Grass roots democracy in action
More than 200 people attended a Candidate Forum in West End last night, to meet 10 of the 11 candidates standing in the forthcoming Griffith by-election. Here are some images from the Forum.
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The Word of the Year 2013
The results are in and the winning words for 2013 have been decided. The winner of the Committee’s Choice is…infovore Macquarie Dictionary has announced infovore as the Word of the Year 2013 from the list of new words selected for inclusion in the annual update of the Macquarie Dictionary Online. The overall winning word was Continue Reading →
We’ve had a GUTFUL Newman!
According to the National Litter Index (NLI) report, Queensland is officially known as the ‘most littered Mainland State’ in Australia. To help combat this, not-for-profit environmental organisation Queensland Conservation, with the generous pro bono support of national advertising agency ‘George Patterson Y&R (GPY&R), have released a web film on the wasteful and deadly phenomenon – Continue Reading →
Family First runs against same-sex marriage
The new face of Family First (FF) in 2014 is Christopher Williams, 24, unmarried and resident outside the electorate at Mt Gravatt East. A committed christian, he is interested in music and is currently studying for a Bachelor of Ministry. Mr Williams said that Family First is not a one-issue party. It is concerned about Continue Reading →
Population is the problem: SPP
In 2013, Jan McNichol stood for the Stable Population Party (SPP) and polled 0.19 per cent of the primary vote. This time around the party has selected a new and young face in Timothy Lawrence. The party hopes that their name change before this by-election, to the Sustainable Population Party, will more accurately describe its Continue Reading →
Sawyer represents Katter for Griffith
In something of a surprise for the upcoming Griffith by-election, Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) is standing a candidate new to Griffith, but not new to the KAP. Ray Sawyer stood for the KAP in the division of Fairfax in 2013, a seat that was won by Clive Palmer, with Sawyer managing just 1.92 per cent Continue Reading →