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Another headache for Palaszczuk, as Agriculture Minister falls on her scythe
Nov 4, 20162 Comments
Annastacia Palaszczuk has another cabinet reshuffle on her hands after it was revealed Leanne Donaldson was not paying rates and was driving an unregistered car. It could be tricky to keep all the factions happy, writes Labor insider Ben Chiefly.
How the Queensland Labor Right is sneakily trying to shore up its ranks
Nov 2, 2016
The Queensland Labor Right has lost power, but damned if it's not going down without a fight. Labor insider Ben Chiefly says email shenanigans and an unorthodox recruitment drive has everyone's teeth on edge.
Who exactly is responsible for keeping theme parks safe?
Oct 26, 20162 Comments
There are published standards to regulate theme parks in Australia. But enforcing those standards is another matter, writes Crikey intern Rachel Robertson.
Coal seam gas wells could be far more dangerous than we first thought
Oct 26, 20164 Comments
We have been relying on outdated and inappropriate techniques for measuring emissions from CSG, writes principal adviser at The Australia Institute Mark Ogge.
Essential: everything's coming up Labor
Bernard KeaneOct 11, 20162 Comments
Labor is doing well across most states, according to Essential Research. And voters have rejected the claim that renewables are to blame for the SA blackout.
Sidelined right-wing Labor faction -- and Cameron Dick -- creating havoc for Palaszczuk govt
Sep 26, 20165 Comments
The talk around Queensland Labor circles is that a prominent cabinet member is making mischief inside the tent. Labor insider Ben Chiefly has the goss.
Not-so-civil unions: CFMEU likely to turn on Queensland MP
Aug 31, 20162 Comments
The powerful Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union is split on Bundamba MP Jo-Ann Miller, who lacks the support of the AMWU and United Voice. Will Labor preselect against her? Labor insider Ben Chiefly has the goss.
Case closed: experts loudly back decriminalisation of abortion in Qld
Aug 31, 20162 Comments
Doctors’ professional bodies have spoken out loud and clear in favour of the decriminalisation of abortion in Queensland, write Caroline de Costa, professor of gynaecology, and Heather Douglas, professor of criminal law.
Religious education encouraged 'grooming' 7-year-olds
Josh TaylorAug 19, 201611 Comments
Children were being encouraged to form "special friendships" and share secrets with adults in a religious education program in Queensland.
Bushland threatened by Noel Pearson's tree-clearing crusade
Aug 12, 20167 Comments
Pearson and his followers are battling to retain Campbell Newman's laissez faire approach to land-clearing, much to the dismay of other indigenous leaders, writes freelance journalist Greg Roberts.