Watching junior masterchef with the wife atm (yeah yeah gotta get the fix somewhere without stinky!) and there was just a full blown attack add aimed at Campbell Newman from the ALP attacking him on BCC rate rises, city cycle and the clem7 tunnel (why does no one realise that the CLEM7 was as much a state project as a council project???).

Pretty sure this is the first one that's been out on mainstream media as opposed to just attacking each other through comments to the news media etc, I've tried looking for the add on youtube but it hasn't made it there yet as far as I can tell.

The last election was held on the 21st of March 2009 so we're due for one within 5 months (I think). If the attack adds are starting now, how long ya'all reckon it'll be before there is an announcement?

I despise those adverts, I much prefer the simple this is what we offer ads.

I'm exactly the same and whilst I usually vote Liberal the last state election I never heard one "this is what we will do" add only attack adds for Labor. That really put me off the liberals last time around.

I am really hoping both sides come out and give us some real positive policies to consider this time around.

Also interested in when this will all go down because I do a lot of work consulting to Transport and Main Roads which will obviously go into caretaker mode once an election is announced.

Labor is done for and that is all that counts.

the mud is flying for what will be one dirty campaign on both sides

If Blight gets back in it will be mighty tempting to just GTFO

Labor is done for and that is all that counts.

ud think so hey, but never under estimate the LNP's ability to completely fuck up an election.

they are pros at it.

sounds like campbell needs to go through them with a broom, coz they got plenty of retards still hanging about (sup osullivan)

Yeah, attack ads are just low, but sadly the stupid also get to vote. Politicians should be required to tell us what they will do if elected, so they can be held to task when they don't do it.
But most importantly, "speak of your plans, not of your toys" - tell us HOW you're going to achieve it, not just what.

Saint, you would never vote anything but LNP anyways.

Ahh, telling me the negatives about the other party instead of your own positives is a sure fire way of getting me to not vote for you.

You understand right that is exactly what the LNP has been doing at state and national levels for 3 years now ? That is why the LNP hired ex-labor staffers to create dirt-files (until they got caught ... let's behonest both sides and the media do it, why does anyone pretend they don't).

i.e. I doubt you could tell me what Tony Abbott's stance is on anything except "the opposite of labor", oh and boat people should go to Nauru.

Australian politics is useless. Right now I am going to vote for the empty square (unless there is a pretty lady to vote for)...

yeah insom
previously when you bought a property, the stamp duty was about ~$15k, unless you were going to live in the house, and then your stamp duty was 'discounted' to half of that

state labor took away that 'discount' - so now if you move house you need to pay the full $15k stamp duty. oh and this was only 6 months or so after the treasurer, andrew fkwit fraser, said that stamp duty was a relic and should be abolished, and then he goes and effectively doubles it.

It's actually more than double Insom, it's been increased by 125%.
I was amazed too that it seemed to slip completely under the media radar.

as a previous beneficiary of the home concession i'm sad to see it go, but whether it's actually a doubling depends somewhat on the purchase price

Saint, you would never vote anything but LNP anyways.

Confusing me for Casa old man, I'm a swinging voter :) It's just labor is utter shit in QLD now.

Is there any way to get off the electoral roll? I'm done with politics in this fucking country.

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Labor is gonna get smashed. It feels good.

It's hard for a party to get policy out into the media, because the media only cares about the salacious muck... think about it.

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Labor is gonna get smashed. It feels good.

lols, hasnt been much to feel good about lately eh infi!?

i woudlnt be counting your chickens just yet matey.

its no so much voting labor, as just not wanting to vote for the lnp who are a bit of a joke as far as political parties go

can cando save them? if they do get up, it will be nearly entirely down to cando, who is actually a good man

ohnos, cando in trouble!

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/newmans-ashgove-lead-shrinks-20111108-1n57w.html

according to that poll he is still miles ahead...

Kate Jones is actually a good candidate and its a shame that she will be pushed out. Maybe she will try for a Federal Seat, going to be dozens empty after the next federal election because THOSE LABOR LIARS ARE GOING DOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWN