Classic Class War Bloopers
1. Unemployment figures for May are now available for most nations around the world. How…More
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Rudd Goes Into Battle On Carbon
Kevin Rudd will abandon the carbon tax. That's the word from Canberra as the Rudd…More
Stop The Asylum Seeker Sloganeering
“Stop the economic migrants”, is Foreign Minister Bob Carr’s new slogan to deal with asylum…More
Gillard's Place In The Labor Pantheon
How should we assess the legacy of Julia Gillard? Undoubtedly, her achievement as the first…More
Tony Burke Inherits Labor's Refugee Mess
In the transition from opposition to government Labor has taken a pronounced leap into conservative…More
The Right Plays Symbolic Politics Too
Beneath the reams of analysis of the federal government’s current position lurks awareness that splits…More
From The Moshpit To The Backbench
Phillipe Sartorio is a huge Midnight Oil fan and has seen them play live 42…More
The Cabinet Deck Gets Yet Another Shuffle
Will the last Labor stalwart to leave please turn out the light on the hill?…More
Why The Left Should Back A GST Rise
Kevin Rudd is back, and, as Bernard Keane wrote in Crikey this week, he has…More
Rudd's Dirty Game Pays Off
The dust has settled, the vanquished departed, and the victor is currently dividing his meagre…More