Will Tassie Taxpayers Go Guarantor For Gunns?
As you consider the current Tasmanian political scene, forget the adage that has been applicable…More
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Is A Budget Deficit Really Such Bad News?
The fuss over the flood levy has revealed the absurdity of government budgeting. It’s the…More
Labor Myths In The Making
As Labor stumbled out of the 2010 parliamentary sittings of the Gillard minority government, lost…More
There's No Nuclear Power Without Waste
It should come as no surprise that federal resources minister Martin Ferguson is now openly…More
That Wasn't A Strategy Failure
The results from the Victorian election are more or less settled and Labor’s loss has…More
Cheap Shots And No New Ideas
If politics taught us anything in 2010, both here and abroad, it is the power…More
The ALP – So 20th Century?
What does Labor actually stand for? The issue of what — if anything — the Australian…More
The Two-And-A-Half Party System
Even at the time it seemed like an amazing coincidence. Just a day and a…More
The Wrong End Of The How To Vote Card
As William Bowe (aka The Poll Bludger) has already noted, "many a column inch has…More
Why Bother With Offshore Processing Now?
Yesterday’s unanimous High Court decision to declare unlawful the treatment of two Tamil asylum seekers…More