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ASPG-Q prize for essay on a parliamentary topic – my suggestions

Posted on June 23, 2022 by Gene Tunny

If you know of any postgraduate students at a Queensland university who are interested in political science, then please pass on the details of the Australasian Study of Parliament Group – Queensland (ASPG-Q) essay prize: ASPG-Q Parliamentary Scholarship Prize flyer.pdf … Continue reading →

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Role of Qld Parliament in public finance – upcoming ASPG event on 14 June 21

Posted on May 17, 2021 by Gene Tunny

Thanks to the Queensland chapter of the Australasian Study of Parliament Group (ASPG) for inviting me to be a panel member at its upcoming event The role of Parliament in public finance on 14 June at Parliament House, Brisbane. My … Continue reading →

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Industry wants changes to Qld CHO emergency powers extension bill

Posted on January 22, 2021 by Gene Tunny

This afternoon, in a hearing of the Queensland Parliament’s Health and Environment Committee, Queensland Tourism Industry Council (QTIC) head Daniel Gschwind and CCIQ Policy and Advocacy GM Amanda Rohan both expressed major concerns about the Queensland Government’s bill to extend … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Qld Parliamentary Committee appearance regarding COVID emergency and CHO powers on Friday

Posted on January 19, 2021 by Gene Tunny

I am grateful to the Queensland Parliament’s Health and Environment Committee for inviting me to speak to the Committee this Friday 22 January regarding the Government’s bill to extend the COVID public health emergency and the Chief Health Officer’s extraordinary … Continue reading →

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On extension of CHO emergency powers, Griffith legal academic makes scathing submission to Parliamentary Committee

Posted on January 17, 2021 by Gene Tunny

Submissions to the Queensland Parliamentary Inquiry into the extension of the COVID-19 public health emergency and the Chief Health Officer’s extraordinary powers have been published on the Parliamentary website. I can highly recommend a brilliant submission from Griffith Associate Professor … Continue reading →

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Qld CHO emergency powers extension bill submission

Posted on January 14, 2021 by Gene Tunny

Yesterday 5pm was the deadline for submissions to the Queensland Parliamentary Inquiry into the bill to extend the COVID-19 public health emergency and the Chief Health Officer’s emergency powers until 30 September. Queensland’s Parliament has only one chamber and the … Continue reading →

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Holiday reading – Qld Upper House discussion paper from the IPA

Posted on December 24, 2020 by Gene Tunny

Obviously a lot has happened this year and it’s easy to miss things when they come out, so I’m glad I’ve finally learned about a paper published by the Institute of Public Affairs in October titled  A Voice for the … Continue reading →

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No Qld upper house means poorly thought through legislation

Posted on November 11, 2020 by Gene Tunny

Queensland has too many poorly thought through pieces of legislation, arguably due to the lack of an upper house and the failure of Parliamentary Committees, ruled by the Government of the day, to properly scrutinise legislation. This is clear today, … Continue reading →

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Australian coverage of my upcoming Qld Parliamentary Inquiry appearance

Posted on July 10, 2020 by Gene Tunny

Thanks to Sarah Elks for her story in The Australian today regarding my upcoming appearance at the Queensland Parliamentary Inquiry into the state government’s economic response to the pandemic: Coronavirus: Queensland’s small-business grants ‘are a waste of money’ First, I … Continue reading →

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