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During John Howard’s reign of terror when he gained absolute control of the Senate he changed the rules around disclosure of political donations. Mr Howard increased the non-disclosure rate from $1,500 per donation to $10,000 per donation. This would then allow any single party to donate $89,991 during any one year. Quoting Mr Howard from [...]

Direct from The Age, the council which surrounds the Victorian desalination project has changed their mind on the entire deal. Quoting The Age:
The seven-member Bass Coast Shire Council said the Government’s current process lacked transparency and genuine community consultation, and voted four-three to “withdraw from all discussions” with the State Government.
Bass Coast council drops support [...]

The Queensland transport minister, John Mickel has a great approach to reducing road deaths over Easter. From midnight Easter Thursday all holders to the new ‘Go Card’ for public transport will be given free travel from Gympie to Coolangatta.
This is a revolutionary approach to taking more drivers off the road over busy times. Let’s hope [...]

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