Stoop low
Monday, 1 March 2010 Tactics 6 comments
If the normal rules of the game applied, Rudd’s confessional moment on Insiders would have been a foolish move.
How the ETS became the GST
Monday, 8 February 2010 Tactics 11 comments
Nearly two months after Copenhagen, the government has still not addressed it.
Let’s all forget about 2007
Monday, 1 February 2010 Media analysis 11 comments
Hartcher is doing the same thing that Antony Green did in his piece in The Drum undermining current polling – belittling the significance of the 2007 election
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.
Best of Australian politics 2009
Tuesday, 29 December 2009 Key posts, Media analysis, State of the parties 21 comments
That’s it for 2009.
Once more, with feeling
Wednesday, 2 December 2009 Political figures, Tactics 20 comments
Abbott is clinging to a past political tradition that died in 2007.
Crunch time – again
Tuesday, 24 November 2009 State of the parties 4 comments
This is an establishment party fighting for its political existence but with nothing but a bogus scientific debate and the most anti-establishment segment of society to base it on.
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.
