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Katter's Australian Party leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter has accused the state government of using the COVID-19 pandemic as a smokescreen to push the ALP's political agenda.
September, 2020
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15 September
Premier's departments billed taxpayers $60,000 for booze last year
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk's departments and agencies spent an average of more than $1000 a week on alcohol last year, prompting opposition claims of a "toxic culture of splurge" within the government.
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15 September
Why China is interested in Australia's judges
Many of Australia's most senior judges have been included on the list of influential figures compiled by Chinese military contractor Zhenhua Data.
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15 September
CCP’s Aussie interference hits new lows
DFAT Secretary Frances Adamson vowed Australia won’t tolerate Beijing’s “wolf warrior” diplomacy or interferences in our internal affairs, warning that our legal system, freedom of speech and democracy are at stake: “We’ve seen China seeking to assert itself in this region,
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15 September
Labor moves no confidence vote against John Barilaro, as koala policy fallout dominates NSW parliament
Nationals Leader John Barilaro is still causing headaches for the NSW coalition, with the fallout from the stoush over koala policy dominating state parliament.
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15 September
Universities want proposed reforms changed
Australia's top universities are shaking their heads at the federal government's proposed reforms, saying they will lead to lower quality education. Group
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15 September
Trump still in the fight if polls are as wrong as in 2016
If swing-state polls are as wrong in 2020 as they were in 2016, then the election result will be much closer than recent polls suggest, with a 34.9 per cent chance of a Trump win.
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15 September
A Chinese data company profiled Atlassian co-founders Scott Farquhar and Mike Cannon-Brookes among 35,000 Australians
National security is like sausage-making. We might enjoy the tasty product, but want to look away from the manufacturing. Recent news that Chinese company Zhenhua Data is profiling more than 35,000 Australians isn’t a surprise to people with an interest in privacy,
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15 September
Brian Loughnane: Daniel Andrews feeling pinch as pandemic upends politics
The global pandemic of 2020 is up-ending economies and disrupting politics across the world. The full consequences will play out over many years, possibly decades, but already major political parties are being redefined.
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15 September
Morrison plots path out of virus doldrums
Scott Morrison is promising to drag Australians out of the coronavirus recession through a budget focused squarely on jobs. But the prime minister has been