Fraser Coast Chronicle

Why we’re stuck with Tony Abbott

SOME local Liberal voters say Tony Abbott’s “name is mud” after last week’s leadership spill but it doesn’t look like he’s...

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30th Aug. 2018 12:08 PM

Tony Abbott’s volunteering at the local surf club has made him popular but attitudes appear to be changing.

Hanson fires shots at Pitt as One Nation eyes Hinkler

ONE Nation leader Pauline Hanson has hit out at Hinkler MP Keith Pitt, saying his job was on the line because of failed...

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30th Aug. 2018 5:08 AM

ONE NATION: Senator Pauline Hanson has gone on the attack on Hinkler MP Keith Pitt.

'MPs are lost in their own bulls**t': O'Brien blasts Libs

Natonals peed off as Libs "drag us out of government": O'Brien calls for new Coalition deal

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24th Aug. 2018 4:08 PM

HAPPIER TIMES: PM for the moment, Malcolm Turnbull meets with Wide Bay MP Llew O'Brien to discuss road funding. Mr O'Brien says real issues are what matter but the Libs are lost in ego.

Labor ready for snap poll

LABOR is preparing for an election to be called as early as this weekend as it accuses the Federal Government of “eating...

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24th Aug. 2018 3:08 AM

Labor is already taking advantage of the chaos, with frontbenchers preparing to head out to position the Opposition as having policies focused on voter-friendly issues while the government focuses on itself. Picture: AAP Image/Mick Tsikas

'I'll pay Barnaby's petrol money for his campaign help'

Wide Bay MP says Barnaby will be a political asset next election

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18th Aug. 2018 12:08 AM

TAKING IT TO THE STREETS: Llew O'Brien, with Barnaby Joyce, says Mr Joyce is a campaign asset who has been an important political force for Gympie.

Palmer party billboards spring up in Fraser Coast

Yellow billboards popping up across town are the latest signs Clive Palmer's political influence has spread to the Fraser...

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20th July 2018 12:07 AM

One of Clive Palmer's United Australia Party signs on Maryborough Hervey Bay Rd. It's one of at least four that have been sighted around Hervey Bay and Maryborough.

Turnbull sets next election battle lines

PRIME Minister Malcolm Turnbull wants voters to judge him on his economic record and Labor on their taxation promises at...

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17th June 2018 11:06 AM

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull (AAP Image/Joel Carrett)

Patriotic Clive's Trump-boards have Australia talking

The Clive Palmer signs going up around Australia that have the whole country talking

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16th May 2018 2:05 PM

SIGNS featuring Clive Palmer, extolling 'Make Australia Great' have gone up in their hundreds around the country according to a spokesman.

So, when’s the election going to be?

WITH its tax cuts and big spending promises, the federal Budget looks very much like an election Budget. If so, when are we...

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09th May 2018 4:05 PM

PM Malcolm Turnbull in the House of Representatives chamber today. Picture: Kym Smith

Labor vows to scrap tampon tax

ONE of Australia’s most controversial taxes will get the boot if the ALP wins next year’s federal election, it has been...

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29th April 2018 2:04 PM

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