Tag Archives: Campbell Newman

Punish false CMC claims: Qld report

By Tracker, April 4, 2013

QUEENSLAND: A report into Queensland’s crime and corruption watchdog recommends punishing people who make vexatious and baseless complaints.

Posted in Breaking News, News | Also tagged Crime and Misconduct Commission, Queensland Police, Queensland Police Force | Leave a comment

Alcohol bans discriminatory: Newman

By Tracker, February 6, 2013

QUEENSLAND: Queensland Premier Campbell Newman says alcohol bans in Indigenous communities are “discriminatory” and he’ll press on with a review despite a warning from Prime Minister Julia Gillard.

Posted in News | Also tagged Alcohol Management Plans, Closing the Gap, Glen Elmes, Julia Gillard | Leave a comment

Newman looks to traditional land practices

By Tracker, November 21, 2012

Queensland Premier Campbell Newman.

QUEENSLAND: Land management problems could be solved by learning from the example of indigenous people before white settlement, the Queensland premier says.

Posted in Breaking News, News | Also tagged Land Management, Tim Flannery | Leave a comment

Beer Goggles

By Tracker, November 19, 2012

NATIONAL: The politics of backing grog bans despite scant evidence they actually work.

Posted in Features | Also tagged Alcohol Bans, Alcohol Management Plans, Aurukun, CLP, Indigenous Health, Kevin Foley, LNP, Marcia Langton, Noel Pearson, Terry Mills | 2 Comments

Editorial Opinion: October 2012

By Amy McQuire, October 28, 2012

NATIONAL: Recently I was reading a story published by the Australian Associated Press. It was about the controversial Stronger Futures laws, the Gillard government’s 10-year extension of the NT intervention.

Posted in Opinion | Also tagged Alcohol Management Plans, Edition 18, NT Intervention, Stronger Futures | Leave a comment

Palm Island woman to go to court over alcohol bans

By Tracker, October 8, 2012

The High Court of Australia...

NATIONAL: The High Court has granted a Palm Island woman permission to argue alcohol restrictions enforced in Queensland’s Aboriginal communities are discriminatory.

Posted in General News, News | Also tagged Alcohol Bans, Alcohol Management Plans, AMP, High Court, Indigenous Health, Palm Island | 4 Comments

Court asked to rule on Palm alcohol challenge

By Tracker, October 5, 2012

QUEENSLAND: The High Court will be asked to allow a Palm Island woman to challenge her conviction for having alcohol in a restricted area, claiming it was a breach of United Nations racial discrimination conventions.

Posted in Breaking News, News | Also tagged Alcohol Bans, Alcohol Management Plans, Alcohol reform, Glen Elmes | Leave a comment

Qld alcohol bans successful: Elmes

By Tracker, October 4, 2012

QUEENSLAND: The Queensland government says alcohol bans in remote Indigenous communities have been successful but the current review is warranted.

Posted in Breaking News, News | Also tagged Alcohol Management Plans, Glen Elmes | Leave a comment

Qld to press on with alcohol management plan review

By Tracker, September 25, 2012

Queensland Premier Campbell Newman.

QUEENSLAND: A High Court challenge against Queensland’s indigenous alcohol management plans won’t stop the Newman government from reviewing the legislation.

Posted in Breaking News, News | Also tagged Alcohol Management Plans, Alf Lacey | Leave a comment

Axe falls on health program grants in Qld

By Tracker, September 25, 2012

QUEENSLAND: The Queensland government has axed more grants for health providers, while demanding the federal government stump up more money.

Posted in Breaking News, News | Also tagged Indigenous Health | Leave a comment