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22 Jul 05:30am

Filed under: Corruption, Graham Nuttall, Labor Party, National Party, Politics, Queensland

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.

The only difference between Graham Nuttall and Russ Hinze is about 30kg

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?

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barra says:

12:43am | 23/07/09

the Labor party isnt the problem——- they will get away with anything———-the problem is with their legion of fans who will keep voting for them, even if it meant the labor pollies bending over, and their “true believers” kissing that par of the body, where the sun don’t shine. Read more »
Jeremy Hearn says:

12:17am | 23/07/09

Warren, Bravo! Beyond the substance of your article with which I largely agree, I am enormously pleased to see your name under it. Please get some more published putting your thoughts on current policy issues. I know it is hard breaking in to the pre-established media train of thought, but… Read more »