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The Ayes Have It: the History of the Queensland Parliament, 1957–1989
7. The Pizzey–Chalk interlude, 1968 With the retirement of Frank Nicklin as Premier in January 1968, the Queensland Parliament entered a period of turbulence and uncertainty. Nicklin had been the leader of the Country Party continuously since June 1941, accumulating a total of 26.5 years at the helm. He had been Premier for 10.5 years and had governed the state competently and conscientiously. He had stamped his own personal integrity and probity on the character of the government and had quietly maintained a guiding hand over the cabinet and party room. In the Parliament, he was uniformly held in high regard not only by his own Country Party colleagues but by his Coalition partners and members of the opposition. He had maintained a sense of decency in the Assembly that was recognised by friend and foe alike. At the time of his retirement, Nicklin had attained many parliamentary achievements, not the least of which was the general acceptance of the Coalition parties as the natural parties of government. He had also, perhaps more conscientiously, sustained the Country Party as the dominant party in the Coalition despite consistently polling fewer votes than the largely urban-based Liberal Party. Nicklin’s retirement at seventy-two years of age was not exactly a surprise; it had been expected for some time. His health and energy were waning and he had spent some weeks in hospital during the final months of his record- breaking premiership. It was widely believed that Nicklin had hung on to the job for so long simply to beat the previous record of Labor’s Forgan Smith as the longest-serving premier (Forgan Smith had served 10 years and three months). -
The History of the Queensland Parliament, 1957–1989
9. The slide towards uncertainty, 1969–1972 The Parliament resumed after a break of seven and a half months—a relatively long intermission but by no means unusual in those days. When an election was due in the new year (from March to June), it was common practice for the Parliament to adjourn in late November or early December (before Christmas) and to not reconvene for another six to eight months. This was the pattern followed throughout the 1940s to the mid-1950s and again from 1962 to 1972. The thirty-ninth Parliament would run from 5 August 1969 to 10 December 1971 (202 sitting days in the three-year term or 67 days a year) and not meet again before the May 1972 election. It was the last Parliament to meet with 78 members and, for the first time since winning government, the Coalition governed with a reduced majority. Under Nicklin, the Coalition’s majority had risen from nine in 1957 to 10 in 1960, to 14 in 1963 and 16 in 1966, but fell back to just 12 after the 1969 election—Bjelke-Petersen’s first electoral test as leader. With the benefit of hindsight, it is clear the 1969–72 Parliament was to become Labor’s high-water mark in its period in opposition, when for a few years it posed a credible challenge to the government. It was also a period when the Premier was at his most vulnerable politically—a condition deeply troubling to his own party colleagues, who would eventually be incited to rebel against his leadership. -
Legislative Assembly Hansard 1974
Queensland Parliamentary Debates [Hansard] Legislative Assembly TUESDAY, 29 OCTOBER 1974 Electronic reproduction of original hardcopy Land Tax Act Amendment Bill [29 OcTOBER 1974] Election of Speaker 1677 TUESDAY, 29 OCTOBER 1974 THE CLERK OF THE PARLIAMENT (Mr. C. George) took the chair at 11 a.m. VACANCY IN OFFICE OF SPEAKER The Cl,erk: I have to inform the House that I have received the following letter from the Honourable the Speaker, the Honourable W. H. Lonergan, M.L.A.- "Brisbane, 28th October 1974. "The Clerk of the Parliament, "Parliament House, "Brisbane. "Dear Sir, "I hereby tender my resignation as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland and as Member for the Electoral District of Flinders. Yours faithfully, W. H. Lonergan." In accordance with the provisiOns of Standing Order No. 9, I have to report that by reason of such resignation a vacancy now exists in the office of Speaker. ELECTION OF SPEAKER Hon. J. BJELKE-PETERSEN (Barambah -Premier) (11.1 a.m.): Mr. George, on behalf of all Government members, I move- "That Mr. James Edward Hiram Houghton do take the Chair of the House as Speaker." Mr. BromJey: I saw you shaking his hand on Friday. Opposition Members interjected. Mr. BJELKE-PETERSEN: I am sure that all honourable members on this side of the House support the motion. On behalf of all honourable members on this side of the House and, I am sure, the other side, I express very deep regret that Mr. Lonergan's condition of health is such that he felt impelled to tender his resignation. -
The Governor of Queensland
Factsheet 2.2 The Governor of Queensland Role of the Governor • recommending by a message to the Legislative Assembly, the passing of the Appropriation Queensland’s system of Government is a Bill(s) prior to their introduction in the House; constitutional monarchy. The Queensland Constitution Acts specifically recognise • having the discretionary powers concerning that the Parliament of Queensland consists the dissolution of the Legislative Assembly and of the Sovereign (expressed as the Crown) the appointment and dismissal of Ministers in and the Legislative Assembly. The Governor the event of a change of Government; is the personal representative of the • swearing-in the new Ministry at Government Sovereign in the State. House; The Governor is appointed by the • presiding over meetings of, and taking the Sovereign, by Commission, on the advice advice of, the Executive Council, which is tendered by the Premier. The appointment comprised of all members of the Ministry. In is for an unlimited term, but the accepted this role the Governor is titled Governor in convention is a term of five years. Council; The powers of the Governor are derived • issuing writs for the election of Queensland from his/her Commission, the Australia Senate representatives in Canberra; Acts, the Constitution (Office of Governor) Act 1987, the Constitution Act 1867 and • on the advice of the Government, issuing also by Acts which provide for approval writs for State elections; and by the Governor in Council. The Governor • granting a pardon, commuting a sentence, or in Council is a title used when the reprieving the execution of a sentence. Governor is acting by and with the advice of the Executive Council. -
Address for Annual Presentation Night at Mansfield State High School, 7.30 Pm, Tuesday, 19 October 2004
ADDRESS FOR ANNUAL PRESENTATION NIGHT AT MANSFIELD STATE HIGH SCHOOL, 7.30 PM, TUESDAY, 19 OCTOBER 2004 Evenings like this, which celebrate the achievement of the school and the school community, its cultural and sporting groups and the excellence and success attained by individual students, generate a contagious excitement and energy, making the evening a buzz for everyone associated with it. Thank you for inviting me. It has been a privilege already to meet some of your students, teachers and parents. I look forward to meeting more of you later tonight. When I address school-centred groups like this, I enjoy researching a little of the school's history and ethos to learn about the audience with whom I hope to engage. Mansfield State High School takes its title from the suburb, Mansfield, after Sir Alan Mansfield, a name familiar to lawyers because he was a former Chief Justice of Queensland. My only memories of him are that when I was a school girl, he was the Governor of Queensland, a role to which he was appointed in March 1966. I have since learned that in his adult years, he lived on a 25 acre Mount Gravatt property called "Fresh Fields". Those who knew him said "Fresh Fields" summed up his attitude to life. This school, appropriately for a progressive educational institution, can be said to be, at least figuratively, built on Alan Mansfield's "Fresh Fields". Alan Mansfield was born at Indooroopilly on 30 September 1902. He came from a distinguished legal family. His father was a District Court judge in Queensland and his great-great-grandfather had been the Chief Justice of Common Pleas in England. -
Legislative Assembly Hansard 1972
Queensland Parliamentary Debates [Hansard] Legislative Assembly TUESDAY, 19 SEPTEMBER 1972 Electronic reproduction of original hardcopy Address in Reply [19 SEPTEMBER 1972] Petition 583 TUESDAY, 19 SEPTEMBER 1972 Mr. SPEAKER (Hon. W. H. Lonergan, Flinders) read prayers and took the chair at 11 a.m. OVERTIME PAID IN GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS RETURN TO ORDER The following paper was laid on the table:- Return to an Order made by the House. on 8 August last, on the motion of Mr. R. Jones, showing the amount of overtime paid in each Government department (all funds) in 1971-72. PAPERS The following papers were laid on the table, and ordered to be printed:- Reports- Operations of the Sub-Departments of the Department of Health-"Eventide" ( Sandgate), "Eventide" (Charters Towers), "Eventide" (Rockhampton), and Queensland Industrial Institution for the Blind (South Brisbane), for the year 1971-72. Agricultural Bank, for the year 1971-72. The following papers were laid on the table:- Orders in Council under- The Rural Training Schools Act of 1965. Industrial Development Act 1963-1978. The Irrigation Acts, 1922 to 1965. The State Electricity Commission Acts, 1937 to 1965. Regulations under the Irrigation Acts, 1922 to 1965. Report of the Totalisator Administration Board of Queensland for the year 1971-72. PETITION MINERAL LEASES, FRASER AND MORETON ISLANDS Mr. SHERRINGTON (Salisbury) pre sented a petition signed by 387 electors and others in the State of Queensland, praying that the Parliament of Queensland will take immediate steps to prevent the granting of any further mineral leases on Fraser and Moreton Islands until an independent, com prehensive land-use survey of these areas has been carried out. -
Forum on Love/Hate Relationship Between Media and Parliamentarians
AUSTRALASIAN STUDY OF PARLIAMENT GROUP (Queensland Chapter) Forum on Love/Hate Relationship between Media and Parliamentarians THURSDAY, 12 OCTOBER 2000 Parliament House Brisbane Reported by Parliamentary Reporting Staff Australasian Study of Parliament Group (Queensland Chapter) Forum on Love/Hate Relationship between Media and Parliamentarians Dr PAUL REYNOLDS: Welcome to the ASPG forum this evening. The order of speaking will be that Bill Hewitt will speak first and he will be followed by Tony Koch, then the Honourable Anna Bligh and then Peter Wear. I will introduce all the speakers now so that I do not have to bob up and down as they come to the microphone. The speakers will speak for about 15 or 20 minutes back to back. After they have spoken we will give them a chance to respond to each other and then there will be an opening for questions and comments from the floor. We have a roving mike and Andrew, who is sitting at the back, will move through the audience with that. When all questions and comments are exhausted I have great pleasure to invite you to the Strangers Bar for a cash bar and free supper. At the end of this evening's proceedings Damon Blake, our Treasurer, will have a little word to say, a little commercial, about membership. I would like to start by saying that the Queensland Chapter of the Australasian Study of Parliament Group was the last chapter in Australasia to be founded in 1993 under the auspices of the Honourable Mr Speaker Fouras. We are now the largest chapter and most active chapter in Australasia. -
A Brief History of Rostrum Queensland 1937-2020
2020 A Brief History of Rostrum Queensland 1937-2020 Bill Smith 0 A BRIEF HISTORY OF ROSTRUM QUEENSLAND 1937 – 2020 Copyright © 2020 Bill Smith All rights reserved. NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA ISBN – 13: 978-0-646-83510-5 Brisbane, Qld, Australia No parts of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner. 1 The Rostrum Promise “I promise to submit myself to the discipline of this Rostrum club and to endeavour to advance its ideals and enrich its fellowship. I will defend freedom of speech in the community and will try at all times to think truly and speak clearly. I promise not to be silent when I ought to speak.” Sidney Wicks 1923. Dedicated to the memory of Freeman L.E. (Joe) Wilkins – A True Friend to Many 2 Contents Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 4 Remarkable things do happen under trees! .................................................................................. 4 1930s .......................................................................................................................................... 5 1940s ........................................................................................................................................ 10 1950s ....................................................................................................................................... -
2021 Showcase Awards Submission Guidelines.Pdf
Submission guidelines Table of contents 1. The Showcase Awards for Excellence in Schools 3 1.1 Background 3 1.2 Key dates 3 1.3 Eligibility 3 2. Categories 4 2.1 Showcase Award for Excellence in the Early and Primary Years 4 2.2 Showcase Award for Excellence in the Secondary Years 4 2.3 Showcase Award for Excellence in Inclusive Education 4 2.4 Showcase Award for Excellence in Parent and Community Engagement 5 2.5 Showcase Award for Excellence in Global Engagement 5 2.6 Showcase Award for Excellence in Rural and Remote Education 5 2.7 Showcase Award for Excellence in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education 6 2.8 Showcase Award for Excellence in Teaching 6 2.9 Jack Pizzey Award for Excellence in School Leadership (no self-nomination) 6 2.10 The Bevan Brennan ‘Every Child Needs a Champion’ Award 7 3. Judging standards 7 4. Awards process 8 4.1 Award submission 8 4.2 Regional judging 8 4.3 State finalist shortlisting 8 4.4 State finalist video profiles 8 4.5 State awards judging 8 4.6 Showcase Awards presentation 8 5. Entering the awards 9 5.1 Writing a submission 9 5.2 Uploading a submission 10 6. Development grants 17 6.1 Payments 18 7. Contacts 18 8. Terms and conditions 19 Attachment A: Rural and Remote Education category eligible schools 20 Attachment B: Group category judging standards and decision-making flow charts 22 Attachment C: Bevan Brennan ‘Every Child Needs A Champion’ Award judging standard 27 Linked document: Group category submission template Linked document: Individual category submission template 2021 Showcase Awards for Excellence in Schools Submission guidelines 2 1. -
The History of the Queensland Parliament, 1957–1989
14 . The demise of the Coalition and the Nationals governing alone, 1981–1983 In 1980, backroom plans had been already entertained for a stand-alone National Party government supplemented by a few Liberal ‘ministerialists’— opportunists who would cross over and side with whatever the next ministry turned out to be in order to remain part of the next government. Historically, ‘ministerialists’ were typically senior parliamentarians who, forgoing party loyalties, decided to collaborate as individuals in the formulation of a new government. After the 1980 election, however, any such musing was put on hold as the two conservative parties lapsed back into coalition. This time, the Nationals clearly imposed their dominance, taking the prime portfolios and consigning the ‘leftovers’ to the Liberals. Labor began to refer to the junior partners as ‘Dr Edwards and his shattered Liberal team’—the losers who were ‘now completely the captive of the National Party’ (QPD 1981:vol. 283, p. 7). Despite his vitriolic attacks against the Premier and the National-led government, Llew Edwards retained his position as Deputy Premier and Treasurer—positions he would keep until he was deposed by Terry White on the eve of the Coalition collapse in August 1983, although there was an unsuccessful attempt by dissident Liberals to remove Edwards in November 1981. When the Premier learned about the dissident Liberal plan to topple Edwards, with Angus Innes taking the lead, he declared Innes an ‘anti-coalitionist’ and someone with whom he would not work. Instead, Bjelke-Petersen began hatching plans to form a minority government with whomsoever among the Liberals who would give him support; and then to govern alone until mid-1982. -
246 Nov for Doran
POLITICS What’s So Special? In accounting for Joh’s style and success, Wear rounds up the usual suspects. Labor, in office for all but three years between 1915 and 1957, set a powerful example of authoritari- Geoffrey Bolton anism. From Labor, the Country Party (later the Nationals) inherited a rurally biased gerrymander, which kept them in power. Joh’s apparent lack of eloquence appealed to the Ross Fitzgerald average voter and concealed a shrewd approach to the media. The Federation Mirror A near-monopoly Brisbane press could be tamed by the with- UQP, $30pb, 267pp, 0 7022 3328 5 drawal of government advertising. None of these explanations is quite sufficient. Wear shows that Joh’s National Party probably did not need the Rae Wear zonal gerrymander to succeed at elections. (In any case, Johannes Bjelke-Peterson: The Lord’s Premier if, after coming unexpectedly to office in 1957, the Nationals UQP, $35pb, 249pp, 0 7022 3304 8 had failed to consolidate themselves at the 1960 elections, the bush might easily have reverted to Labor.) In Perth, UEENSLAND IS DIFFERENT’, overseas commen- Adelaide and Hobart, generally anti-Labor daily papers tators would mutter sagely when the media enjoyed a similar monopoly to that of the Brisbane Courier- ‘ ran yet another story on Joh Bjelke-Peterson, Mail, and yet Labor governments in those states enjoyed Q premier of that state from 1968 to 1987. Authoritar- their share of office. We must seek other explanations. ian without generosity, self-servingly ignorant of the decent Gough Whitlam, who consistently underrated the checks and balances usual in the Westminster style of Queenslander, dismissed Joh as a ‘Bible-bashing bastard’. -
Legislative Assembly Hansard 1976
Queensland Parliamentary Debates [Hansard] Legislative Assembly WEDNESDAY, 25 AUGUST 1976 Electronic reproduction of original hardcopy Special Adjournment [25 AuGUST 1976] Electoral District of Lockyer 5 WEDNESDAY, 25 AUGUST 1976 Mr. SPEAKER (Hon. J. E. H. Houghton, Redcliffe) read prayers and took the chair at 11 a.m. CLAYFIELD AND PORT CURTIS BY-ELECTIONS RETURN OF WRITS Mr. SPEAKER: I have to inform the House that my writs issued on 27 April 1976 for the election of members to serve in the Legislative Assembly for the electoral districts of Clayfield and Port Curtis have been returned to me with certificates endorsed thereon by the returning officers of the election on 29 May 1976 of Ivan Milton Brown, Esquire, and William George Prest, Esquire, to serve as such members respect ively. MEMBERS SWORN Mr. Brown and Mr. Prest were intro duced, took the oath of allegiance, and subscribed the roll. ELECTORAL DISTRICT OF LOCKYER RESIGNATION OF MEMBER Mr. SPEAKER: I have to inform the House that I have received the following letter from the Honourable Sir Gordon William Wesley Chalk, member for the electoral district of Lockyer in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland- "Treasurer of Queensland, "12th August, 1976. "Dear Mr. Speaker, "I hereby tender my resignation as the elected representative of the State Elec torate of Lockyer, such resignation to be effective as from m1dnight tonight (12th August). "I would like to express to you my sincere thanks for the many courtesies you have extended to me from time to time, and such expression also applies to all Officials of Parliament.