Politics

Bert van Manen into familiar role

FEDERAL Member for Forde Bert van Manen will be in a familiar role when he returns to parliament. He'll continue in his position as the LNP's appointment as Chief Whip. The one key difference is that he'll t...

Mayor promises spending, but cost not yet known

LOGAN City Council is promising increased spending, but remains tight-lipped on how much it will cost ratepayers in next week's budget. Other councils in the region have hinted at rates hikes in the vicinity...

Bottleneck on council radar

Logan City Council is on a mission to fix one of the City of Logan’s most troubling bottlenecks. Solutions are being considered to unlock the potential of Goodna Road between Middle and Thompson Roads and Ne...

New roles for local federal MPs

AS the Labor Party swept to power on Saturday night, local federal politicians were preparing to resume their positions, albeit with vastly different responsibilities. Along with the changing of the guard co...

Rankin candidate: Jeff Crank (UAP)

Inflation seems to need to be addressed as a matter of urgency. How? A maximum of 3% interest on home loans to save Australian homeownership Liberal and Labour’s debt of $1,000,000,000,000 will increase home ...

Rankin candidate: Jim Chalmers

As I move around our local community, one thing keeps coming up again and again; the fact that everything seems to be going up except people’s pay. Under Scott Morrison and the current Liberal National Governm...

Rankin – Neil Cotter – Greens

With record housing costs and inflation, plus a pending interest rate rise, cost of living is the most pressing issue facing most people at this election. To make housing, most people's single largest expense,...

Forde candidate: Bert van Manen (LNP)

In my opinion, there is only one issue that matters in this election campaign, and that is the economy. The outcome of this election is extremely important for the future of our country and its economic well...