![]() Brisbane Times | Awkward shake for fierce Ashgrove foes Brisbane Times Ms Jones arrived at The Gap State School just before 9am and not long after the would-be premier and his wife Lisa arrived with a media entourage in tow. At first Mr Newman ignored, or possibly didn't see, the petite local MP handing out how-to-vote ... |
![]() Brisbane Times | Plenty of dough flying round in Queensland hot seat The Australian The Gap State High School, in Brisbane's inner west, is bound to get a $5.2 million new sports hall after Labor and the LNP pledged matching grants yesterday. The Gap primary school, which has already been given $3m in federal Building the Education ... 'Big picture' voters key Bligh continues campaign trail blitz |
![]() The Age | The battle for Ashgrove The Australian To the west, the electorate stretches to post-war housing estates at The Gap, at the foot of Mount Glorious where Jones recently named a lookout after the retired Catholic archbishop of Brisbane, John Bathersby. At the heart of the electorate is the ... In the hot seat Giant-killer knocks on plenty of doors 'He will win Ashgrove, he'll do better than I did': Howard on Newman |
![]() Brisbane Times | Newman feels pinch from attack on ethics Brisbane Times Bounded by bush on three sides, the inner-west Brisbane electorate takes in the suburb of The Gap, which was ripped apart by a mini-typhoon in 2008. Like the Sutherland shire in Sydney, it is a tribal place, multiple generations making their home there ... LNP leader attacked over family finances Sisters unite in LNP confusion over who's on first |
A new poll shows Labor MP Kate Jones has clawed back ground from Liberal National Party (LNP) leader Campbell Newman in the crucial Brisbane seat of Ashgrove.
Mr Newman has to win the seat in Brisbane’s inner-west if he is to become the next Queensland premier.
Newman promises study of range-crossing Ninemsn Mr Newman's popularity was no surprise to federal Liberal MP Malcolm Turnbull, who joined him on the hustings at The Gap in Brisbane. "He's a great man and he's going to be a great new premier for Queensland," he told reporters. |
![]() NEWS.com.au | Storm over LNP Leader Campbell Newman's Ashgrove 'snub' Courier Mail Mr Newman did not attend a Queensland Council of Unions event at The Gap State High School this morning where MP Kate Jones, Greens candidate Sandra Bayley and Katter's Australia Party candidate Norman Wicks met to sign a jobs charter. Poll Call: February 21 |
Ashgrove hogs Qld parliamentary limelight Ninemsn A suburban Brisbane intersection has received an unusual amount of air time in Queensland parliament, as both sides battle over the critical seat of Ashgrove. Liberal National Party (LNP) leader Campbell Newman must win the inner-west seat in order to ... |
![]() Brisbane Times | Newman rejects LNP bribery allegations ABC Online He told the council chamber he is proud of the way his team responded to The Gap storm in Brisbane in 2008. "We went in there hard with supporting agencies, people from the Australian Defence Force, the Australian Federal Police, many other people as ... Newman's 'new deal' for bush Newman's shadow cabinet to be named 'next week' Newman reflects on top job in council |
Jessica has trouble in store for Bligh The Australian The 27-year-old resident of The Gap in northwest Brisbane was all set to vote for Anna Bligh ahead of John-Paul Langbroek, but now she's going to vote for Campbell Newman ahead of the Labor Premier. "I actually think Anna did a brilliant job during the ... |