Style Over Substance In A Black Year
Only weeks after his electoral triumph in November last year, Kevin Rudd descended on Darwin…More
Browsing: Australian Politics
Barry's Quite Happy To Do Labor Slowly
When the November-December Newspoll was published on Tuesday 16 December, showing that NSW Liberal leader…More
The Wingnuts And Tragics Of 2008
With the silly season upon us, it’s easy to feel a little bit bored with…More
Trivial Pursuits Distract A Nation In Crisis
It’s been an eventful week in Australian politics. The last days of Parliament for the…More
Hey Big Spender
The federal budget almost certainly moved into deficit this week — and nobody cared. As…More
A Man Of His Time
Somewhere I read that you know you’ve succeeded in politics, not when you’ve changed your…More
Happy Anniversary, Kev
One year ago today Australians went down to their local primary school, ate a burnt…More
Electoral Reform Could Be Rees's Best Friend
The chance of NSW giving a lead on political funding reform took a severe nosedive…More
The Howard Years
Roughly a year after the end of his government, the ABC has memorialised John Howard’s…More
The Big Bunga Way
"Big bunga" (or "big men") politics describes the endemic pattern of lateral violence that plagues…More