Could Palm Island be safe as houses? - posted by Graham

Liberal MP for Herbert, Peter Lindsay, thinks the answer to the Palm Island riots could lie in reforms to land tenure. He's not alone. Former Mayor of Palm Island, Robert Blackley, raised this issue in a talk that he gave... More

Mergers and Acquisitions - posted by Graham

Every day Lawrence Springborg is looking more like the Chris Skase of Queensland politics. Skase (and other 'entrepreneurs' like Alan Bond) made a career of propping up shaky businesses by acquiring even larger businesses which they controlled via a pyramid... More

We could do the ALP's research for free; and it would be good for democracy - posted by Graham

Recent reports say the ALP is looking for a new research outfit after their federal election loss. Well, they could do no better than appointing our blog www.ozelections.com and our On Line Focus projects as their official pollsters. We've been... More

Over and Out - posted by

Just a quick note to say thanks to everybody who has read (and possibly enjoyed) my stuff since I started putting it up on this blog back in April of this year. It has mostly been fun, but time to... More

Spammers: Get Bent - posted by

Well, like most bloggers (hate to call myself that because it sounds so uncool, man) I think it would be nice if the one I write for got more comments, although I am also quite content with the idea nobody... More

Darlene Dines Out With Super Sweet Janet - posted by

As I've been engaged with other things of late ("I'll have what you're having, Anna Nicole Smith"), I thought I would dig into my oeuvre this week (also known as the crap on my C drive) to see what hasn't... More

Courier Mail plays Sancho Panza - posted by Graham

Yesterday I commented on Lawrence Springborg's Quixotic attempt to amalgamate the Queensland Liberal and National Parties. Today it seems only fair to comment on his accomplice - The Courier Mail. This morning's front page of the CM runs with the... More

Springborg's Pineapple Party defies the federal election result - posted by Graham

Lawrence Springborg's quest to merge the two non-Labor parties in Queensland is Quixotic in the full sense of the word. Not only is it doomed to failure, but it is misguided and represents a disconnect with reality. Nothing demonstrates this... More

Assorted Election Ramblings: Because Laborites Never Let Go of the Past - posted by

During the Federal Election, Darlene had a bit to say, as well as to drink. For no extra price, here for the first time ever in one handy compilation are some edited extracts of some of her sycophantic and whiny... More

Nanabour Branch of the ALP – Part 2 – The Preselection - posted by

Since the author only admits to being an ALP member in impolite company and when appearing on our national broadcaster ("Yes, John Howard is just horrible, Phillip, sweetie"), it was with much courage and alcohol that she once again braved... More

Nanabour Branch of the ALP: Three Hours of Your Life You Will Never Get Back - posted by

There has been a lot of discussion lately about what's wrong with the ALP. Some say it's the leader, others opine that policy is the problem, while right-wing bloggers and boys in suits just have a good old chuckle at... More

Osama's 'Gift' - he votes Republican - posted by Graham

According to reports of work by John Kerry's pollster, Stan Greenberg, Osama bin Laden's tape helped George Bush's re-election. Without denying that Greenberg has a vested interest in promulgating this theory, it is probably true, because that was one of... More

Napoleon Dynamite: Where the Uncool Rule the School - posted by

Cinema seems overly interested in geeks. This fascination appears to have been driven by a desire to confirm how adept everyone else in comparison. While occasionally eliciting sympathy, nerds have allowed us feel relieved we don't wear plaid, excel at... More

Dubya stole this election too - posted by Graham

Silly me. I assumed that there could be no way that Bush's result in this election could be challenged, but there is. In the Florida election 2000 it was the voting machines with their hanging, dimpled and pregnant chads. This... More

Bridget Beats Bush - posted by

S'pose I should say something about the election in the United States. I suppose I should, but I'm not going to. If I had spent last night watching news and current affairs, and, heaven forbid, reading broadsheets I probably would... More

George Bush to The Guardian - thanks guys - posted by Graham

No-one else appears to have commented on this, but it could just be possible that George Bush owes his win to The Guardian. They launched a campaign called "Operation Clark County" to help their readers to have a say in... More