Viva La Evolution
Wayne Swan delivered Labor’s entire election platform in education and training last night, plus an…More
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The Waiting Game
Wayne Swan’s first budget contains a big focus on "infrastructure": the transport, utilities and essential…More
For Sale: One State with Harbour Views
The NSW Iemma Government continues to lurch from crisis to crisis. Over the past weekend…More
Out with Middle Class Welfare, In with Affordable Housing
Expect surprises in the first Rudd Labor Government budget, which Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan will…More
Vote 1: Reformed Chair Sniffer
The performance of the WA Liberal leader Troy Buswell has been so weird, dislikeable and…More
Good Idea, Crappy Execution
Just what is it about privatisation and the Labor Party? Whenever a Labor government, either…More
Introducing PowerChoices
At this weekend’s NSW ALP Conference, Premier Morris Iemma demonstrated three reasons why he can’t…More
Where's the Intervention Train Going?
I’ve just been on the road with the Senate Inquiry into the NT Emergency Response…More
Of Pinot Noir and Pineapple Puke
On the off-chance that you do not view life through the sugary filter of a…More
Howard's Foreign Policy Legacy
In her Freilich Foundation lectures in 2005, Carmen Lawrence argued that fear was a crucial…More