Victorian Reshuffle Throws Labor A Bone
Alongside the NSW state redistribution, the Victorian Electoral Commission has just commenced the process of…More
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Stand Up For The Welfare State
Federal Labor’s decision to shift 80,000 sole parents off the parenting payment and onto Newstart…More
Floods Of Fiscal Nonsense
As the rain beats down on Queensland, Australia’s politicians are again struggling with the basic…More
Punch-Ups For Patriots
Last year, Melbourne-based alcohol and drug centre Turning Point found that assaults and drunkenness among…More
Why Crossin Must Bow Out
Did Julia Gillard act autocratically when she parachuted Nova Peris into Trish Crossin's Senate seat?…More
Gillard Has Her Security Priorities Wrong
Australia has a new National Security Strategy. Entitled "Strong and Secure", the 58-page document sets…More
Albo Can't Fix The Airport Jam
As speculation mounts that Wilton will be crossed off as a site for a second…More
The New Offence And Insult Regime
Back in 1973, Professor Fred Hollows and his medical team were travelling in outback New…More
NSW Up For Grabs In Electoral Shuffle
The upcoming NSW state redistribution demonstrates how the politics of New South Wales is shaped…More
What Labor Can Learn From Obama In 2013
This month's Newspoll boosted Labor's hopes about the next election. The commentators and Twitterati who…More