An election to fill the gap
Tuesday, 13 July 2010 Tactics 9 comments
Gillard’s main agenda is to provide real backflips rather than the wishy-washy backflips of Rudd’s.
Insecurities to the fore!
Friday, 9 July 2010 Media analysis, State of the parties 16 comments
The East Timor political class may have its problems, but compared to ours they are now looking cool enough to leave it swinging in the breeze.
Let’s all forget 2007 – ALP edition
Wednesday, 7 July 2010 Tactics, The Australian state 28 comments
Gillard claims to want to move away from political correctness on asylum seekers, but in fact her entire approach to the issue shares the assumption of the politically correct left; namely that concerns about it are such a powerful inflammatory force in the electorate that it must be indulged and made a big deal of.
Fraser: The right goes all mushy
Thursday, 27 May 2010 Political figures 19 comments
The problem for Fraser is not that the Liberals are moving to the right as such but that there is no real basis for them doing so.
Rogue poll, rogue media
Wednesday, 11 November 2009 Media analysis 6 comments
How cruel, and how naughty, of Newspoll to do a rogue poll!
The New Opposition
Monday, 2 November 2009 Media analysis, Tactics 3 comments
If the Coalition’s role is not to provide alternative policy, but merely hold the government to account, can’t the media do that?
Still searching for 2001
Friday, 30 October 2009 Media analysis 8 comments
The media dived into this issue two weeks ago expecting a rerun of 2001. When none occurred, it conducted it on its own, starring in a morality play of one.
Another Howard bubble finally bursts
Monday, 26 October 2009 Tactics 5 comments
Rudd was calling the bluff that Turnbull and the Liberals had been playing, namely that Howard had a real policy that they could return to rather than a political game whose time had passed.
Blowing up in his face – wrap-up
Saturday, 25 April 2009 Media analysis 6 comments
The only difference over what happened on Ashmore Reef was how a weak political class reacted to a media campaign.
Blowing up in his face – another update
Tuesday, 21 April 2009 Tactics 11 comments
It has been fascinating to watch the coalition go through its motions over the last week as it was worked on by the media.
