A STATE NEWSPAPER.
QUEENSLAND PREMIER'S SCHEME. (Press Assn.— By Telegraph— Copyright). (Received October 25 10.42 a.m.)* BRISBANE, October 25. In. the Assembly, the leader of the Opposition strongly protested against members of the Government taking Hansard reporters with them on 'tour. The Minister, m reply, complained of the systerhatic . misrepresentation of newspapers. Mr Kidston stated that the need for reliable reporting 1 was becoming very' urgent. They should have a Government newspaper. He had been very seriously considering the matter, and it was quite possible he would ask Parliament to approve of the cstablislunent of a daily paper. Amidst dissent, laughter, and interruptions, Mr Kidston went on to say its function would be "to report newsj and publish opinions only- as signed articles. Party references would be absolutely excluded from it.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 11109, 25 October 1907, Page 5
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