Wishful thinking by Steven Scott at the Courier Mail The plans for job cuts, privatisation and outsourcing by a conservative government in Queensland provide easy ammunition for federal Labor to throw at its political opponents. Indications so far are that the Federal Government is planning three lines of attack based on the state plans. Federal Labor
1971 Springbok Tour
FORMER Queensland premier Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen brokered secret deals with police in the lead up to the controversial Springboks tour of Brisbane more than 40 years ago, according to a new book. Fearing riots and public violence, Bjelke-Petersen told the powerful Queensland Police Union that officers would “not be penalised for any action they take
Jobs to go in Queensland
PUBLIC servants are preparing to unleash industrial mayhem on the state next month to protest against job cuts by the Newman Government. A vote taken by public sector union members yesterday backed a “significant industrial campaign” involving more than 30,000 people at 1000 work sites, including hospitals, prisons, schools and transport service centres. I sympathise
Campbell Newman cleaning out the stables
ALMOST 70 staff within the state’s now-defunct Climate Change Office will be offered taxpayer-funded golden handshakes of $6500 or more to leave the public service. Two weeks after the Newman Government axed the office, headed by former premier Anna Bligh’s husband Greg Withers, its 67 staff members have been offered voluntary redundancy packages. A further
Qld sets high standards
During my commuting days I collected sufficient points to lose my licence over a period of a couple of years. I didn’t keep a tally of points in my head and subsequently, in hindsight, I think I drove whilst unlicensed. I had came to the attention of traffic police on two occasions within one week
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