Queensland politics draws comparisons to Bjelke-Petersen era

Here we Joh again? The spectre of Bjelke-Petersen still looms large over Queensland

The LNP’s unapologetic moves on crime, transgender healthcare and police-led suppression of protests are a throwback to days many thought had come and gone Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A sign stopped Aunty Sandra King in her tracks. The elder of the Yagara, Quandamooka and Bundjalung people, now in her 70s, spoke at a protest last month against plans to build an Olympic stadium in the heart of Brisbane’s Victoria Park. In the crowd a man held aloft a homemade ...

By Ben Smee