The Brisbane Line is the online magazine of the Brisbane Institute. In the latest issue:
A coalition of broken hearts
Since the early 1980s, writes Paul Williams, the Queensland Liberal and National parties have seen their Coalition dissolved, reformed, and again dissolved on no fewer than three occasions. The latest dissolution - following this year's second landslide defeat to the ALP - comes only 12 months since the last reformation of the state Coalition. This development, together with the non-Labor parties' lacklustre 2004 campaign, Williams warns, clearly bodes ill for Queensland conservatism.
Getting real about homelessness, refugees and the BHC
The volume of responses we received concerning Anne Matthews-Frederick's article 'The homeless as a commodity?' highlights the dire need currently faced by the homeless. Queensland Shelter director, Adrian Pisarski, feels it's time we got real, found and funded a long-term solution for an ever-growing problem.
Driving a wedge between the homeless and the refugee?
Setting one social issue against another, writes Brisbane City Council's Councillor David Hinchliffe, is a classic display of wedge politics. Responding to Anne Matthews-Frederick, Councillor Hinchliffe says Matthews-Frederick shows in her article 'The homeless as a commodity' that she has it down to a fine art.
The smile on the face of the tiger
Click on the television news. Flick through the pages of a newspaper. The odds are that even the laziest eyes will be fixed by a politician's smile. Jacqui Murray reflects on what appears to be one of politics most effective gambits.
Towards a smarter state: starting at the source
In order to become a Smarter State, Paula Collins says we need to do much more to create an environment in which the vision and hope can flourish. Many changes, she argues, must occur within government administration itself - simple, inexpensive changes - to focus, culture, process and accountability.
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