27th July 2007The number of Queensland councils will be slashed by more than half – from 157 to just 72 – following a review into the state’s local government boundaries announced today. While there will … Continue Reading
27th July 2007The worst fears of many rural mayors have been realised when Queensland Premier Peter Beattie this morning produced a wall-sized map of the State detailing far more extensive knife wielding than many had … Continue Reading
26th July 2007The Queensland Government will reveal plans for local government amalgamations tomorrow, almost a week ahead of schedule. The Local Government Reform Commission was snowed under with submissions on the contentious issue of proposed … Continue Reading
25th July 2007Queensland irrigators are on edge, believing it will be “a very tense week” as the implications of Victoria’s failing to agree to Prime Minister John Howard’s $10 billion national water plan for the … Continue Reading
4th July 2007The Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) and the State Government have locked horns again on whether it would be lawful for councils to hold referendums on the issue of forced amalgamations. LGAQ … Continue Reading
26th June 2007Further evidence of country Queensland’s rising distaste for Premier Peter Beattie’s push for forced rural and regional council amalgamations has surfaced in a just-released survey. People living in south-east Queensland, but excluding Brisbane … Continue Reading
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22nd June 2007After some persuasive talking the producers of ABC-TV Lateline they have agreed to allow 3 hours of dicussion on the DVD Global Warming swindle on Thursday 12/07/07 at 8.30 pm.There will be 1 … Continue Reading
21st June 2007The NSW Farmers’ Association has welcomed comments by Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce about the need for recognition of property rights for farmers. Senator Joyce is calling for free title ownership and market values … Continue Reading
20th June 2007The disregard for property rights in Australia by all levels of government could soon resemble communism, according to Queensland Nationals Senator, Barnaby Joyce, who wants free-title ownership and market values properly recognised by … Continue Reading
20th June 2007In a bid to hose-down the increasingly emotive council amalgamation plans for regional and rural Queensland, Premier Beattie has extended his jobs guarantee offer, protecting 30,000-plus shire council employees for three years. Council … Continue Reading
19th June 2007Claims by the Queensland Government that the State’s country councils would collapse in droves financially without amalgamations have been exposed as baseless and without foundation. That’s the thrust of a just-released report by … Continue Reading
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15th June 2007A groundswell of pressure by rural Queenslanders could forge a late Labor backdown on Council amalgamations. Nationals Senator for Queensland, Ron Boswell, said two events this week point to an imminent backflip by … Continue Reading