Trying to do a Latham
Wednesday, 10 March 2010 Tactics 12 comments
Latham and Rudd may have not needed to consult their party, Abbott didn’t dare consult his.
Nelson’s lesson for Turnbull
Thursday, 27 August 2009 Political figures 7 comments
Nelson’s problem was not so much Rudd, but that his party would not let him follow the route Rudd has taken to adapt to current conditions.
Rate rise re-writing
Friday, 26 October 2007 Media analysis Comments Off
It is not the government’s support that has been falling away this year but the media’s confidence in it’s survival.
Labor’s being personal, the Libs can’t
Monday, 24 September 2007 Political figures Comments Off
Maybe memory fails but it is hard to recall seeing childhood pics of Howard, Keating or Fraser in the run up to their election. Even Hawke, arguably the most self-absorbed PM, couldn’t top the personal backgrounding we have had on Rudd.
Let’s all forget about 2004
Thursday, 23 August 2007 State of the parties Comments Off
Although Rudd is now re-making the ALP to make what will turn out to be a very different Labor government than what has gone before, so far the Labor party going to this election under Rudd is not really that different than the one that followed Latham. But the immediate news of this election will be to see exposed federally what has already happened in the states, the crisis of the Liberal party.
Hip-pocket blindness
Thursday, 9 August 2007 Tactics Comments Off
While the political class grapples with some of the most fundamental issues of how it exercises power, the media still seems to think this election is about little more than the monthly credit card statement.
Politics is not just polls
Wednesday, 11 July 2007 Tactics Comments Off
The NT intervention has altered the dynamic of this campaign.
Trust Howard to try it again
Thursday, 7 June 2007 International relations Comments Off
Let’s start by getting one thing clear. The winner for Howard on the ‘trust’ issue in 2004 was not interest rates or Latham’s character.
