Rudd: the anti-politics campaigner – 2010 edition
Monday, 8 March 2010 Tactics 5 comments
Rudd and Gillard are campaigning against an arm of government. However, it is worth noting that they are also campaigning against the parties running them, including their own.
Destroying Abbott
Wednesday, 3 February 2010 Tactics 15 comments
Now we know what Turnbull was talking about.
No going back – an update
Friday, 29 January 2010 Tactics 5 comments
There is some sign that in responding to Abbott’s threat to turn the clock back and resume the old left-right ding-dong, there is part of the government’s strategy that is conceding to it much as Labor did in the last election.
The (little less) popular Ms Gillard
Tuesday, 15 September 2009 Political figures 5 comments
It could be possible that rather than Rudd needing to fear Gillard, there could come a point when the threat is the other way round.
Bring back Costello now! Round 2
Wednesday, 25 March 2009 Media analysis 19 comments
The Liberal party is being driven with one eye on the road in front and one on the rear view mirror – and it is getting increasingly confused which is which.
Staring at nothing
Monday, 16 March 2009 Media analysis 10 comments
The media’s refusal to see the depths of the Liberals’ political problems is why they keep getting the leadership dynamics wrong.
The fire this time
Monday, 2 February 2009 State of the parties 3 comments
At the moment the government is benefiting from several factors that are highly unusual for this downturn.
Review of 2008 – Labor
Wednesday, 24 December 2008 Key posts, State of the parties Comments Off
It was the political assault on the old power bases of the party that was the underlying theme of federal Labor in 2008.
… both sides are heading into an unprecedented economic crisis with little in the political arsenal to handle it.
Factors for instability
Thursday, 2 October 2008 State of the parties Comments Off
The uncertainty of international events for a government reliant on them is one destabilising factor. The government is losing another prop to its stability at home.
