly digging their own graves.” In the days when socialism was still an acceptable word among politicians, its proponents offered a proud and concise slogan: “From [...]

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Splitting Telstra … and back to the future!

“Gillard finally brought off a big win with the passage of the Telstra legislation, but hostile commentators were still able to spin it as a defeat.” IT WAS A FITTING climax to Labor’s tumultuous parliamentary year. Julia Gillard finally brought off a big win with the passage of the Telstra legislation, but hostile commentators were [...]

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Suddenly politics is interesting … Mungo MacCallum

“Please remain seated and keep your seat belt securely fastened until the election has come to a complete halt”. At the weekend (August 28-29) Tony Abbott finally faced reality; he sent a message after the departing independents saying he had decided to submit his costings to Treasury after all, and Treasury could tell the independents [...]

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