Iemma’s power struggle
IN 1957 the Queensland Labor premier Vince Gair, who had comfortably won two state elections, found himself at war with his own party over the issue of union influence. So they sold him out. As a...
View ArticleLet’s not pour out pressure on youth
IF 29 countries, including France and Germany, can completely or partially ban the advertising of booze and in the process reduce alcohol consumption, why is Australia dragging the chain? This is...
View ArticleA faded jewel in Junee
Ross Fitzgerald on the efforts to save a crumbling rural picture palace. Nestled in the main street of Junee in rural New South Wales, the Athenium picture theatre has seen better days. Once the...
View ArticleThe Tanah Merah exiles in Australia
IN Brisbane’s southern suburbs, among decidedly Anglo-Australian suburb names, such as Loganholme and Meadowbrook, the name Tanah Merah stands out. Few of its residents know that their suburb’s name...
View ArticleDella can breathe life back into the moribund party
WITH a political lightweight, Kristina Keneally, shoehorned in as NSW Labor Premier, it seems that in next year’s election the conservatives will come to power in Australia’s most populous state. This...
View ArticleState discontent the weapon to attack federal Labor
DESPITE ructions within the NSW Liberal Party and the utter blandness of opposition leader Barry O’Farrell, state Labor, led by the inexperienced and easily influenced Kristina Keneally, is on the nose...
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