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Tuesday, May 21st, 2013

Patrick Condren

Newman In Line For Victory

I write this as the Bligh campaign bus motors along the Bruce Highway heading north to the electorate of Pumistone.The marathon five-week campaign is almost over.The LNP will win government on Saturday night. Campbell Newman will be Premier.The ALP ...
March 23, 11:01 am
Labor Knows It's Buggered

The campaign is a bit over two weeks old with a smidge under three weeks left to run.The LNP will win the March 24 election, it's just a matter of by how much.Labor knows it is buggered.If the poll had been held last weekend ALP insiders reckon they...
March 6, 10:45 am
The Condren Election Chronicles

And weeeeee'rrreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee off.Anna Bligh and husband Greg Withers went for a romantic walk along the beach yesterday morning. A swag of cameras in tow to set the mood just right. If the polls are to be believed you might as well get in an...
February 20, 10:52 am
Nearly There

For a political journo it's not hard to tell there's an election on.Opposition leader Jeff Seeney sent me a text at 0538. The Premier's media minders answer the phone EVERY time you ring them and the papers are full of pundits predicting the electio...
February 18, 7:45 pm
Hard Hats and Honeymoons

Oh God.The reality of this marathon 35 day campaign hit me when a woman, who thought she was doing me a favour, handed me a hard hat and a fluoro vest with a cheery, "There ya go darl."There's still two days before the official start.There's nothing...
February 17, 5:50 pm
Hard Hats and Honeymoons

Oh God.The reality of this marathon 35 day campaign hit me when a woman, who thought she was doing me a favour, handed me a hard hat and a fluoro vest with a cheery, "There ya go darl."There's still two days before the official start.There's nothing...
February 17, 5:39 pm
Home Away from Home

There's no place like home...Especially when it comes to election candidates.Enter the LNP's contender for Beaudesert, 30-year old solicitor, Jon Krause.This morning the LNP's Ashgrove candidate Campbell Newman headed down to open Mr Krause's campai...
February 9, 4:53 pm
Home Away from Home

There's no place like home...Especially when it comes to election candidates.Enter the LNP's contender for Beaudesert, 30-year old solicitor, Jon Krause.This morning the LNP's Ashgrove candidate Campbell Newman headed down to open Mr Krause's campai...
February 9, 4:19 pm
Home Away from Home

There's no place like home... Especially when it comes to election candidates. Enter the LNP's contender for Beaudesert, 30-year old solicitor, Jon Krause. This morning the LNP's Ashgrove candidate Campbell Newman headed down to open Mr Krause's ca...
February 9, 4:09 pm
Things To Look Forward To On the Election Trail

Political staffer: "Pack for three nights." Journalist: "Where are we going?" Political staffer: "I can't tell you that." Journalist: "Can't or won't?" Political staffer: "Both." Journalist: "Will we need clothes for hot or cold weather?" Political ...
January 30, 11:10 am
In Defense of Lycra

Seven Brisbane's political reporter Patrick Condren is one lycra clad cyclist who thinks his colleague Michael Coombes would be better off riding a bike than shooting off his mouth.Let's get the facts out of the way first.. In 2009 obesity played a...
June 16, 5:34 pm
Tweet-spin

There's tweets, twitscoop, twits and even twitterific.I'd like to add tweet-spin.Queensland Premier Anna Bligh is a fan of Twitter.It will come as no surprise to learn that her efforts are not in the least bit critical of the Labor State Government....
July 15, 3:25 pm
Love and War

When it comes to politics is it all fair in love and war?LNP deputy leader Mark McArdle has demanded an apology from Labor after it's latest attack ad went to air. It targets him and his role in a failed enterprise on the Sunshine Coast.Anna Bligh s...
March 17, 2:53 pm
the Final Countdown

After 22 days of low profile, lacklustre and downright weird campaigning the outcome of the Queensland election hinges on the final four days.It seems voters haven't or can't make up their minds. Do they stick with the devil they know. A Labor Party...
March 16, 9:38 pm
Crossed Eyes All Round

During election campaigns, politicians hold one, sometimes two, media conferences a day.Then there's the shopping centre walkabouts and the radio interviews and ... well, you get the drift.Basically they have to do a helluva lot of talking. But Borg...
March 10, 3:59 pm
Economic Attacks

A day after announcing plans to slash $1b from the public service, Lawrence Springborg now reckons he'll have the budget back in surplus by 2012.Thanks to the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) the budget will go more than $3b into deficit next financial...
March 4, 4:55 pm
Still Waiting...

Isn't it amazing how an election focuses a political party's attention?Especially one that's trying for a fifth term in office on the back of poor records in health, infrastructure and education.Last week I spent two days trying to find out how many...
March 3, 3:36 pm
Bloody Boring

The first week of the campaign is over. And the word that best sums it up so far is. Boring. No make that two words. Bloody Boring.Apart from some silly singing and dancing by opposition leader Lawrence Springborg the most exciting thing to happen w...
March 2, 6:07 pm
Funny Things Elections

They are hilarious, unless you actually happen to be covering one especially in the heat of a Queensland summer like I am at the moment.It's the little things that are the most annoying like trying to find out where you going to be. Not next week, n...
February 26, 8:24 am
An Early Election Blow

Opposition leader Lawrence Springborg has suffered an early blow in his third bid to become Premier.Former LNP rising star Stuart Copeland has announced he'll stand as an Independent. Mr Springborg couldn't find a new seat for Mr Copeland after his ...
February 24, 11:03 am