Queensland: January to June 2000
In: The Australian journal of politics and history: AJPH, Band 46, Heft 4, S. 575-581
ISSN: 0004-9522
Outlines political events & concerns in Queensland, Jan-June 2000: the by-election of Bundamba & Woodridge, & the Labour Party's victorious nominees, Jo-Ann Miller & Mike Kaiser; issues regarding the set-up of Virgin Atlantic headquarters in Brisbane; leadership problems within the Liberal Party; financial troubles of the One Nation Party; the censure of Members of Parliament Dorothy Pratt & Shaun Nelson; strikes by transport workers, schoolteachers, & hospital workers; faux pas by several members of the government; the unveiling of a proposal to reform & improve indigenous community living standards; & licensing brothels. The two policy issues of tree clearing & fuel rebates were the most problematic for the government. E. Sanchez