http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/warren-truss/ Warren Truss is the National Party member for the seat of Wide Bay in Queensland, and has been the the Leader of the National Party since 2007. During the life of the Howard Government he served at various times as Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Minister for Transport and Regional Services, and Minister for Trade. en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:00:13 +0000 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:00:13 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/qld-labor-inherits-corruption-mantle-from-nats-dark-past/ The other day, I was asked on ABC television about the conviction of Gordon Nuttall, a former Queensland Labor state minister, for accepting secret payments of $360,000 from a businessman. This is one of the most serious cases of corruption ever recorded against a minister of the Crown in this country. Nuttall is not the first former Queensland Labor minister caught out over recent years – another has been jailed for blackmail, and a third for paedophilia. I responded by saying there was a culture of favouritism and relationships with big business tainting the Queensland Government, which needed to be fixed. Barrie Cassidy, a journalist for whom I have some regard, then came back with his “gotcha” question (and continued on after the interview). How could a Nationals’ leader complain about corruption in Queensland considering the Fitzgerald Inquiry at the time of the government of Joh Bjelke-Petersen’s National Party? feedback@thepunch.com.au (Warren Truss) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/qld-labor-inherits-corruption-mantle-from-nats-dark-past/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/qld-labor-inherits-corruption-mantle-from-nats-dark-past/#item690 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:30:23 +0000 Warren Truss | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/the-secret-ingredient-in-labors-pork-barrelling/ Anthony Albanese has become one frustrated little bunny. The Coalition opposed Rudd Labor’s wild cash splash which will leave Australians in debt for a generation or more. So Lord Albo has been angrily lashing out at any Nationals or Liberal MP who has the temerity not to oppose any Federal Government spending in their local areas. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Warren Truss) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/the-secret-ingredient-in-labors-pork-barrelling/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/the-secret-ingredient-in-labors-pork-barrelling/#item283 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:35:07 +0000 Warren Truss | Author bios | The Punch