No revival, just decay
Monday, 8 September 2008 State of the parties Comments Off
Those who think the election results across the country on Saturday showed the inevitable swinging back of the pendulum following the election of the Rudd government, must have been squinting at them with one eye.
RIP NSW Right
Saturday, 6 September 2008 State and federal politics Comments Off
Iemma’s fall and the rise of an unknown from the left mark the collapse of the national party’s most important faction over the last three decades, the NSW Right.
The Senate: A Club to beat the Liberals with – an update
Friday, 5 September 2008 Tactics Comments Off
It was extremely gracious of the government to give the Liberals another chance to block the luxury car tax bill after one of their dozy senators stuffed it up by missing the vote.
You would almost think the government wanted it.
Economic policy posturing
Tuesday, 2 September 2008 Tactics Comments Off
The Liberals, however, like their acolytes in The Australian, cling to the view that the strong economy over the last decade was up to them.
Education: Rudd’s Workchoices
Monday, 1 September 2008 State of the parties Comments Off
From the very beginning of this government, the media has underestimated the critical role education plays in the political make-up of this government.
